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New York Rangers vs Buffalo Sabres

Regular season · Wednesday, December 11, 2024 · KeyBank Center

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3–2

Final

SOG 28–31

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Game summary

The New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at KeyBank Center. The Sabres outshot the Rangers 31-28.

Goals came from Mika Zibanejad, Reilly Smith, Owen Power, Adam Fox and Tage Thompson.

Igor Shesterkin made 29 saves on 31 shots for the win; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 25 of 27.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
New York RangersNYR102328
Buffalo SabresBUF002231

Three stars

  1. ★1st starAdam FoxNYR · 1G 2A
  2. ★2nd starIgor ShesterkinNYR · .935 SV%
  3. ★3rd starUkko-Pekka LuukkonenBUF · .926 SV%

Scoring

1st period

3rd period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:57

3–2 · 3rd 19:22 · Thompson. NYR stayed on through an icing. Trocheck was 1:57 into his shift when it went in.

GoalNYR on iceBUF on ice

1–0 NYR

1st 7:01 · PP · Zibanejad

Tuch 0:08

2–0 NYR

3rd 13:29 · Smith

Power 0:57

2–1 BUF

3rd 15:09 · Power

Long shift: Lindgren 1:20

3–1 NYR

3rd 17:58 · EN · Fox

Greenway 0:04

3–2 BUF

3rd 19:22 · Thompson

Stuck out there: Trocheck 1:57

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2024–25).
4.2%
5.7%
5.9%
6.9%
6.6%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).

29%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

NYRBUF
28Shots on goal31
54%Faceoff %46%
1/4Power play0/2
9Penalty minutes13
33Hits19
20Blocked shots18
17Giveaways10
4Takeaways6

Penalties

  • 1st 00:20Mika Zibanejad · tripping2 min
  • 1st 06:53Connor Clifton · interference2 min
  • 1st 11:02Ryan Johnson · tripping2 min
  • 2nd 14:11Jordan Greenway · tripping2 min
  • 2nd 18:27Ryan Lindgren · holding2 min
  • 3rd 02:07Ryan Johnson · hooking2 min
  • 3rd 09:36Nicolas Aube-Kubel · fighting5 min
  • 3rd 09:36Vincent Trocheck · fighting5 min

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