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2011-12 regular season

Sabres at Rangers

🗓 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 3–0

Rangers beat Sabres 3–2 in overtime at Madison Square Garden on February 25, 2012.

BUF – NYR
20–28
Shots on goal
1/2–0/2
Power play
18–27
Hits
20–9
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🗽 NYR
Carl Hagelin
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 18:26 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Drew Stafford
2 G
4 shots · 20:00 TOI
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Ryan Callahan
1 G
3 shots · 22:25 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Drew Stafford Go-ahead 1st · 13:29
Assists: Tyler Ennis, Andrej Sekera · beat Henrik Lundqvist
1–0
2nd period
🗽 Carl Hagelin Tying 2nd · 07:38
Assists: Marc Staal, Brad Richards · beat Ryan Miller
1–1
3rd period
⚔️ Drew Stafford PP Go-ahead 3rd · 00:44
Assists: Thomas Vanek, Derek Roy · beat Henrik Lundqvist
2–1
🗽 Marian Gaborik Tying 3rd · 05:32
Assists: Michael Del Zotto, Carl Hagelin · beat Ryan Miller
2–2
Overtime
🗽 Ryan Callahan Go-ahead OT · 02:59
Assists: Ryan McDonagh · beat Ryan Miller
2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Roy · Pominville · Stafford 22:16
L2 Vanek · Leino · Ennis 16:48
L3 Gerbe · Gaustad · Kaleta 15:34
L4 Ellis · Kassian · Tropp 6:16
D1 Leopold · Sekera 22:12
D2 Myers · Regehr 20:55
D3 Ehrhoff · Weber 18:48
🗽Rangers
L1 Richards · Gaborik · Callahan 22:25
L2 Hagelin · Stepan · Dubinsky 17:30
L3 Prust · Anisimov · Boyle 15:13
L4 Rupp · Fedotenko · Mitchell 6:53
D1 Girardi · McDonagh 25:12
D2 Staal · Stralman 21:12
D3 Del Zotto · Bickel 14:52

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF NYR🗽
20 Shots on goal 28
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2
18 Hits 27
20 Blocked shots 9
2 Takeaways 4
4 Giveaways 8
11 Penalty minutes 11
BUF shooting 10.0% (2/20) NYR shooting 10.7% (3/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
25/28
.893 SV% · 3 GA · 62:59 TOI
🗽Rangers
Henrik Lundqvist
18/20
.900 SV% · 2 GA · 62:54 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Drew Stafford · 1st 13:29 · 1–0 Carl Hagelin · 2nd 07:38 · 1–1 Drew Stafford · 3rd 00:44 · 2–1 Marian Gaborik · 3rd 05:32 · 2–2 Ryan Callahan · OT 02:59 · 2–3
BUF NYR
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-2-2 (60% win rate, 10 games)
Rangers
Rangers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-6-3 (36% win rate, 14 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 2nd: 6-5-3 (43% win rate, 14 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 10-4-3 (59% win rate, 17 games)

Last meetings

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Rangers lead the season series 3–0
Feb 12012 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 1–0 SO Dec 102011 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 4–1 Mar 302011 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 0–1 Mar 12011 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–2 Nov 112010 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 2–3 OT
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Who won Sabres vs Rangers on February 25, 2012?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Drew Stafford (2).

Who scored for Rangers?

Carl Hagelin, Marian Gaborik, Ryan Callahan.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 18 saves on 20 shots (.900 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?

Rangers lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeFeb 24 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 1–2 AfterFeb 29 ⚔️BUF @ 🦆ANA 2–0
🗽 Rangers
BeforeFeb 24 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 3–4 AfterFeb 27 😈NJD @ 🗽NYR 0–2
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