New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–1 on Thursday, October 12, 2023 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New York Rangers |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New York Rangers |
12 |
9 |
10 |
31 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
7 |
5 |
13 |
25 |
Three stars
- C. Kreider, New York Rangers (2 goals, 1 assist)
- A. Panarin, New York Rangers (1 goal, 1 assist)
- J. Peterka, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
03:47 |
New York Rangers |
Alexis Lafrenière (1) |
Artemi Panarin (1), Filip Chytil (1) |
Even strength |
NYR 1, BUF 0 |
| 1st |
12:22 |
New York Rangers |
Chris Kreider (1) |
Adam Fox (1), Mika Zibanejad (1) |
Power play |
NYR 2, BUF 0 |
| 2nd |
12:49 |
New York Rangers |
Artemi Panarin (1) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
NYR 3, BUF 0 |
| 2nd |
18:30 |
Buffalo Sabres |
JJ Peterka (1) |
Owen Power (1), Henri Jokiharju (1) |
Even strength |
NYR 3, BUF 1 |
| 3rd |
11:34 |
New York Rangers |
Chris Kreider (2) |
Mika Zibanejad (2), K'Andre Miller (1) |
Shorthanded |
NYR 4, BUF 1 |
| 3rd |
18:31 |
New York Rangers |
Jacob Trouba (1) |
Chris Kreider (1), Mika Zibanejad (3) |
Even strength, Empty net |
NYR 5, BUF 1 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
New York Rangers |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
31 |
25 |
| Power play |
1 of 4 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
10 |
| Hits |
18 |
29 |
| Blocked shots |
23 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
3 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
38/60 (63.3%) |
22/60 (36.7%) |
Box score
New York Rangers
New York Rangers skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 A. Panarin |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:44 |
| Number 12 N. Bonino |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
75% |
12:41 |
| Number 13 A. Lafrenière |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
80% |
15:29 |
| Number 16 V. Trocheck |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
18:32 |
| Number 17 B. Wheeler |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:00 |
| Number 20 C. Kreider |
L |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
50% |
14:28 |
| Number 21 B. Goodrow |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
13:04 |
| Number 24 K. Kakko |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:34 |
| Number 50 W. Cuylle |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
12:34 |
| Number 71 T. Pitlick |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:34 |
| Number 72 F. Chytil |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:45 |
| Number 93 M. Zibanejad |
C |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
47.1% |
15:30 |
| Number 4 B. Schneider |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
15:48 |
| Number 8 J. Trouba |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
|
21:13 |
| Number 23 A. Fox |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:02 |
| Number 55 R. Lindgren |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:50 |
| Number 56 E. Gustafsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:33 |
| Number 79 K. Miller |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:39 |
New York Rangers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 I. Shesterkin |
25 |
24 |
1 |
.960 |
60:00 |
Win |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:27 |
| Number 12 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:56 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
20% |
12:54 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
75% |
10:24 |
| Number 24 D. Cozens |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
38.5% |
19:10 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:48 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
27.3% |
15:16 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
18:02 |
| Number 71 V. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:39 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
16:54 |
| Number 77 J. Peterka |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:51 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:34 |
| Number 6 E. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:47 |
| Number 10 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:08 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:27 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:53 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:44 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:50 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 27 D. Levi |
30 |
26 |
4 |
.867 |
58:54 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
08:14 |
New York Rangers |
Chris Kreider |
Boarding |
2 |
| 1st |
08:14 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jordan Greenway |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 1st |
12:06 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Benson |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
00:32 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jeff Skinner |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:23 |
New York Rangers |
Erik Gustafsson |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:18 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
08:51 |
New York Rangers |
Filip Chytil |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:40 |
New York Rangers |
Vincent Trocheck |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:54 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Kyle Okposo |
Roughing |
2 |
Game information
- New York Rangers head coach
- Peter Laviolette
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Don Granato
- Referees
- Francis Charron, Furman South
- Linesmen
- Travis Gawryletz, Jesse Marquis
- New York Rangers scratches
- Jimmy Vesey, Zac Jones
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Tyson Jost, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Jacob Bryson
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Sources and further reading
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