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FINALMadison Square Garden · Jan 9
BUF rest: 1dNYR rest: 2d
Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers: score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and the HabsMetrics prediction made before puck drop, from the NHL’s official data. Analytics for educational purposes only — not gambling advice.
Game analysis
Sabres beat Rangers 5–2
- J. Zucker scored the game-winner on the power play at 12:34 of the second.
- The Sabres scored first and led the rest of the way.
- An empty-net goal sealed it late.
- C. Ellis stopped 30 of 32 shots (.938) for the win.
- The Sabres won despite being outshot 32–21.
- Power play: BUF 1/2, NYR 0/3.
Three stars
- 1st starJ. Zucker
BUF · 1G 1A
- 2nd starM. Samuelsson
BUF · 1G 1A
- 3rd starC. Ellis
BUF · .938 SV%
Scoring summary
1st
- 4:07BUFJ. DoanVideoAssists: M. Samuelsson, J. Zucker1–0
2nd
- 6:58BUFA. TuchVideoAssists: B. Byram, J. Norris2–0
- 9:34NYRM. ZibanejadVideoAssists: A. Panarin2–1
- 12:34BUFJ. ZuckerPPVideoAssists: R. Dahlin, T. Thompson3–1
3rd
- 0:51NYRV. TrocheckVideoAssists: J. Miller, A. Panarin3–2
- 14:38BUFM. SamuelssonSHVideoAssists: R. McLeod4–2
- 18:30BUFR. McLeodENVideo5–2
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
BUFNYR
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 16 | 32 |
| Blocked | 20 | 12 |
| Power Play | 1/2 | 0/3 |
| Faceoff % | 39.2 | 60.8 |
| Corsi % | 42.1 | 57.9 |
| xG | 4.24 | 2.89 |
| Giveaways | 17 | 13 |
| Takeaways | 9 | 5 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 4 | 20:53 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 20:24 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:47 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 19:33 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 14:38 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:30 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:12 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:08 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16:34 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:11 | |
| -- | -- | 16/21 | -- | .762 | 00:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 15:00 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 17:30 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 23:56 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 13:27 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 16:39 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 17:30 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:09 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 23:45 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 23:41 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:04 | |
| -- | -- | 43/45 | -- | .956 | 60:00 | |
| -- | -- | 30/32 | -- | .938 | 00:00 |
Lineups
BUF
Actual (from shift data)Injured / Scratched
- Justin Danforthinjured-reserve · Upper Body
- Konsta Heleniusother · Upper Body
- Matt Grzelcykinjured-reserve · Lower Body
- Alex Lyoninjured-reserve · Upper Body
NYR
Actual (from shift data)L2
10:39
L3
11:51
Injured / Scratched
- Joe Velenolong-term-injured-reserve · Right Lower Body
- Aidan Thompsoninjured-reserve · Undisclosed
- Igor Shesterkinlong-term-injured-reserve · Right Knee (Surgery)
- Adam Sykorainjured-reserve · Lower Body
- Sean Durziinjured-reserve · Undisclosed
HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Lines are inferred from shared five-skater ice time in NHL shift data; projections are estimates.
For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice