2–4

Final

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

Sabres at Rangers

Rangers beat Sabres 4–2 at Madison Square Garden on December 15, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Dec 15, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 4–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Mark Messier

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 21:17 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Mike York

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:23 TOI · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Mikael Samuelsson

2 A

4 shots · 17:18 TOI · +1

4rd star 🗽 NYR

Mike Richter

33 saves

0.943 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Mike York Go-ahead 1st · 14:36

Assists: Sandy McCarthy, Vladimir Malakhov · beat Mika Noronen

0–1

2nd period

🗽 Theo Fleury PP 2nd · 10:21

Assists: Mark Messier, Mike York · beat Mika Noronen

0–2

🗽 Mark Messier 2nd · 17:08

Assists: Mikael Samuelsson, Andreas Johansson · beat Mika Noronen

0–3

3rd period

⚔️ Vyacheslav Kozlov 3rd · 13:49

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov · beat Mike Richter

1–3

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov PP 3rd · 16:09

Assists: Alexei Zhitnik, Stu Barnes · beat Mike Richter

2–3

🗽 Jeff Toms Empty net 3rd · 19:59

Assists: Brian Leetch, Mikael Samuelsson

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYR🗽

35 Shots on goal 27

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

17 Hits 16

11 Blocked shots 14

10 Takeaways 17

14 Giveaways 10

12 Penalty minutes 21

BUF shooting 5.7% (2/35) NYR shooting 14.8% (4/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Mika Noronen

18/21

.857 SV% · 3 GA · 45:08 TOI

Martin Biron Shutout

5/5

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 13:53 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

33/35

.943 SV% · 2 GA · 59:37 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–3

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 Kozlov · Afinogenov · Satan 21:23

L2 Barnes · Connolly · Brown 18:05

L3 Gratton · Dumont · Varada 13:22

L4 Hamel · Boulton · Ray 7:19

D1 Zhitnik · Kalinin 22:32

D2 Patrick · Smehlik 17:58

D3 McKee · Warrener 16:11

🗽Rangers

L1 Johansson · York · Messier 20:28

L2 Nedved · Fleury · Samuelsson 17:18

L3 Dvorak · McCarthy · Barnaby 12:23

L4 Toms · McKenna · Malhotra 6:20

D1 Leetch · Malakhov 25:06

D2 Ulanov · Berard 18:38

D3 Karpa · Lefebvre 16:18

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 4–0 Full head-to-head →

Nov 27, 2001

🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF

2–2 (OT) · Rangers won

4–5 (OT) · Rangers won

❓ BUF vs NYR, answered

Who won Sabres vs Rangers on December 15, 2001?

Rangers won 4–2.

What was the final score of Sabres vs Rangers?

The final score was Sabres 2, Rangers 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Maxim Afinogenov, Vyacheslav Kozlov.

Who scored for Rangers?

Jeff Toms, Mark Messier, Mike York, Theo Fleury.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Mika Noronen made 18 saves on 21 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 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 4–0 after 4 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 14

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 12

Also on December 15, 2001

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