🗽 Away Rangers 2-2 in series
1–2
Final / OT
BUF leads 4–2
⚔️ Home Sabres 2-2 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Rangers at Sabres — Second Round Game 5

Sabres, Second Round Game 5, beat Rangers 2–1 in overtime at KeyBank Center on May 4, 2007.

🗓 Fri, May 4, 2007 · 18:00 CDT 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🏒 2006-07 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Second Round — Best of 7

NYR vs BUF · BUF leads 4–2 Full series →
Game 1
2–5
Final · BUF
Game 2
2–3
Final · BUF
Game 3
1–2
OT · NYR
Game 4
1–2
Final · NYR
Game 5
1–2
OT · BUF
Game 6
5–4
Final · BUF

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Maxim Afinogenov
1 G
5 shots · 13:33 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Chris Drury
1 G
5 shots · 22:17 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Daniel Brière
1 A
9 shots · 20:53 TOI

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR BUF⚔️
23 Shots on goal 40
0/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
16 Hits 27
16 Blocked shots 12
4 Takeaways 6
13 Giveaways 15
12 Penalty minutes 14
NYR shooting 4.3% (1/23) BUF shooting 5.0% (2/40)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Henrik Lundqvist
38/40
.950 SV% · 2 GA · 64:39 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
22/23
.957 SV% · 1 GA · 63:48 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 48-32-10 (53% win rate, 90 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 59-24-8 (65% win rate, 91 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 48-32-10 (53% win rate, 90 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 59-24-8 (65% win rate, 91 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🗽Rangers
L1 Avery · Nylander · Jagr 21:48
L2 Shanahan · Straka · Cullen 18:51
L3 Hossa · Callahan · Prucha 13:12
L4 Isbister · Betts · Ortmeyer 11:17
D1 Rozsival · Malik 24:40
D2 Mara · Girardi 19:49
D3 Rachunek · Tyutin 15:58
⚔️Sabres
L1 Zubrus · Drury · Brière 22:17
L2 Connolly · Roy · Hecht 17:38
L3 Vanek · Kotalik · Afinogenov 13:52
L4 Gaustad · Mair · Pominville 7:51
D1 Lydman · Tallinder 25:11
D2 Kalinin · Campbell 20:32
D3 Numminen · Spacek 15:08

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
May 1, 2007
⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR
1–2 · Rangers won
Apr 29, 2007
⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR
1–2 (OT) · Rangers won
Apr 27, 2007
🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF
2–3 · Sabres won
Apr 25, 2007
🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF
2–5 · Sabres won
Dec 1, 2006
🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF
3–4 (SO) · Sabres won

❓ NYR vs BUF, answered

Who won Rangers vs Sabres on May 4, 2007?

Sabres won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Sabres?

The final score was Rangers 1, Sabres 2, in overtime.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 38 saves on 40 shots (.950 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 22 saves on 23 shots (.957 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🗽Rangers
Previous game · May 1
⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR
1–2 · NYR won
Next game · May 6
⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR
5–4 · BUF won
⚔️Sabres
Previous game · May 1
⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR
1–2 · NYR won
Next game · May 6
⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR
5–4 · BUF won
Rangers season page Sabres season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule