Buffalo Sabres vs New York Rangers

Regular season · Wednesday, October 15, 2008 · Madison Square Garden

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3–1

Final

SOG 19–20

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Game summary

The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 3-1 on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers outshot the Sabres 20-19.

Thomas Vanek scored twice. Scott Gomez and Ales Kotalik also scored.

Ryan Miller made 19 saves on 20 shots for the win; Henrik Lundqvist stopped 16 of 19.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BUF	0	2	1	3	19
NYR	1	0	0	1	20

Scoring

1st period

Scott Gomez (2)Michal Rozsival (1), Ryan Callahan (1)0–106:32 NYR

2nd period

Ales Kotalik (2)Clarke MacArthur (1), Teppo Numminen (3)1–105:03 BUF · PPG
Thomas Vanek (4)Derek Roy (2), Jason Pominville (3)2–112:30 BUF · PPG

3rd period

Thomas Vanek (5)Daniel Paille (3), Toni Lydman (2)3–101:10 BUF · SHG

Team stats

BUFNYR

19Shots on goal20

46%Faceoff %54%

2/5Power play0/5

15Penalty minutes26

11Hits16

18Blocked shots9

1Giveaways6

10Takeaways9

Penalties

1st 02:13Andrew Peters · fighting5 min
1st 02:13Colton Orr · fighting5 min
1st 03:16Adam Mair · hooking2 min
1st 07:26Dmitri Kalinin · hooking2 min
1st 11:17Paul Mara · tripping2 min
1st 19:11Clarke MacArthur · tripping2 min
2nd 03:45Michal Rozsival · tripping2 min
2nd 10:03Paul Mara · fighting5 min
2nd 10:03Paul Mara · aggressor10 min
2nd 13:25Clarke MacArthur · hooking2 min
3rd 00:14Craig Rivet · high sticking double minor4 min

Season series

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters

26Thomas VanekL	2	0	2	0	7	1	0	0	–	18:10
9Derek RoyC	0	1	1	-1	3	0	1	0	59	21:47
12Ales KotalikR	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	–	16:49
20Daniel PailleL	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0	–	17:34
29Jason PominvilleR	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	33	19:12
41Clarke MacArthurL	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	4	10	18:35
5Toni LydmanD	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0	–	17:45
27Teppo NumminenD	0	1	1	+1	1	0	0	0	–	20:59
21Drew StaffordR	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	–	11:18
22Adam MairC	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	88	13:58
36Patrick KaletaR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	06:45
37Matt EllisL	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	20	07:32
61Maxim AfinogenovR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	15:30
76Andrew PetersL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	–	02:56
6Jaroslav SpacekD	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	21:31
10Henrik TallinderD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	–	16:29
44Andrej SekeraD	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	–	22:17
52Craig RivetD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	4	–	21:01

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Ryan MillerG	W	20	19	1	.950	59:52
40Patrick LalimeG		0	0	0	–	–

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters

19Scott GomezC	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	60	22:58
24Ryan CallahanR	0	1	1	+1	1	3	1	0	–	13:04
3Michal RozsivalD	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	–	25:04
13Nikolay ZherdevR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	17:37
15Blair BettsC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	75	09:41
17Brandon DubinskyC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	80	17:09
20Fredrik SjostromL	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	–	12:11
23Chris DruryC	0	0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	38	20:39
25Petr PruchaR	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	–	11:59
28Colton OrrR	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	–	07:08
29Lauri KorpikoskiL	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	25	10:54
34Aaron VorosL	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	–	13:58
91Markus NaslundL	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	–	14:11
5Dan GirardiD	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	–	24:07
6Wade ReddenD	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	25:20
18Marc StaalD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	19:39
27Paul MaraD	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	17	–	08:28
45Dmitri KalininD	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	–	17:49

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Henrik LundqvistG	L	19	16	3	.842	57:48
40Steve ValiquetteG		0	0	0	–	–