Buffalo Sabres vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Saturday, December 12, 2009 · Madison Square Garden
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Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Saturday, December 12, 2009 at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers outshot the Sabres 38-32.
Patrick Kaleta scored twice. Derek Roy, Ryan Callahan and Marian Gaborik also scored.
Ryan Miller made 36 saves on 38 shots for the win; Henrik Lundqvist stopped 29 of 32.
Scoring
1st period
Derek Roy (1)Thomas Vanek (1), Tyler Myers (1)1–006:25 BUF
Ryan Callahan (1)Marian Gaborik (1), Ales Kotalik (1)1–110:22 NYR · PPG
Marian Gaborik (1)Michael Del Zotto (1), Vinny Prospal (1)1–212:17 NYR · PPG
Patrick Kaleta (1)Jochen Hecht (1), Toni Lydman (1)2–214:28 BUF
2nd period
- Patrick Kaleta (2)Henrik Tallinder (1)3–209:30 BUF · SHG
Team stats
BUFNYR
32Shots on goal38
42%Faceoff %58%
0/4Power play2/6
12Penalty minutes8
26Hits25
22Blocked shots10
2Giveaways3
6Takeaways12
Penalties
- 1st 09:08
Toni Lydman · hooking2 min - 1st 11:22Craig Rivet · tripping2 min
- 1st 11:40
Ales Kotalik · interference2 min - 1st 12:03Tim Connolly · hooking2 min
- 1st 17:23Michal Rozsival · slashing2 min
- 2nd 03:48Chris Higgins · hooking2 min
- 2nd 08:35Steve Montador · tripping2 min
- 2nd 11:30Drew Stafford · tripping2 min
- 2nd 17:15Ales Kotalik · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 14:52Tim Connolly · tripping2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 36Patrick KaletaR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 16:39 |
| 9Derek RoyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 22:32 |
| 26Thomas VanekL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 18:18 |
| 55Jochen HechtC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 16:31 |
| 5Toni LydmanD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 14:09 |
| 10Henrik TallinderD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 21:49 |
| 57Tyler MyersD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 24:39 |
| 12Mark MancariR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:09 |
| 13Tim KennedyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:17 |
| 19Tim ConnollyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 14:44 |
| 21Drew StaffordR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:41 |
| 22Adam MairC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 06:44 |
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18:49 |
| 37Matt EllisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 06:41 |
| 41Clarke MacArthurL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:40 |
| 4Steve MontadorD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19:14 |
| 44Andrej SekeraD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:05 |
| 52Craig RivetD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:29 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ryan MillerG | W | 38 | 36 | 2 | .947 | 60:00 |
| 40Patrick LalimeG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
New York Rangers
| 10Marian GaborikR | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 24:05 |
| 12Ales KotalikR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 14:33 |
| 20Vinny ProspalL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 22:54 |
| 24Ryan CallahanR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 4 | 20:06 |
| 4Michael Del ZottoD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 19:05 |
| 16Sean AveryL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 15:50 |
| 21Chris HigginsL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19:08 |
| 22Brian BoyleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:20 |
| 23Chris DruryC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 21:28 |
| 26Erik ChristensenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:01 |
| 38PA ParenteauR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:43 |
| 42Artem AnisimovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:08 |
| 87Donald BrashearL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 04:32 |
| 5Dan GirardiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 24:26 |
| 6Wade ReddenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:25 |
| 18Marc StaalD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:49 |
| 33Michal RozsivalD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:24 |
| 49Ilkka HeikkinenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:04 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Chad JohnsonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 30Henrik LundqvistG | L | 32 | 29 | 3 | .906 | 58:59 |