Rangers 4–3 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Feb 23, 2008)

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 🗽 NYR

Brandon Dubinsky

1 G, 1 A

9 shots · 17:44 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Sean Avery

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 14:12 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Michal Rozsival

2 A

1 shots · 26:09 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Jaromir Jagr Go-ahead 1st · 06:10

Assists: Fedor Tyutin, Brandon Dubinsky · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

⚔️ Ales Kotalik Tying 1st · 08:48

Assists: Derek Roy, Henrik Tallinder · beat Henrik Lundqvist

1–1

🗽 Nigel Dawes Go-ahead 1st · 09:49

Assists: Chris Drury, Michal Rozsival · beat Ryan Miller

2–1

2nd period

⚔️ Jason Pominville Tying 2nd · 04:05

Assists: Toni Lydman, Tim Connolly · beat Henrik Lundqvist

2–2

⚔️ Ales Kotalik Go-ahead 2nd · 10:11

Assists: Derek Roy, Thomas Vanek · beat Henrik Lundqvist

2–3

🗽 Brandon Dubinsky Tying 2nd · 10:45

Assists: Michal Rozsival, Sean Avery · beat Ryan Miller

3–3

3rd period

🗽 Sean Avery Go-ahead 3rd · 14:55

Assists: Brendan Shanahan · beat Ryan Miller

4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Shanahan · Gomez · Drury 19:22

L2 Straka · Dubinsky · Jagr 18:05

L3 Avery · Dawes · Callahan 14:05

L4 Hollweg · Betts · Orr 7:14

D1 Rozsival · Tyutin 25:44

D2 Girardi · Malik 22:48

D3 Staal · Mara 9:50

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Connolly · Pominville 21:21

L2 MacArthur · Vanek · Kotalik 19:03

L3 Paille · Gaustad · Mair 15:23

L4 Peters · Kaleta 4:06

D1 Campbell · Spacek 24:37

D2 Lydman · Tallinder 19:26

D3 Kalinin · Pratt 14:14

D4 Gragnani 6:28

Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR BUF⚔️

35 Shots on goal 29

27 Hits 23

12 Blocked shots 8

2 Takeaways 8

1 Giveaways 9

13 Penalty minutes 11

NYR shooting 11.4% (4/35) BUF shooting 10.3% (3/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Henrik Lundqvist

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

31/35

.886 SV% · 4 GA · 58:47 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Rangers

Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 12-2-3 (71% win rate, 17 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 8-6-2 (50% win rate, 16 games)

After 2nd — 3–3

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 6-2-3 (55% win rate, 11 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 6-3-1 (60% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Rangers lead the season series 3–0

Feb 162008 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 1–5 Jan 162008 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 1–2 May 62007 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 5–4 May 42007 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 1–2 OT May 12007 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 1–2

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Who won Rangers vs Sabres on February 23, 2008?

Rangers won 4–3. The final score was Rangers 4, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Rangers?

Brandon Dubinsky, Jaromir Jagr, Nigel Dawes, Sean Avery.

Who scored for Sabres?

Ales Kotalik (2), Jason Pominville.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 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 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🗽 Rangers

BeforeFeb 19 🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–6 AfterFeb 24 🐆FLA @ 🗽NYR 0–5

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeFeb 21 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 5–1 AfterFeb 25 🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF 4–3

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