4–5

Final / OT

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
BUF	1	2	1	0	4
NYR	1	2	1	1	5

Sabres at Rangers

Rangers beat Sabres 5–4 in overtime at Madison Square Garden on October 7, 2001.

🗓 Sun, Oct 7, 2001 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Radek Dvorak

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 22:38 TOI · +1

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Eric Lindros

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 23:30 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Petr Nedved

2 A

4 shots · 17:40 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Eric Lindros PP Go-ahead 1st · 08:13

Assists: Mark Messier, Radek Dvorak · beat Bob Essensa

0–1

⚔️ J-P Dumont Tying 1st · 09:38

Unassisted · beat Mike Richter

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Stu Barnes PP Go-ahead 2nd · 01:59

Assists: Miroslav Satan, Alexei Zhitnik · beat Mike Richter

2–1

⚔️ Vaclav Varada 2nd · 14:46

Assists: J-P Dumont · beat Mike Richter

3–1

🗽 Michal Grosek 2nd · 19:12

Assists: Petr Nedved, Zdeno Ciger · beat Bob Essensa

3–2

🗽 Andreas Johansson Tying 2nd · 19:59

Assists: Eric Lindros, Igor Ulanov · beat Bob Essensa

3–3

3rd period

🗽 Radek Dvorak Go-ahead 3rd · 03:11

Assists: Manny Malhotra, Dave Karpa · beat Bob Essensa

3–4

⚔️ Vyacheslav Kozlov PP Tying 3rd · 04:58

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Maxim Afinogenov · beat Mike Richter

4–4

Overtime

🗽 Brian Leetch Go-ahead OT · 02:45

Assists: Petr Nedved, Zdeno Ciger · beat Bob Essensa

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYR🗽

25 Shots on goal 27

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

13 Hits 26

26 Blocked shots 16

11 Takeaways 21

14 Giveaways 18

13 Penalty minutes 13

BUF shooting 16.0% (4/25) NYR shooting 18.5% (5/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Bob Essensa

22/27

.815 SV% · 5 GA · 62:42 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

21/25

.840 SV% · 4 GA · 62:39 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 3–3

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Barnes · Brown · Satan 20:34

L2 Connolly · Gratton · Varada 18:16

L3 Kozlov · Dumont · Afinogenov 16:06

L4 Boulton · Hamel · Ray 3:58

D1 Warrener · McKee 25:02

D2 Zhitnik · Smehlik 21:57

D3 Woolley · Kalinin 15:34

🗽Rangers

L1 Lindros · Fleury · Dvorak 23:30

L2 Johansson · Messier · Nedved 17:40

L3 Ciger · Grosek · Malhotra 15:21

L4 York · Heisten · McCarthy 4:06

D1 Leetch · Berard 25:52

D2 Malakhov · Ulanov 21:04

D3 Karpa · Purinton 13:08

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Sabres won

❓ BUF vs NYR, answered

Who won Sabres vs Rangers on October 7, 2001?

Rangers won 5–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Rangers?

The final score was Sabres 4, Rangers 5, in overtime.

Who scored for Sabres?

J-P Dumont, Stu Barnes, Vaclav Varada, Vyacheslav Kozlov.

Who scored for Rangers?

Andreas Johansson, Brian Leetch, Eric Lindros, Michal Grosek, Radek Dvorak.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Bob Essensa made 22 saves on 27 shots (.815 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 21 saves on 25 shots (.840 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?

Rangers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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 · Oct 6

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Oct 5

Also on October 7, 2001

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