New York Rangers vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Monday, January 1, 2018 · Citi Field
NBC · SN · TVAS
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in overtime on Monday, January 1, 2018 at Citi Field. The Rangers outshot the Sabres 42-33.
Goals came from Paul Carey, Michael Grabner, Sam Reinhart, Rasmus Ristolainen and J.T. Miller.
Henrik Lundqvist made 31 saves on 33 shots for the win; Robin Lehner stopped 39 of 42.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Paul Carey (5)Jesper Fast (10), Boo Nieves (7)1–004:09 NYR
Michael Grabner (18)Kevin Hayes (8), J.T. Miller (19)2–008:20 NYR
2nd period
Sam Reinhart (6)Kyle Okposo (12), Rasmus Ristolainen (11)2–100:56 BUF · PPG
3rd period
Rasmus Ristolainen (2)Ryan O'Reilly (16), Kyle Okposo (13)2–200:27 BUF
OT period
J.T. Miller (8)Kevin Shattenkirk (18), Mats Zuccarello (22)3–202:43 NYR · PPG
Team stats
NYRBUF
42Shots on goal33
45%Faceoff %55%
1/3Power play1/5
10Penalty minutes6
27Hits32
10Blocked shots11
12Giveaways4
11Takeaways6
Penalties
- 1st 00:38
Zach Bogosian · roughing2 min - 1st 13:59
Brendan Smith · tripping2 min - 1st 17:27Kevin Hayes · hooking2 min
- 1st 19:37Nick Holden · hooking2 min
- 2nd 03:39Zach Bogosian · holding2 min
- 2nd 08:44Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 2nd 13:57Ryan McDonagh · tripping2 min
- OT 02:15Jacob Josefson · tripping2 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 10J.T. MillerC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 17:30 |
| 13Kevin HayesR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 18:11 |
| 17Jesper FastR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:29 |
| 24Boo NievesC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 10:50 |
| 28Paul CareyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 09:50 |
| 36Mats ZuccarelloC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 18:31 |
| 40Michael GrabnerR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 17:04 |
| 22Kevin ShattenkirkD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:11 |
| 26Jimmy VeseyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:17 |
| 51David DesharnaisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:15 |
| 61Rick NashL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:41 |
| 89Pavel BuchnevichL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:31 |
| 93Mika ZibanejadC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:41 |
| 18Marc StaalD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 22:34 |
| 27Ryan McDonaghD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25:15 |
| 42Brendan SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:41 |
| 55Nick HoldenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:13 |
| 76Brady SkjeiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 20:34 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Henrik LundqvistG | W | 33 | 31 | 2 | .939 | 62:43 |
| 31Ondrej PavelecG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 18:55 |
| 55Rasmus RistolainenD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 26:00 |
| 23Sam ReinhartC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 18:06 |
| 90Ryan O'ReillyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 22:12 |
| 9Evander KaneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 20:19 |
| 10Jacob JosefsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:14 |
| 15Jack EichelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 21:38 |
| 17Jordan NolanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:46 |
| 22Johan LarssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:39 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:06 |
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:52 |
| 67Benoit PouliotL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:19 |
| 71Evan RodriguesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:15 |
| 4Josh GorgesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:15 |
| 6Marco ScandellaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 25:08 |
| 19Jake McCabeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:49 |
| 47Zach BogosianD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:44 |
| 82Nathan BeaulieuD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:52 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Chad JohnsonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Robin LehnerG | O | 42 | 39 | 3 | .929 | 62:43 |