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FINAL / OTMadison Square Garden · Dec 24
BUF rest: 1dNYR rest: 0d
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
Rangers beat Sabres 4–3 in overtime
- C. Kreider scored the game-winner at 2:28 in overtime.
- I. Shesterkin stopped 27 of 30 shots (.900) for the win.
- Power play: NYR 1/4, BUF 0/1.
- M. Zibanejad led all scorers with 1 goal and 2 assists.
Three stars
- 1st starC. Kreider
NYR · 1G 1A
- 2nd starM. Zibanejad
NYR · 1G 2A
- 3rd starC. Mittelstadt
BUF · 1G 0A
Scoring summary
1st
- 7:19NYRR. LindgrenVideoAssists: J. Brodzinski, N. Bonino0–1
- 15:35NYRA. PanarinPPVideoAssists: M. Zibanejad0–2
- 16:37BUFR. DahlinVideoAssists: J. Greenway1–2
2nd
- 1:42BUFJ. QuinnVideoAssists: D. Cozens, J. Peterka2–2
- 7:13NYRM. ZibanejadVideoAssists: C. Kreider, B. Wheeler2–3
3rd
- 6:50BUFC. MittelstadtVideoAssists: J. Greenway3–3
OT
- 2:28NYRC. KreiderVideoAssists: M. Zibanejad, A. Fox3–4
Period by Period
Stats not yet available
Team Stats
BUFNYR
| Shots | -- | -- |
| Hits | 18 | 13 |
| Blocked | 26 | 13 |
| Power Play | 0/1 | 1/4 |
| Faceoff % | 46.7 | 53.3 |
| Corsi % | 42.2 | 57.8 |
| xG | 2.90 | 3.24 |
| Giveaways | 5 | 7 |
| Takeaways | 7 | 6 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 23:25 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 21:04 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:49 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 21:17 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19:45 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 26:04 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:30 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:19 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:25 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:41 | |
| -- | -- | 41/44 | -- | .932 | 62:24 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 18:58 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 15:10 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 15:59 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 13:50 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 17:33 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 27:08 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 13:37 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:44 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:11 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 18:48 | |
| -- | -- | 47/51 | -- | .922 | 62:05 | |
| -- | -- | 29/33 | -- | .879 | 00:00 |
Lineups
BUF
Actual (from shift data)L2
9:14
D1
13:56
28:35
26Dahlin
27:08
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)Injured / Scratched
- Joe Velenolong-term-injured-reserve · Right Lower Body
- Aidan Thompsoninjured-reserve · Undisclosed
- 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.
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