Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers

Tue, Jan 3, 2017 · Madison Square Garden · 2016–17 Regular Season

Buffalo Sabres

4 – 1

Final

New York Rangers

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 4–1 on Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at Madison Square Garden. Sam Reinhart led the way with 2 points. Anders Nilsson made 24 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 19–25.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BUF	2	1	1	4	19
NYR	0	1	0	1	25

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	12:17	BUF	EV	Zemgus Girgensons (4) · backhand	William Carrier (2), Brian Gionta (10)	1–0
1st	19:21	BUF	EV	Evander Kane (9) · wrist	Sam Reinhart (15), Kyle Okposo (14)	2–0
2nd	01:03	BUF	EV	Justin Bailey (1) · wrist	Unassisted	3–0
2nd	15:55	NYR	EV	Nick Holden (8) · slap	J.T. Miller (15), Oscar Lindberg (5)	3–1
3rd	01:10	BUF	PP	Jack Eichel (8) · tip-in	Sam Reinhart (16), Matt Moulson (8)	4–1

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	03:27	NYR	Brady Skjei	interference	2
2nd	06:34	NYR	Dan Girardi	slashing	2
2nd	09:33	BUF	William Carrier	interference	2
3rd	00:18	NYR	Jimmy Vesey	hooking	2
3rd	04:07	NYR	Nick Holden	delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	17:31	NYR	Brady Skjei	holding	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: BUF 1.85 · NYR 2.17 · xG% BUF 46.0

Buffalo Sabres

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
23	Sam Reinhart	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	0	71.4	17:19	21
9	Evander Kane	L	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	1	50.0	20:46	24
15	Jack Eichel	C	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	2	43.8	19:49	24
12	Brian Gionta	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		18:13	23
21	Kyle Okposo	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	33.3	17:49	22
28	Zemgus Girgensons	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	58.3	15:31	22
26	Matt Moulson	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		13:09	16
48	William Carrier	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	3	0		10:35	21
56	Justin Bailey	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		10:29	17
55	Rasmus Ristolainen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0		26:17	29
47	Zach Bogosian	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4		22:08	27
6	Cody Franson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1		21:30	27
29	Jake McCabe	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0		20:54	26
82	Marcus Foligno	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		16:46	21
38	Taylor Fedun	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		13:11	20
27	Derek Grant	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	56.3	12:09	19
41	Justin Falk	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		11:36	20
44	Nicolas Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		9:54	14

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31	Anders Nilsson	W	25	24	1	.960	59:55

New York Rangers

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
22	Nick Holden	D	1	0	1	0	2	1	2	1		19:25	29
10	J.T. Miller	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1		13:45	24
24	Oscar Lindberg	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	62.5	9:51	15
27	Ryan McDonagh	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	3		23:39	30
8	Kevin Klein	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	2		20:40	25
21	Derek Stepan	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	3	0	29.4	19:56	22
18	Marc Staal	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1		19:15	28
36	Mats Zuccarello	R	0	0	0	-2	0	5	0	0		19:15	20
5	Dan Girardi	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	3		18:56	31
20	Chris Kreider	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	5	1		17:48	19
76	Brady Skjei	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	1		17:30	27
13	Kevin Hayes	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	47.4	16:30	23
40	Michael Grabner	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		15:06	27
19	Jesper Fast	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0		13:46	22
26	Jimmy Vesey	L	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	1		13:09	21
73	Brandon Pirri	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:38	14
46	Marek Hrivik	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	58.3	10:32	14
39	Nicklas Jensen	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1		10:27	13

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30	Henrik Lundqvist	L	19	15	4	.789	60:00