Sabres 4–5 Rangers — Final Score & Stats (Mar 27, 2006)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Daniel Brière

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 16:40 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Jaromir Jagr

1 G, 1 A

9 shots · 28:47 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Sandis Ozolinsh

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 27:04 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Chris Drury PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:52

Assists: Daniel Brière · beat Kevin Weekes

1–0

🗽 Martin Straka PP Tying 1st · 15:11

Assists: Marek Malik, Sandis Ozolinsh · beat Ryan Miller

1–1

🗽 Sandis Ozolinsh Go-ahead 1st · 17:31

Assists: Steve Rucchin, Dominic Moore · beat Ryan Miller

1–2

2nd period

⚔️ J-P Dumont Tying 2nd · 01:55

Assists: Daniel Brière, Ales Kotalik · beat Kevin Weekes

2–2

⚔️ Jason Pominville PP Go-ahead 2nd · 05:06

Assists: J-P Dumont, Chris Drury · beat Kevin Weekes

3–2

⚔️ Daniel Brière 2nd · 12:05

Assists: Jay McKee, Ales Kotalik · beat Kevin Weekes

4–2

3rd period

🗽 Petr Sykora PP 3rd · 03:19

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Michael Nylander · beat Ryan Miller

4–3

🗽 Jaromir Jagr Tying 3rd · 10:16

Assists: Michael Nylander, Petr Sykora · beat Ryan Miller

4–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Drury · Brière · Grier 18:16

L2 Roy · Dumont · Afinogenov 14:40

L3 Pyatt · Novotny · Pominville 12:51

L4 Vanek · Gaustad · Kotalik 11:29

D1 McKee · Lydman 24:12

D2 Tallinder · Numminen 22:19

D3 Campbell · Fitzpatrick 16:21

🗽Rangers

L1 Nylander · Jagr · Sykora 28:47

L2 Straka · Rucchin · Prucha 18:07

L3 Hossa · Moore · Ortmeyer 10:25

L4 Betts · Ward · Orr 6:49

D1 Ozolinsh · Rozsival 26:28

D2 Tyutin · Poti 20:45

D3 Malik · Strudwick 16:06

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYR🗽

31 Shots on goal 35

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/10

15 Hits 16

25 Blocked shots 15

16 Takeaways 7

5 Giveaways 8

22 Penalty minutes 14

BUF shooting 12.9% (4/31) NYR shooting 14.3% (5/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

31/35

.886 SV% · 4 GA · 64:28 TOI

🗽Rangers

Kevin Weekes

19/23

.826 SV% · 4 GA · 39:48 TOI

Henrik Lundqvist Shutout

8/8

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 24:59 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-6-2 (38% win rate, 13 games)

Rangers

Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 20-2-4 (77% win rate, 26 games)

After 2nd — 4–2

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 7-0 (100% win rate, 7 games)

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Jan 242006 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 2–1 Nov 222005 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 SO Oct 222005 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 1–3 Mar 312004 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 4–3 Jan 312004 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 1–3

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Who won Sabres vs Rangers on March 27, 2006?

Rangers won 5–4 in a shootout. The final score was Sabres 4, Rangers 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Chris Drury, Daniel Brière, J-P Dumont, Jason Pominville.

Who scored for Rangers?

Jaromir Jagr, Martin Straka, Petr Sykora, Sandis Ozolinsh.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Kevin Weekes made 19 saves on 23 shots (.826 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 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 25 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 4–5 AfterMar 29 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 3–4

🗽 Rangers

BeforeMar 25 🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL 3–4 AfterMar 29 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 5–1

Also on March 27

🐆FLA 4–3 🐻BOS ⚡TBL 1–2 🌪️CAR 🐙DET 4–1 🎵STL 👑LAK 4–7 🐋VAN

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