New York Rangers 5 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 32 - 26
PP: 3 of 8 (15 shots), Passing:61/71=85 %, Challenges:50/58=84 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:62/77=80 %, Challenges:34/44=75 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 877240 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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09:09 1-0
Petr Prucha [4] (Patrick Rissmiller, Scott Gomez)PP
13:57 1-1
Tim Connolly [6] (Nathan Paetsch, Jaroslav Spacek)
17:35 2-1
Markus Näslund [2] (Chris Drury, Wade Redden)PP
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34:15 3-1
Markus Näslund [3] (Petr Prucha, Scott Gomez)PP
38:54 3-2
Tim Connolly [7] (Jochen Hecht, Maxim Afinogenov)
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47:01 3-3
Derek Roy [2] (Thomas Vanek, Henrik Tallinder)
48:06 4-3
Markus Näslund [4] (Chris Drury, Dmitri Kalinin)
55:11 5-3
Patrick Rissmiller [3] (Paul Mara, Wade Redden)
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Penalty summary:
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08:19
Thomas Vanek (2 min for elbowing)
09:11
Nigel Dawes (2 min for hooking)
11:39
Mathieu Darche (2 min for tripping)
12:29
Paul Gaustad (2 min for roughing)
12:29
Paul Mara (2 min for roughing)
16:24
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for boarding)
16:51
Paul Gaustad (2 min for roughing)
19:47
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for roughing)
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29:22
Chris Drury (2 min for hooking)
32:29
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for elbowing)
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42:29
Jochen Hecht (2 min for slashing)
58:25
Henrik Tallinder (2 min for slashing)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 7.50 8
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.00 6
R Petr Prucha 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 15.40 8
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 20.10 6
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 8
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 -1 14.30 7
C Scott Gomez 0 2 6 0 2 0 0 1 16.50 7
C Chris Drury 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 -1 20.50 7
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.10 6
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 -1 13.00 6
L Patrick Rissmiller 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.50 8
L Markus Näslund 3 0 5 2 0 0 0 -1 21.00 9
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 12.20 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 -1 24.00 8
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 15.50 7
D Paul Mara 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 21.00 7
D Wade Redden 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 30.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 6
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 17.50 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 10.30 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 3 2 0 0 4 1 17.50 8
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 2 1 3 4 0 16.00 7
C Derek Roy 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 12.30 8
C Tim Connolly 2 0 5 1 2 0 0 1 18.40 9
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8.10 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 11.30 6
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 12.50 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 20.30 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 12.20 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 -1 21.30 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 29.40 8
D Nathan Paetsch 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 15.30 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 17.40 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 0 23.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 27 0 0 60.00 5
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Markus Näslund
2nd star: Petr Prucha
3rd star: Tim Connolly
Notes for New York Rangers:
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Maxim Afinogenov had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Derek Roy ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Henrik Tallinder ended his 7 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 6( 32) , Rochester Americans 1( 11)
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1-0 HFD Greg Moore (Pierre Parenteau)
2-0 HFD Ryan Callahan (Joe Barnes)
3-0 HFD Tomás Záborský (Joe Barnes)
4-0 HFD Bobby Sanguinetti (Pierre Parenteau)
5-0 HFD Greg Moore (Aaron Voros, Pierre Parenteau)
5-1 ROC Andrew Peters (Felix Schütz)
6-1 HFD Aaron Voros (Pierre Parenteau)
Goalies: Miika Wiikman - Adam Dennis