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Buffalo Sabres 5, New York Rangers 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 5, New York Rangers 2. Shots on goal: BUF 21, NYR 32. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 1-0 NYR; P2 BUF 2-1 NYR; P3 BUF 2-1 NYR.

Scoring plays: P1 04:07 Josh Doan (assists: Mattias Samuelsson, Jason Zucker) to make it BUF 1-0 NYR; P2 06:58 Alex Tuch (assists: Bowen Byram, Josh Norris) to make it BUF 2-0 NYR; P2 09:34 Mika Zibanejad (assists: Artemi Panarin) to make it BUF 2-1 NYR; P2 12:34 Jason Zucker (assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson) to make it BUF 3-1 NYR; P3 00:51 Vincent Trocheck (assists: J.T. Miller, Artemi Panarin) to make it BUF 3-2 NYR; P3 14:38 Mattias Samuelsson (assists: Ryan McLeod) to make it BUF 4-2 NYR; P3 18:30 Ryan McLeod to make it BUF 5-2 NYR. Top skaters: Jason Zucker (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Ryan McLeod (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Mattias Samuelsson (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Artemi Panarin (NYR) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Jonathan Quick (NYR) 16 saves on 20, decision L; Colten Ellis (BUF) 30 saves on 32, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Jason Zucker
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 15:00 TOI
Goals · BUF
Ryan McLeod
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 17:30 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Colten Ellis
30 saves on 32 shots (.938) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BUF 3 largest lead P3 18:30 (BUF 5, NYR 2) · 2-0 run, P1 4:07–P2 6:58
NYR 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:07 Josh Doan (Mattias Samuelsson, Jason Zucker) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 1, NYR 0
  • P2 6:58 Alex Tuch (Bowen Byram, Josh Norris) BUF · snap shot · BUF 2, NYR 0
  • P2 9:34 Mika Zibanejad (Artemi Panarin) NYR · slap shot · BUF 2, NYR 1
  • P2 12:34 Jason Zucker (Rasmus Dahlin, Tage Thompson) BUF · Power play · deflected shot · BUF 3, NYR 1
  • P3 0:51 Vincent Trocheck (J.T. Miller, Artemi Panarin) NYR · wrist shot · BUF 3, NYR 2
  • P3 14:38 Mattias Samuelsson (Ryan McLeod) BUF · Shorthanded · snap shot · BUF 4, NYR 2
  • P3 18:30 Ryan McLeod BUF · Empty net · wrist shot · BUF 5, NYR 2

Linescore

123 T
BUF 122 5
NYR 011 2

Shots on goal: BUF 21, NYR 32

📋 Team Stats

BUFNYR
21Shots on goal32
57Shot attempts57
20Faceoff wins31
16Hits32
20Blocked shots12
1Power-play goals0
9Takeaways5
17Giveaways13
6Penalty minutes4
93.8%Save %80.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF414321
NYR7111432

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres5 G · 36 attempts
Josh Doan: goal (wrist)Josh Doan: missed the netZach Benson: saved (snap)Owen Power: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netJason Zucker: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Jason Zucker: missed the netJason Zucker: missed the netAlex Tuch: missed the netJosh Norris: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: missed the netBowen Byram: missed the netPeyton Krebs: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: goal (snap)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (snap)Jason Zucker: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (slap)Ryan McLeod: missed the netJason Zucker: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Jason Zucker: goal (deflected)Jack Quinn: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (wrist)Ryan McLeod: saved (wrist)Zach Metsa: saved (slap)Jack Quinn: saved (snap)Jordan Greenway: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: goal (snap)Ryan McLeod: missed the netRyan McLeod: goal (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netZach Benson: missed the net
  • 5Goals14% of attempts
  • 16Saved44% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net42% of attempts
New York Rangers2 G · 45 attempts
Will Cuylle: missed the netTaylor Raddysh: saved (tip-in)Will Cuylle: saved (snap)Vladislav Gavrikov: missed the netMatthew Robertson: saved (wrist)Gabe Perreault: saved (tip-in)Braden Schneider: saved (wrist)Sam Carrick: saved (wrist)Will Cuylle: saved (snap)Will Borgen: missed the netArtemi Panarin: saved (wrist)Mika Zibanejad: saved (snap)Jonny Brodzinski: saved (snap)Mika Zibanejad: goal (slap)Vincent Trocheck: saved (snap)Gabe Perreault: saved (wrist)J.T. Miller: saved (wrist)Jonny Brodzinski: saved (snap)Alexis Lafrenière: missed the netArtemi Panarin: missed the netVincent Trocheck: saved (wrist)J.T. Miller: saved (wrist)Vladislav Gavrikov: saved (snap)Vincent Trocheck: goal (wrist)Artemi Panarin: missed the netMatthew Robertson: saved (wrist)Braden Schneider: saved (wrist)Artemi Panarin: saved (wrist)Sam Carrick: missed the netVladislav Gavrikov: saved (wrist)Matt Rempe: saved (wrist)Braden Schneider: missed the netJ.T. Miller: saved (wrist)Will Cuylle: saved (slap)Mika Zibanejad: saved (snap)Vladislav Gavrikov: saved (wrist)Sam Carrick: missed the netMika Zibanejad: missed the netArtemi Panarin: saved (slap)Vladislav Gavrikov: missed the netScott Morrow: missed the netGabe Perreault: missed the netArtemi Panarin: saved (wrist)Vladislav Gavrikov: saved (snap)Alexis Lafrenière: saved (tip-in)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 30Saved67% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net29% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Mattias Samuelsson D 112+112423:56
Ryan McLeod C 112+220017:30
Jason Zucker L 112+231015:00
Alex Tuch R 101+210017:30
Josh Doan R 101023016:09
Bowen Byram D 011+300223:45
Rasmus Dahlin D 011-231323:41
Tage Thompson C 011-121116:39
Josh Norris C 011+211113:27
Owen Power D 000+100122:15
Zach Benson L 000010116:04
Jack Quinn R 000030014:12
Jordan Greenway L 000002113:49
Noah Ostlund C 000000112:59
Zach Metsa D 000010212:39
Beck Malenstyn L 000-101212:01
Peyton Krebs C 000-114111:29
Jacob Bryson D 000+100010:55
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Colten Ellis W 303293.8260:00
NYR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Artemi Panarin L 022-340020:53
Vincent Trocheck C 101034119:47
Mika Zibanejad C 101-232119:33
J.T. Miller C 011-132020:24
Vladislav Gavrikov D 000-342124:37
Braden Schneider D 000024221:19
Matthew Robertson D 000021018:21
Will Borgen D 000-101318:08
Scott Morrow D 000+100016:51
Will Cuylle L 000-133116:34
Taylor Raddysh R 000010016:30
Gabe Perreault R 000021015:08
Alexis Lafrenière L 000-210014:38
Carson Soucy D 000+102314:30
Jonny Brodzinski C 000020014:10
Sam Carrick C 000010010:10
Matt Rempe C 000016009:43
Anton Blidh L 000004007:38
NYR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jonathan Quick L 162080.0458:25

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