Sabres 3–2 Rangers — Final Score & Stats (Dec 12, 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

Patrick Kaleta

2 G

2 shots · 16:39 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Marian Gaborik

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 24:05 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ryan Miller

36 saves

0.947 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Derek Roy Go-ahead 1st · 06:25

Assists: Thomas Vanek, Tyler Myers · beat Henrik Lundqvist

1–0

🗽 Ryan Callahan PP Tying 1st · 10:22

Assists: Marian Gaborik, Ales Kotalik · beat Ryan Miller

1–1

🗽 Marian Gaborik PP Go-ahead 1st · 12:17

Assists: Michael Del Zotto, Vinny Prospal · beat Ryan Miller

1–2

⚔️ Patrick Kaleta Tying 1st · 14:28

Assists: Jochen Hecht, Toni Lydman · beat Henrik Lundqvist

2–2

2nd period

⚔️ Patrick Kaleta SH Go-ahead 2nd · 09:30

Assists: Henrik Tallinder · beat Henrik Lundqvist

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Vanek · Roy · Pominville 18:49

L2 Hecht · Stafford · Kaleta 16:39

L3 MacArthur · Kennedy · Connolly 14:40

L4 Ellis · Mair · Mancari 6:44

D1 Myers · Tallinder 23:14

D2 Sekera · Montador 20:10

D3 Rivet · Lydman 15:19

🗽Rangers

L1 Prospal · Drury · Gaborik 22:54

L2 Higgins · Avery · Callahan 19:08

L3 Boyle · Kotalik · Parenteau 11:43

L4 Brashear · Anisimov · Christensen 6:01

D1 Girardi · Staal 23:08

D2 Rozsival · Del Zotto 20:14

D3 Redden · Heikkinen 12:44

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYR🗽

32 Shots on goal 38

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

26 Hits 25

22 Blocked shots 10

6 Takeaways 12

2 Giveaways 3

12 Penalty minutes 8

BUF shooting 9.4% (3/32) NYR shooting 5.3% (2/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

36/38

.947 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Henrik Lundqvist

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 58:59 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

BUF NYR

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

Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 7-1 (88% win rate, 8 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 6-7 (46% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-5 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Dec 52009 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 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

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Who won Sabres vs Rangers on December 12, 2009?

Sabres won 3–2. The final score was Sabres 3, Rangers 2.

Who scored for Sabres?

Patrick Kaleta (2), Derek Roy.

Who scored for Rangers?

Marian Gaborik, Ryan Callahan.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 36 saves on 38 shots (.947 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 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 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 11 🪶CHI @ ⚔️BUF 1–2 AfterDec 14 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3

🗽 Rangers

BeforeDec 9 🗽NYR @ 🪶CHI 1–2 AfterDec 14 🐦ATL @ 🗽NYR 3–2

Also on December 12

🦅WSH 3–6 🍁TOR 🌪️CAR 2–4 🏛️OTT 🔔PHI 1–4 😈NJD 🐻BOS 2–3 🏝️NYI 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 🐦ATL 🦆ANA 3–1 🧥CBJ 🐆FLA 2–3 🐧PIT 🐙DET 3–2 🐯NSH

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