Rangers 2–1 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 5, 2009)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🗽 NYR

Ryan Callahan

1 G

3 shots · 19:41 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Chris Higgins

1 G

1 shots · 16:39 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Henrik Lundqvist

36 saves

0.973 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Chris Higgins Go-ahead 1st · 17:31

Assists: Marian Gaborik, Artem Anisimov · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

3rd period

🗽 Ryan Callahan 3rd · 13:44

Assists: Sean Avery, Marc Staal · beat Ryan Miller

2–0

⚔️ Jason Pominville 3rd · 19:01

Assists: Tyler Myers · beat Henrik Lundqvist

2–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Prospal · Drury · Gaborik 21:02

L2 Avery · Anisimov · Callahan 16:44

L3 Higgins · Christensen · Kotalik 14:24

L4 Boyle · Parenteau · Lisin 6:25

D1 Staal · Rozsival 24:26

D2 Girardi · Del Zotto 22:30

D3 Gilroy · Heikkinen 11:10

⚔️Sabres

L1 Vanek · Roy · Pominville 20:38

L2 Hecht · Connolly · Grier 19:04

L3 Kennedy · MacArthur · Stafford 17:22

L4 Ellis · Mair · Kaleta 4:30

D1 Myers · Tallinder 21:47

D2 Sekera · Montador 19:06

D3 Rivet · Lydman 16:28

Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR BUF⚔️

32 Shots on goal 37

18 Hits 12

13 Blocked shots 9

3 Takeaways 3

8 Giveaways 24

6 Penalty minutes 4

NYR shooting 6.2% (2/32) BUF shooting 2.7% (1/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Henrik Lundqvist

36/37

.973 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 58:22 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located

NYR BUF

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Rangers

Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-3 (50% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Rangers

Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Rangers lead the season series 1–0

Mar 212009 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–5 Feb 212009 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 Jan 92009 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 1–2 SO Oct 152008 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–1 Mar 102008 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 SO

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Who won Rangers vs Sabres on December 5, 2009?

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

Who scored for Rangers?

Chris Higgins, Ryan Callahan.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Pominville.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 36 saves on 37 shots (.973 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🗽 Rangers

BeforeNov 30 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 5–2 AfterDec 6 🐙DET @ 🗽NYR 3–1

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 3 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 2–6 AfterDec 7 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 3–0

Also on December 5

🐋VAN 3–5 🌪️CAR 🛢️EDM 3–2 ⭐DAL 🎵STL 5–4 👑LAK 🍁TOR 2–7 🐻BOS 🐙DET 3–4 😈NJD 🦅WSH 8–2 🔔PHI 🐦ATL 2–1 🐆FLA 🏔️COL 3–2 🧥CBJ

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