⚔️ Away Sabres 19-25-4
3–6
Final
🗽 Home Rangers 26-17-5
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
⚔️ BUF 1023
🗽 NYR 1146

Sabres at Rangers

Rangers beat Sabres 6–3 at Madison Square Garden on January 25, 2016.

🗓 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2015-16 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 1–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🗽 NYR
Derick Brassard
2 G, 3 A
6 shots · 19:17 TOI
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Jesper Fast
2 A
1 shots · 14:34 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Zemgus Girgensons
2 G
2 shots · 14:34 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Dylan McIlrath Go-ahead 1st · 05:58
Assists: Keith Yandle, Derick Brassard · beat Chad Johnson
0–1
⚔️ Brian Gionta Tying 1st · 16:13
Assists: Marcus Foligno, Zach Bogosian · beat Henrik Lundqvist
1–1
2nd period
🗽 Viktor Stalberg Go-ahead 2nd · 14:51
Assists: Kevin Hayes, Oscar Lindberg · beat Chad Johnson
1–2
3rd period
🗽 Derick Brassard 3rd · 01:06
Assists: Jesper Fast, Kevin Klein · beat Chad Johnson
1–3
⚔️ Zemgus Girgensons 3rd · 04:31
Assists: Jack Eichel, Matt Moulson · beat Henrik Lundqvist
2–3
⚔️ Zemgus Girgensons Tying 3rd · 05:44
Assists: Jack Eichel · beat Henrik Lundqvist
3–3
🗽 J.T. Miller Go-ahead 3rd · 06:44
Assists: Jesper Fast, Derick Brassard · beat Chad Johnson
3–4
🗽 Mats Zuccarello PP 3rd · 09:23
Assists: Derek Stepan, Derick Brassard · beat Chad Johnson
3–5
🗽 Derick Brassard Empty net 3rd · 19:24
Unassisted
3–6

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Kane · O'Reilly · Eichel 21:57
L2 McGinn · Girgensons · Gionta 15:34
L3 Larsson · Foligno · Moulson 12:42
L4 Schaller · Legwand · O'Reilly 9:50
D1 Ristolainen · Bogosian 26:44
D2 Weber · McCabe 17:59
D3 Pysyk · Franson 14:56
🗽Rangers
L1 Kreider · Stepan · Zuccarello 20:46
L2 Brassard · Miller · Fast 15:17
L3 Lindberg · Moore · Hayes 12:44
L4 Stalberg · Paille · Glass 10:27
D1 McDonagh · Yandle 21:54
D2 Klein · Staal 19:24
D3 Girardi · McIlrath 16:16

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF NYR🗽
26 Shots on goal 33
0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
23 Hits 25
11 Blocked shots 16
10 Takeaways 13
7 Giveaways 15
8 Penalty minutes 2
BUF shooting 11.5% (3/26) NYR shooting 18.2% (6/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Chad Johnson
27/32
.844 SV% · 5 GA · 58:32 TOI
🗽Rangers
Henrik Lundqvist
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Dylan McIlrath · 1st 05:58 · 0–1 Brian Gionta · 1st 16:13 · 1–1 Viktor Stalberg · 2nd 14:51 · 1–2 Derick Brassard · 3rd 01:06 · 1–3 Zemgus Girgensons · 3rd 04:31 · 2–3 Zemgus Girgensons · 3rd 05:44 · 3–3 J.T. Miller · 3rd 06:44 · 3–4 Mats Zuccarello · 3rd 09:23 · 3–5 Derick Brassard · 3rd 19:24 · 3–6
BUF NYR
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 8-10 (44% win rate, 18 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 6-8-2 (38% win rate, 16 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-9-2 (27% win rate, 15 games)
Rangers
Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 9-1 (90% win rate, 10 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Rangers lead the season series 1–0
Mar 142015 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 2–0 Feb 202015 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 Jan 32015 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 1–6 Apr 102014 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 1–2 Dec 52013 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 3–1
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Who won Sabres vs Rangers on January 25, 2016?

Rangers won 6–3. The final score was Sabres 3, Rangers 6.

Who scored for Sabres?

Zemgus Girgensons (2), Brian Gionta.

Who scored for Rangers?

Derick Brassard (2), Dylan McIlrath, J.T. Miller, Mats Zuccarello, Viktor Stalberg.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Chad Johnson made 27 saves on 32 shots (.844 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeJan 22 🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF 3–0 AfterJan 26 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 3–2
🗽 Rangers
BeforeJan 24 🗽NYR @ 🏛️OTT 0–3 AfterFeb 2 🗽NYR @ 😈NJD 2–3
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