Sabres 3–4 Rangers — Final Score & Stats (Jan 18, 2018)

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

Rick Nash

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 15:36 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Pavel Buchnevich

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 13:41 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Henrik Lundqvist

34 saves

0.919 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Rick Nash Go-ahead 1st · 01:24

Assists: Pavel Buchnevich · beat Robin Lehner

0–1

⚔️ Kyle Okposo PP Tying 1st · 18:41

Assists: Sam Reinhart, Jack Eichel · beat Henrik Lundqvist

1–1

2nd period

🗽 J.T. Miller Go-ahead 2nd · 08:26

Assists: David Desharnais · beat Robin Lehner

1–2

⚔️ Justin Falk Tying 2nd · 17:10

Assists: Evan Rodrigues, Sam Reinhart · beat Henrik Lundqvist

2–2

3rd period

🗽 Rick Nash Go-ahead 3rd · 06:49

Assists: Ryan McDonagh, Nick Holden · beat Robin Lehner

2–3

⚔️ Rasmus Ristolainen PP Tying 3rd · 14:59

Assists: Kyle Okposo, Jack Eichel · beat Henrik Lundqvist

3–3

🗽 Pavel Buchnevich Go-ahead 3rd · 16:02

Assists: Mika Zibanejad, Rick Nash · beat Robin Lehner

3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Eichel · O'Reilly · Okposo 19:24

L2 Kane · Reinhart · Girgensons 17:17

L3 Pouliot · Rodrigues · Pominville 14:06

L4 Larsson · Wilson · Nolan 9:21

D1 Ristolainen · Scandella 25:03

D2 McCabe · Falk 19:50

D3 Gorges · Nelson 12:56

🗽Rangers

L1 Miller · Zibanejad · Zuccarello 18:34

L2 Nash · Grabner · Lettieri 14:59

L3 Buchnevich · Holland · Fast 13:58

L4 Vesey · Desharnais · Carey 10:29

D1 McDonagh · Holden 21:26

D2 Skjei · Smith 19:04

D3 Kampfer · Shattenkirk 17:40

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYR🗽

37 Shots on goal 34

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

30 Hits 22

14 Blocked shots 19

5 Takeaways 7

12 Giveaways 16

8 Penalty minutes 12

BUF shooting 8.1% (3/37) NYR shooting 11.8% (4/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Robin Lehner

30/34

.882 SV% · 4 GA · 58:03 TOI

🗽Rangers

Henrik Lundqvist

34/37

.919 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

BUF NYR

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 7-6-4 (41% win rate, 17 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 7-5-1 (54% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 2-3-2 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 5-5-3 (38% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Rangers lead the season series 2–0

Jan 12018 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 OT Feb 22017 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 OT Jan 32017 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 4–1 Dec 12016 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 Apr 22016 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 4–3

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Who won Sabres vs Rangers on January 18, 2018?

Rangers won 4–3. The final score was Sabres 3, Rangers 4.

Who scored for Sabres?

Justin Falk, Kyle Okposo, Rasmus Ristolainen.

Who scored for Rangers?

Rick Nash (2), J.T. Miller, Pavel Buchnevich.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Robin Lehner made 30 saves on 34 shots (.882 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 34 saves on 37 shots (.919 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeJan 11 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 1–3 AfterJan 20 ⭐DAL @ ⚔️BUF 7–1

🗽 Rangers

BeforeJan 16 🔔PHI @ 🗽NYR 1–5 AfterJan 20 🗽NYR @ 🏔️COL 1–3

Also on January 18

⭐DAL 1–2 🧥CBJ 🦅WSH 3–4 😈NJD 🐻BOS 5–2 🏝️NYI 🍁TOR 2–3 🔔PHI 🎵STL 4–1 🏛️OTT 🎰VGK 4–1 ⚡TBL 🌵ARI 2–3 🐯NSH 🦈SJS 3–5 🏔️COL

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