Rangers 4–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Mar 8, 2016)

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

Mats Zuccarello

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 16:19 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Derick Brassard

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 15:56 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Antti Raanta

34 saves

0.944 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Derick Brassard PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:30

Assists: Mats Zuccarello, Keith Yandle · beat Robin Lehner

1–0

2nd period

🗽 Mats Zuccarello 2nd · 04:38

Assists: Derek Stepan · beat Robin Lehner

2–0

🗽 Jesper Fast 2nd · 06:05

Assists: Derick Brassard, Kevin Klein · beat Robin Lehner

3–0

⚔️ Sam Reinhart 2nd · 10:12

Assists: Jack Eichel, Chad Johnson · beat Antti Raanta

3–1

⚔️ Johan Larsson 2nd · 16:10

Assists: Brian Gionta, Zach Bogosian · beat Antti Raanta

3–2

3rd period

🗽 J.T. Miller Empty net 3rd · 19:00

Assists: Mats Zuccarello

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Stalberg · Staal · Zuccarello 17:24

L2 Lindberg · Brassard · Fast 15:56

L3 Kreider · Stepan · Miller 14:27

L4 Glass · Moore · Hayes 12:18

D1 McDonagh · Klein 21:49

D2 Girardi · Yandle 20:20

D3 Skjei · Boyle 16:53

⚔️Sabres

L1 Kane · Eichel · Gionta 21:56

L2 Larsson · Foligno · Reinhart 15:37

L3 Deslauriers · O'Reilly · Girgensons 12:54

L4 Moulson · Legwand · Catenacci 10:10

D1 Bogosian · Ristolainen 24:20

D2 McCabe · Gorges 20:59

D3 Pysyk · Colaiacovo 13:39

Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR BUF⚔️

26 Shots on goal 36

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

24 Hits 13

11 Blocked shots 13

5 Takeaways 10

5 Giveaways 5

4 Penalty minutes 14

NYR shooting 15.4% (4/26) BUF shooting 5.6% (2/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Antti Raanta

34/36

.944 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Chad Johnson Shutout

11/11

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 32:19 TOI

Robin Lehner

11/14

.786 SV% · 3 GA · 26:05 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 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: 12-2-2 (75% win rate, 16 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-9-7 (20% win rate, 20 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Rangers

Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 15-1 (94% win rate, 16 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-12-3 (25% win rate, 20 games)

Last meetings

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Rangers lead the season series 2–0

Jan 252016 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–6 Mar 142015 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 2–0 Feb 202015 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 Jan 32015 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 1–6 Apr 102014 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 1–2

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Who won Rangers vs Sabres on March 8, 2016?

Rangers won 4–2. The final score was Rangers 4, Sabres 2.

Who scored for Rangers?

Derick Brassard, J.T. Miller, Jesper Fast, Mats Zuccarello.

Who scored for Sabres?

Johan Larsson, Sam Reinhart.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Antti Raanta made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Chad Johnson made 11 saves on 11 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🗽 Rangers

BeforeMar 6 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 6–4 AfterMar 12 🗽NYR @ 🐙DET 2–3

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeMar 7 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 4–3 AfterMar 10 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3

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