6–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	1	2	3	6
BUF	1	2	0	3

Rangers at Sabres

Rangers beat Sabres 6–3 at KeyBank Center on February 25, 2000.

🗓 Fri, Feb 25, 2000 · 18:00 CST 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Petr Nedved

3 G

5 shots · 18:20 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Michael Peca

3 G

4 shots · 19:33 TOI · +2

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Theo Fleury

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 17:52 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Michael Peca Go-ahead 1st · 03:41

Assists: Michal Grosek, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Mike Richter

0–1

🗽 Theo Fleury PP Tying 1st · 19:49

Assists: Adam Graves, Mathieu Schneider · beat Dominik Hasek

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Michael Peca Go-ahead 2nd · 01:00

Assists: Michal Grosek, Miroslav Satan · beat Mike Richter

1–2

⚔️ Michael Peca 2nd · 05:14

Unassisted · beat Mike Richter

1–3

🗽 Mike York PP 2nd · 07:06

Assists: Adam Graves, Theo Fleury · beat Dominik Hasek

2–3

🗽 Petr Nedved PP Tying 2nd · 09:02

Assists: Kim Johnsson, Kevin Hatcher · beat Dominik Hasek

3–3

3rd period

🗽 Alexandre Daigle Go-ahead 3rd · 05:21

Assists: John MacLean, Valeri Kamensky · beat Dominik Hasek

4–3

🗽 Petr Nedved 3rd · 14:01

Unassisted · beat Dominik Hasek

5–3

🗽 Petr Nedved Empty net 3rd · 18:49

Assists: Jan Hlavac

6–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR BUF⚔️

29 Shots on goal 25

3/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

12 Hits 16

14 Blocked shots 5

5 Takeaways 4

15 Giveaways 15

10 Penalty minutes 12

NYR shooting 20.7% (6/29) BUF shooting 12.0% (3/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 59:54 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dominik Hasek

23/28

.821 SV% · 5 GA · 59:49 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 31-25-6 (50% win rate, 62 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 29-25-7 (48% win rate, 61 games)

After 2nd — 3–3

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 31-25-6 (50% win rate, 62 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 29-25-7 (48% win rate, 61 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Graves · Nedved · Dvorak 18:20

L2 Hlavac · Fleury · MacLean 15:37

L3 York · Kamensky · Taylor 12:53

L4 Lacroix · Daigle · Knuble 7:27

D1 Leetch · Quintal 24:28

D2 Schneider · Hatcher 19:12

D3 Johnsson · Lefebvre 16:09

⚔️Sabres

L1 Grosek · Peca · Satan 19:49

L2 Ward · Brown · Afinogenov 14:52

L3 Sanderson · Barnes · Varada 12:12

L4 Tsyplakov · Rasmussen · Holzinger 10:40

D1 Zhitnik · Woolley 23:10

D2 Smehlik · McKee 18:51

D3 Patrick · Sarich 14:18

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

1–1 (OT) · Rangers won

Mar 19, 1999

⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR

3–2 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ NYR vs BUF, answered

Who won Rangers vs Sabres on February 25, 2000?

Rangers won 6–3.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Sabres?

The final score was Rangers 6, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Rangers?

Petr Nedved (3), Alexandre Daigle, Mike York, Theo Fleury.

Who scored for Sabres?

Michael Peca (3).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dominik Hasek made 23 saves on 28 shots (.821 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Sabres season series?

Rangers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Feb 22

⚔️Sabres

Previous game · Feb 21

Also on February 25, 2000

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