3–1

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
BUF	0	1	2	3
NYR	0	0	1	1

Sabres at Rangers

Sabres beat Rangers 3–1 at Madison Square Garden on December 21, 1999.

🗓 Tue, Dec 21, 1999 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Curtis Brown

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 20:19 TOI · +1

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Miroslav Satan

1 G

7 shots · 20:52 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dixon Ward

1 G

2 shots · 10:41 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Curtis Brown PP Go-ahead 2nd · 12:08

Assists: Jason Woolley, Brian Campbell · beat Mike Richter

1–0

3rd period

⚔️ Miroslav Satan 3rd · 07:08

Assists: Michal Grosek, Curtis Brown · beat Mike Richter

2–0

⚔️ Dixon Ward SH 3rd · 09:43

Assists: Jay McKee, Michael Peca · beat Mike Richter

3–0

🗽 Mike Knuble PP 3rd · 14:25

Assists: Petr Nedved, Mathieu Schneider · beat Martin Biron

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYR🗽

35 Shots on goal 29

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

23 Hits 30

24 Blocked shots 17

7 Takeaways 8

10 Giveaways 20

12 Penalty minutes 8

BUF shooting 8.6% (3/35) NYR shooting 3.4% (1/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

28/29

.966 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

32/35

.914 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 15-14-4 (45% win rate, 33 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 15-13-3 (48% win rate, 31 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brown · Barnes · Satan 20:19

L2 Grosek · Peca · Holzinger 18:07

L3 Sanderson · Afinogenov · Varada 15:12

L4 Ward · Ray 5:54

D1 Zhitnik · McKee 22:28

D2 Sarich · Warrener 20:21

D3 Woolley · Patrick 12:58

D4 Campbell 8:26

🗽Rangers

L1 Nedved · Taylor · Fleury 17:32

L2 Graves · Daigle · MacLean 17:06

L3 Hlavac · York · Knuble 15:13

L4 Lacroix · Stevens · Harvey 7:52

D1 Schneider · Johnsson 22:22

D2 Quintal · Hatcher 20:26

D3 Lefebvre · Pilon 16:16

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

Dec 4, 1999

🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF

1–1 (OT) · Rangers won

Mar 19, 1999

⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR

3–2 (OT) · Sabres won

0–0 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs NYR, answered

Who won Sabres vs Rangers on December 21, 1999?

Sabres won 3–1.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Rangers?

The final score was Sabres 3, Rangers 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Curtis Brown, Dixon Ward, Miroslav Satan.

Who scored for Rangers?

Mike Knuble.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Rangers season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Dec 18

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 19

Also on December 21, 1999

Sabres season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule