New York Rangers vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Friday, February 15, 2019 · KeyBank Center
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Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-2 on Friday, February 15, 2019 at KeyBank Center. The Sabres outshot the Rangers 33-29.
Jeff Skinner scored twice and Vladislav Namestnikov scored twice. Boo Nieves, Jesper Fast, Jimmy Vesey and Pavel Buchnevich also scored.
Alexandar Georgiev made 31 saves on 33 shots for the win; Linus Ullmark stopped 23 of 28.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Boo Nieves (3)Brendan Smith (7), Connor Brickley (1)1–004:09 NYR
Jesper Fast (8)Vladislav Namestnikov (13), Tony DeAngelo (12)2–014:03 NYR
2nd period
Jeff Skinner (35)Jason Pominville (11)2–100:53 BUF
Jimmy Vesey (13)Pavel Buchnevich (10), Kevin Hayes (26)3–101:51 NYR- Jeff Skinner (36)Sam Reinhart (37), Rasmus Dahlin (26)3–216:56 BUF · PPG
3rd period
Pavel Buchnevich (11)Kevin Hayes (27), Kevin Shattenkirk (14)4–215:59 NYR
Vladislav Namestnikov (5)Unassisted5–216:07 NYR- Vladislav Namestnikov (6)Ryan Strome (9), Mats Zuccarello (26)6–219:02 NYR · EN
Team stats
NYRBUF
29Shots on goal33
55%Faceoff %45%
0/0Power play1/3
13Penalty minutes7
11Hits13
9Blocked shots8
9Giveaways12
5Takeaways4
Penalties
- 1st 00:55
Adam McQuaid · interference2 min - 2nd 15:11Boo Nieves · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 2nd 19:09Kevin Shattenkirk · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 07:51Tony DeAngelo · fighting5 min
- 3rd 07:51
Kyle Okposo · fighting5 min - 3rd 16:35Jack Eichel · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 16:35Ryan Strome · slashing2 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 90Vladislav NamestnikovC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 2 | 17:36 |
| 13Kevin HayesR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 15:08 |
| 89Pavel BuchnevichL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 14:10 |
| 16Ryan StromeC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 17:04 |
| 17Jesper FastR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 17:01 |
| 23Connor BrickleyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 08:23 |
| 24Boo NievesC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 07:21 |
| 26Jimmy VeseyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 13:39 |
| 36Mats ZuccarelloC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20:01 |
| 22Kevin ShattenkirkD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 2 | 19:19 |
| 42Brendan SmithD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:01 |
| 77Tony DeAngeloD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 3 | 16:01 |
| 20Chris KreiderC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:49 |
| 93Mika ZibanejadC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:52 |
| 18Marc StaalD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 23:28 |
| 44Neal PionkD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 21:17 |
| 54Adam McQuaidD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:14 |
| 76Brady SkjeiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:51 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Henrik LundqvistG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 40Alexandar GeorgievG | W | 33 | 31 | 2 | .939 | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 53Jeff SkinnerC | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 | 22:26 |
| 23Sam ReinhartC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 22:29 |
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 14:41 |
| 26Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 24:03 |
| 9Jack EichelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 20:15 |
| 17Vladimir SobotkaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:22 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 10:12 |
| 22Johan LarssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 10:46 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 09:46 |
| 43Conor ShearyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:42 |
| 49C.J. SmithL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:42 |
| 71Evan RodriguesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17:59 |
| 72Tage ThompsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:03 |
| 4Zach BogosianD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:53 |
| 6Marco ScandellaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:07 |
| 19Jake McCabeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:12 |
| 24Lawrence PilutD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 18:54 |
| 55Rasmus RistolainenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 22:35 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Linus UllmarkG | L | 28 | 23 | 5 | .821 | 57:53 |
| 40Carter HuttonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |