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Buffalo Sabres 5, New York Rangers 3 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 5, New York Rangers 3. Shots on goal: BUF 27, NYR 20. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 2-1 NYR; P2 BUF 0-2 NYR; P3 BUF 3-0 NYR.

Scoring plays: P1 04:40 Ryan McLeod (assists: Jason Zucker, Conor Timmins) to make it BUF 1-0 NYR; P1 08:58 Zach Benson (assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Bowen Byram) to make it BUF 2-0 NYR; P1 19:21 Alexis Lafrenière (assists: Adam Fox, J.T. Miller) to make it BUF 2-1 NYR; P2 02:57 Alexis Lafrenière (assists: Drew Fortescue) to make it BUF 2-2 NYR; P2 14:44 Adam Fox (assists: Vincent Trocheck, Mika Zibanejad) to make it BUF 2-3 NYR; P3 05:51 Alex Tuch (assists: Peyton Krebs, Tage Thompson) to make it BUF 3-3 NYR; P3 07:14 Jason Zucker (assists: Ryan McLeod) to make it BUF 4-3 NYR; P3 18:45 Zach Benson (assists: Josh Doan, Josh Norris) to make it BUF 5-3 NYR. Top skaters: Alexis Lafrenière (NYR) 2 G, 0 A; Zach Benson (BUF) 2 G, 0 A; Jason Zucker (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Adam Fox (NYR) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Igor Shesterkin (NYR) 22 saves on 26, decision L; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 17 saves on 20, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Zach Benson
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 12:59 TOI
Goals · NYR
Alexis Lafrenière
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 15:07 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
17 saves on 20 shots (.850) · W
Season highs
Zach Benson · Season-high 2 goals

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

📊 Game Flow

BUF 2 largest lead P1 8:58 (BUF 2, NYR 0) · 3-0 run, P3 5:51–P3 18:45
NYR 1 largest lead P2 14:44 (BUF 2, NYR 3) · 3-0 run, P1 19:21–P2 14:44
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:40 Ryan McLeod (Jason Zucker, Conor Timmins) BUF · snap shot · BUF 1, NYR 0
  • P1 8:58 Zach Benson (Rasmus Dahlin, Bowen Byram) BUF · deflected shot · BUF 2, NYR 0
  • P1 19:21 Alexis Lafrenière (Adam Fox, J.T. Miller) NYR · Power play · tip-in shot · BUF 2, NYR 1
  • P2 2:57 Alexis Lafrenière (Drew Fortescue) NYR · snap shot · BUF 2, NYR 2
  • P2 14:44 Adam Fox (Vincent Trocheck, Mika Zibanejad) NYR · Power play · wrist shot · BUF 2, NYR 3
  • P3 5:51 Alex Tuch (Peyton Krebs, Tage Thompson) BUF · deflected shot · BUF 3, NYR 3
  • P3 7:14 Jason Zucker (Ryan McLeod) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 4, NYR 3
  • P3 18:45 Zach Benson (Josh Doan, Josh Norris) BUF · Empty net · wrist shot · BUF 5, NYR 3

Linescore

123 T
BUF 203 5
NYR 120 3

Shots on goal: BUF 27, NYR 20

Biggest Period

The Buffalo Sabres scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

BUFNYR
27Shots on goal20
65Shot attempts40
23Faceoff wins29
19Hits26
19Blocked shots11
0Power-play goals2
6Takeaways4
15Giveaways12
6Penalty minutes8
85.0%Save %84.6%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF118827
NYR127120

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres5 G · 41 attempts
Peyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (snap)Tage Thompson: missed the netRyan McLeod: goal (snap)Josh Norris: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: missed the netMichael Kesselring: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: saved (wrist)Zach Benson: goal (deflected)Michael Kesselring: saved (wrist)Michael Kesselring: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Conor Timmins: saved (slap)Beck Malenstyn: missed the netBowen Byram: missed the netBowen Byram: missed the netOwen Power: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netJason Zucker: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netJason Zucker: saved (backhand)Tage Thompson: missed the netJosh Norris: missed the netJack Quinn: missed the netBowen Byram: saved (wrist)Peyton Krebs: saved (snap)Alex Tuch: goal (deflected)Ryan McLeod: saved (snap)Jason Zucker: goal (wrist)Josh Norris: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (snap)Zach Benson: goal (wrist)
  • 5Goals12% of attempts
  • 22Saved54% of attempts
  • 14Missed the net34% of attempts
New York Rangers3 G · 29 attempts
Mika Zibanejad: missed the netBraden Schneider: saved (wrist)Will Cuylle: saved (wrist)Braden Schneider: saved (wrist)Will Cuylle: saved (wrist)Noah Laba: saved (wrist)Vladislav Gavrikov: saved (wrist)Mika Zibanejad: saved (backhand)Mika Zibanejad: missed the netVladislav Gavrikov: missed the netGabe Perreault: missed the netMatthew Robertson: saved (wrist)Tye Kartye: saved (wrist)J.T. Miller: saved (wrist)Tye Kartye: missed the netBraden Schneider: saved (wrist)Alexis Lafrenière: goal (tip-in)Alexis Lafrenière: goal (snap)Mika Zibanejad: saved (snap)Adam Sykora: saved (backhand)J.T. Miller: saved (tip-in)Braden Schneider: missed the netJonny Brodzinski: saved (wrist)Adam Fox: goal (wrist)Will Cuylle: saved (backhand)Drew Fortescue: missed the netAdam Fox: missed the netJ.T. Miller: saved (snap)Mika Zibanejad: missed the net
  • 3Goals10% of attempts
  • 17Saved59% of attempts
  • 9Missed the net31% 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
Zach Benson L 202+130112:59
Jason Zucker L 112+240118:14
Ryan McLeod C 112+120117:10
Alex Tuch R 101+110219:05
Rasmus Dahlin D 011+220124:30
Tage Thompson C 011+121122:18
Bowen Byram D 011+120122:07
Conor Timmins D 011+210416:26
Peyton Krebs C 011+123115:04
Josh Norris C 011+220214:46
Josh Doan R 011+110013:08
Mattias Samuelsson D 000+103120:39
Owen Power D 000+110120:09
Jack Quinn R 000+210019:24
Tyson Kozak C 000003210:50
Michael Kesselring D 000+131010:37
Beck Malenstyn L 000005010:15
Tanner Pearson L 000003008:52
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen W 172085.0360:00
NYR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Alexis Lafrenière L 202-220015:07
Adam Fox D 112-111023:20
J.T. Miller C 011-130120:51
Vincent Trocheck C 011-103118:48
Mika Zibanejad C 011-321118:44
Drew Fortescue D 011-101013:34
Vladislav Gavrikov D 000-111024:41
Braden Schneider D 000-235222:35
Tye Kartye L 000010016:07
Matthew Robertson D 000-111115:52
Will Cuylle L 000-238115:46
Will Borgen D 000-101115:24
Noah Laba C 000-111113:33
Conor Sheary L 000000012:28
Gabe Perreault R 000-101112:09
Jonny Brodzinski C 000-111012:03
Adam Sykora L 000-110111:16
Jaroslav Chmelar R 000-101011:15
NYR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Igor Shesterkin L 222684.6458:27

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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