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Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers

Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime on Saturday, December 23, 2023 at home.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Buffalo Sabres 3 39-37-6
at New York Rangers 4 55-23-4

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 1 1 1 0 3
New York Rangers 2 1 0 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 9 11 7 3 30
New York Rangers 13 10 9 1 33

Three stars

  1. C. Kreider, New York Rangers (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. M. Zibanejad, New York Rangers (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. C. Mittelstadt, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:19 New York Rangers Ryan Lindgren (2) Jonny Brodzinski (7), Nick Bonino (4) Even strength BUF 0, NYR 1
1st 15:35 New York Rangers Artemi Panarin (18) Mika Zibanejad (19) Power play BUF 0, NYR 2
1st 16:37 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin (10) Jordan Greenway (6) Even strength BUF 1, NYR 2
2nd 01:42 Buffalo Sabres Jack Quinn (2) Dylan Cozens (13), JJ Peterka (13) Even strength BUF 2, NYR 2
2nd 07:13 New York Rangers Mika Zibanejad (13) Chris Kreider (13), Blake Wheeler (8) Even strength BUF 2, NYR 3
3rd 06:50 Buffalo Sabres Casey Mittelstadt (9) Jordan Greenway (7) Even strength BUF 3, NYR 3
OT 02:28 New York Rangers Chris Kreider (17) Mika Zibanejad (20), Adam Fox (19) Even strength BUF 3, NYR 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres New York Rangers
Shots on goal 30 33
Power play 0 of 1 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 33 7
Hits 18 13
Blocked shots 26 13
Giveaways 5 7
Takeaways 7 6
Faceoffs won 28/60 (46.7%) 32/60 (53.3%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 Z. Benson L 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 0 0 13:37
12 J. Greenway L 0 2 2 +2 2 1 2 1 0 18:58
19 P. Krebs C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 50% 10:44
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 80% 12:30
22 J. Quinn R 1 0 1 -2 0 2 0 0 0 15:10
24 D. Cozens C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 1 0 42.1% 15:59
37 C. Mittelstadt C 1 0 1 +2 0 4 1 1 0 40% 17:33
53 J. Skinner L 0 0 0 0 12 1 0 0 0 13:05
71 V. Olofsson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10:11
72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 0 0 50% 18:48
77 J. Peterka R 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 13:50
89 A. Tuch R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 75% 19:00
6 E. Johnson D 0 0 0 0 17 0 1 0 0 07:10
23 M. Samuelsson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 28:35
25 O. Power D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 2 0 22:14
26 R. Dahlin D 1 0 1 -1 2 5 3 3 0 27:08
33 R. Johnson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 12:42
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0 24:12
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
1 U. Luukkonen 33 29 4 .879 62:05 OT loss

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
10 A. Panarin L 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 19:45
12 N. Bonino C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 3 0 57.1% 10:03
13 A. Lafrenière L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 16:30
16 V. Trocheck C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 63.6% 21:19
17 B. Wheeler R 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20% 15:57
20 C. Kreider L 1 1 2 +1 0 4 3 0 0 21:04
21 B. Goodrow C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 60% 14:25
22 J. Brodzinski C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 1 0 60% 10:49
26 J. Vesey L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15:10
50 W. Cuylle L 0 0 0 -1 5 0 1 0 0 10:41
71 T. Pitlick C 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 11:04
93 M. Zibanejad C 1 2 3 +1 0 4 0 0 0 50% 23:25
4 B. Schneider D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 2 1 0 10:59
8 J. Trouba D 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 0 21:35
23 A. Fox D 0 1 1 +3 0 1 0 1 0 26:04
55 R. Lindgren D 1 0 1 +2 0 3 0 0 0 21:17
56 E. Gustafsson D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 0 0 12:22
79 K. Miller D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:55
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
31 I. Shesterkin 30 27 3 .900 62:24 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 14:18 Buffalo Sabres Jordan Greenway Hooking 2
2nd 12:48 Buffalo Sabres Erik Johnson Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 12:48 New York Rangers Will Cuylle Fighting (major) 5
2nd 12:48 Buffalo Sabres Erik Johnson Fighting (major) 5
2nd 12:48 Buffalo Sabres Erik Johnson Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10
2nd 12:48 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 11:32 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner Tripping 2
3rd 17:09 New York Rangers Barclay Goodrow High sticking 2
3rd 18:46 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Dahlin Hooking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Don Granato
New York Rangers head coach
Peter Laviolette
Referees
Jake Brenk, Carter Sandlak
Linesmen
Kyle Flemington, Libor Suchanek
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Eric Comrie, Tyson Jost, Henri Jokiharju, Eric Robinson
New York Rangers scratches
Zac Jones

2023-2024 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 5 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 5 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at New York Rangers 4 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 23

Matchup Status Details
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Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Florida Panthers 4 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 2 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final/OT Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Washington Capitals 1 Final/SO Game page
New York Islanders 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 3 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at St. Louis Blues 7 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 4 at Vancouver Canucks 7 Final Game page

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