New York Rangers 5 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 31 - 35
PP: 2 of 6 (13 shots), Passing:52/57=91 %, Challenges:46/52=86 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:63/72=87 %, Challenges:59/62=93 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 829920 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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04:48 1-0
Tomas Holmström [8] (Mike Grier, Dan Boyle)
08:52 1-1
Jaroslav Spacek [3] (Mathieu Darche)
19:19 2-1
Fredrik Sjöström [8] (Scott Gomez, Michal Rozsival)PP
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25:35 3-1
Brandon Dubinsky [9] (Marc Staal, Michal Rozsival)
39:42 4-1
Scott Gomez [7] (Michal Rozsival, Tomas Holmström)
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41:49 4-2
Ales Kotalik [3] (Clarke MacArthur, Paul Gaustad)
42:34 4-3
Paul Gaustad [7] (Clarke MacArthur, Ales Kotalik)
48:26 5-3
Fredrik Sjöström [9] (Dan Boyle, Chris Drury)PP
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Penalty summary:
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00:05
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for slashing)
06:22
Aaron Voros (2 min for cross-checking)
13:41
Nigel Dawes (2 min for boarding)
17:48
Drew Stafford (2 min for tripping)
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48:04
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
52:32
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for cross-checking)
55:41
Dan Girardi (2 min for slashing)
58:07
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
58:35
Paul Gaustad (2 min for hooking)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fredrik Sjöström 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 -2 13.50 8
R Aaron Voros 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 12.30 7
R Tomas Holmström 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 11.00 7
R Mike Grier 0 1 2 4 0 1 0 -1 20.50 6
C Ryan Callahan 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 7.40 5
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16.00 7
C Scott Gomez 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 19.20 8
C Chris Drury 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 18.50 9
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -2 7.40 5
L Brandon Dubinsky 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.10 7
L Patrick Rissmiller 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 11.00 7
L Markus Näslund 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -1 19.10 7
D Marc Staal 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 17.40 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 3 2 4 0 1 0 2 21.40 9
D Paul Mara 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -3 24.30 7
D Dan Girardi 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 13.50 6
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 15.50 6
D Dan Boyle 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 -2 26.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 32 0 0 60.00 9
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 2 0 8.30 6
R Ales Kotalik 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 2 15.40 8
R Jason Pominville 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 -1 15.40 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 3 0 0 0 8 -1 16.50 7
C Adam Mair 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12.00 6
C Paul Gaustad 1 1 2 6 0 3 2 2 16.10 10
C Derek Roy 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 15.00 6
C Tim Connolly 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 16.50 7
L Mathieu Darche 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 7
L Clarke MacArthur 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 11.20 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -1 16.00 8
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 19.10 8
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 16.40 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 28.20 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14.30 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 19.10 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 28.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 26 0 0 60.00 5
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Fredrik Sjöström
2nd star: Tomas Holmström
3rd star: Paul Gaustad
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Michal Rozsival notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Marc Staal notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Dan Boyle notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Markus Näslund had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Ales Kotalik ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Jaroslav Spacek ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolf Pack 1( 18) , Portland Pirates 2( 18)
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1-0 HFD Cory Urquhart
1-1
Vladimir Nikiforov (Patrick Kaleta, Marek Zagrapan)
1-2
Brian Gibbons (Phillip Gogulla)
Goalies: Miika Wiikman - Adam Dennis