Buffalo Sabres vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Saturday, February 25, 2012 · Madison Square Garden
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Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in overtime on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers outshot the Sabres 28-20.
Drew Stafford scored twice. Carl Hagelin, Marian Gaborik and Ryan Callahan also scored.
Henrik Lundqvist made 18 saves on 20 shots for the win; Ryan Miller stopped 25 of 28.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Drew Stafford (1)Tyler Ennis (1), Andrej Sekera (1)1–013:29 BUF
2nd period
Carl Hagelin (1)Marc Staal (1), Brad Richards (1)1–107:38 NYR
3rd period
- Drew Stafford (2)Thomas Vanek (1), Derek Roy (1)2–100:44 BUF · PPG
Marian Gaborik (1)Michael Del Zotto (1), Carl Hagelin (1)2–205:32 NYR
OT period
Ryan Callahan (1)Ryan McDonagh (1)2–302:59 NYR
Team stats
BUFNYR
20Shots on goal28
52%Faceoff %48%
1/2Power play0/2
11Penalty minutes11
18Hits27
20Blocked shots9
4Giveaways8
2Takeaways4
Penalties
- 1st 00:08
Paul Gaustad · fighting5 min - 1st 00:08
Brandon Prust · fighting5 min - 1st 00:54Brandon Dubinsky · slashing2 min
- 1st 12:49Stu Bickel · roughing2 min
- 1st 12:49Patrick Kaleta · roughing2 min
- 1st 18:51Patrick Kaleta · roughing2 min
- 2nd 19:24Artem Anisimov · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 3rd 16:35Tyler Ennis · interference2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 21Drew StaffordR | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 20:00 |
| 9Derek RoyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 23:06 |
| 26Thomas VanekL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18:45 |
| 63Tyler EnnisC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:37 |
| 44Andrej SekeraD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 22:07 |
| 23Ville LeinoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:48 |
| 28Paul GaustadC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:43 |
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:16 |
| 36Patrick KaletaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 16:10 |
| 37Matt EllisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:16 |
| 42Nathan GerbeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 15:34 |
| 54Zack KassianR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:17 |
| 78Corey TroppR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 05:34 |
| 3Jordan LeopoldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:18 |
| 6Mike WeberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:13 |
| 10Christian EhrhoffD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:22 |
| 24Robyn RegehrD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:02 |
| 57Tyler MyersD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:48 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jhonas EnrothG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 30Ryan MillerG | O | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 62:59 |
New York Rangers
| 62Carl HagelinL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 18:26 |
| 10Marian GaborikR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:05 |
| 19Brad RichardsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 21:57 |
| 24Ryan CallahanR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 22:25 |
| 4Michael Del ZottoD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:41 |
| 18Marc StaalD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:36 |
| 27Ryan McDonaghD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 24:59 |
| 8Brandon PrustL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:20 |
| 17Brandon DubinskyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 16:28 |
| 21Derek StepanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:30 |
| 22Brian BoyleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:13 |
| 26Ruslan FedotenkoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 05:51 |
| 34John MitchellC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 07:39 |
| 42Artem AnisimovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:21 |
| 71Mike RuppC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 06:53 |
| 5Dan GirardiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 25:24 |
| 32Anton StralmanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:49 |
| 41Stu BickelD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:04 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Henrik LundqvistG | W | 20 | 18 | 2 | .900 | 62:54 |
| 43Martin BironG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |