Buffalo Sabres vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Saturday, March 21, 2009 · Madison Square Garden
XM 206 · MSG-B · WPIX
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Madison Square Garden. The Sabres outshot the Rangers 40-31.
Ryan Callahan scored twice. Markus Naslund, Chris Drury, Daniel Paille, Nikolay Zherdev, Clarke MacArthur and Toni Lydman also scored.
Henrik Lundqvist made 37 saves on 40 shots for the win; Patrick Lalime stopped 15 of 19.
Scoring
1st period
Markus Naslund (22)Marc Staal (12), Nik Antropov (28)0–109:01 NYR
2nd period
Chris Drury (18)Paul Mara (14), Nik Antropov (29)0–202:25 NYR · PPG
Daniel Paille (10)Dominic Moore (31), Maxim Afinogenov (14)1–202:52 BUF
Ryan Callahan (18)Brandon Dubinsky (27)1–305:25 NYR
Nikolay Zherdev (21)Scott Gomez (38), Sean Avery (9)1–417:26 NYR
3rd period
Clarke MacArthur (13)Paul Gaustad (16), Patrick Kaleta (4)2–400:18 BUF
Toni Lydman (3)Thomas Vanek (23), Jason Pominville (37)3–418:39 BUF- Ryan Callahan (19)Fredrik Sjostrom (4), Dan Girardi (14)3–519:35 NYR · EN
Team stats
BUFNYR
40Shots on goal31
45%Faceoff %55%
0/5Power play1/2
20Penalty minutes24
26Hits32
14Blocked shots21
6Giveaways2
4Takeaways13
Penalties
- 1st 02:51
Blair Betts · interference2 min - 1st 05:14Scott Gomez · hooking2 min
- 1st 18:53
Paul Gaustad · roughing2 min - 1st 18:53Derek Morris · roughing2 min
- 2nd 00:54Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 2nd 12:39Fredrik Sjostrom · hooking2 min
- 2nd 13:18Craig Rivet · slashing2 min
- 2nd 14:13Scott Gomez · hooking2 min
- 3rd 02:21Clarke MacArthur · slashing2 min
- 3rd 10:32Blair Betts · holding2 min
- 3rd 19:42Paul Gaustad · slashing2 min
- 3rd 19:42Paul Gaustad · misconduct10 min
- 3rd 19:42Brandon Dubinsky · slashing2 min
- 3rd 19:42Brandon Dubinsky · misconduct10 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 17Dominic MooreC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:11 |
| 20Daniel PailleL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 11:37 |
| 26Thomas VanekL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 16:27 |
| 28Paul GaustadC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 17:36 |
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 14:21 |
| 36Patrick KaletaR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 12:14 |
| 41Clarke MacArthurL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12:17 |
| 61Maxim AfinogenovR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 13:57 |
| 5Toni LydmanD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 24:45 |
| 9Derek RoyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 17:25 |
| 19Tim ConnollyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 17:54 |
| 21Drew StaffordR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:07 |
| 55Jochen HechtC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 14:13 |
| 6Jaroslav SpacekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:34 |
| 10Henrik TallinderD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:35 |
| 34Chris ButlerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:09 |
| 44Andrej SekeraD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:48 |
| 52Craig RivetD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:14 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Mikael TellqvistG | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | 18:54 | |
| 40Patrick LalimeG | L | 19 | 15 | 4 | .789 | 39:54 |
New York Rangers
| 24Ryan CallahanR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 14:47 |
| 80Nik AntropovC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:20 |
| 13Nikolay ZherdevR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:35 |
| 16Sean AveryL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 15:59 |
| 17Brandon DubinskyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:54 |
| 19Scott GomezC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:13 |
| 20Fredrik SjostromL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:34 |
| 23Chris DruryC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:02 |
| 91Markus NaslundL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12:11 |
| 5Dan GirardiD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:46 |
| 18Marc StaalD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:36 |
| 27Paul MaraD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 19:12 |
| 15Blair BettsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:45 |
| 28Colton OrrR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:00 |
| 29Lauri KorpikoskiL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:21 |
| 6Wade ReddenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 20:08 |
| 33Michal RozsivalD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:37 |
| 53Derek MorrisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:42 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Henrik LundqvistG | W | 40 | 37 | 3 | .925 | 60:00 |
| 40Steve ValiquetteG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |