Rangers 1–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Jan 9, 2009)

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

Derek Roy

1 G

4 shots · 19:44 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Drew Stafford

1 A

3 shots · 15:32 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ryan Miller

43 saves

0.977 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

2 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Paul Mara Go-ahead 1st · 19:23

Assists: Fredrik Sjostrom, Colton Orr · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

2nd period

⚔️ Derek Roy Tying 2nd · 16:36

Assists: Drew Stafford, Thomas Vanek · beat Steve Valiquette

1–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Dawes · Gomez · Drury 18:55

L2 Naslund · Callahan · Prucha 18:20

L3 Korpikoski · Dubinsky · Zherdev 15:43

L4 Sjostrom · Betts · Orr 11:24

D1 Girardi · Staal 24:04

D2 Redden · Mara 22:34

D3 Rozsival · Kalinin 18:22

⚔️Sabres

L1 Vanek · Roy · Pominville 18:44

L2 Hecht · Connolly · Stafford 15:37

L3 MacArthur · Gaustad · Kotalik 14:01

L4 Ellis · Paille · Mair 12:19

D1 Lydman · Sekera 26:53

D2 Rivet · Spacek 23:05

D3 Numminen · Tallinder 15:04

Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR BUF⚔️

44 Shots on goal 33

17 Hits 15

13 Blocked shots 16

0 Takeaways 5

10 Giveaways 21

0 Penalty minutes 4

NYR shooting 2.3% (1/44) BUF shooting 6.1% (2/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Steve Valiquette

32/33

.970 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

43/44

.977 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Rangers

Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-3 (62% win rate, 8 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-3 (57% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 5-3 (62% win rate, 8 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 4-2 (67% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 2–0

Oct 152008 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–1 Mar 102008 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 SO Feb 232008 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 Feb 162008 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 1–5 Jan 162008 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 1–2

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Who won Rangers vs Sabres on January 9, 2009?

Sabres won 2–1 in a shootout. The final score was Rangers 1, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Rangers?

Paul Mara.

Who scored for Sabres?

Derek Roy.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Steve Valiquette made 32 saves on 33 shots (.970 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 43 saves on 44 shots (.977 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?

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🗽 Rangers

BeforeJan 7 🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR 6–3 AfterJan 10 🗽NYR @ 🏛️OTT 2–0

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeJan 6 🏛️OTT @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 AfterJan 10 ⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET 1–3

Also on January 9

🧥CBJ 3–0 🦅WSH 🦈SJS 4–1 🛢️EDM 🎵STL 6–4 🐋VAN ⚡TBL 4–3 🦆ANA

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