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2018-19 regular season

Rangers at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Sabres beat Rangers 3–1 at KeyBank Center on October 6, 2018.

NYR – BUF
44–29
Shots on goal
0/3–2/4
Power play
18–18
Hits
13–13
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Conor Sheary
2 G
3 shots · 18:50 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Jack Eichel
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 25:45 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Carter Hutton
43 saves
0.977 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Conor Sheary PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:15
Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen, Casey Mittelstadt · beat Henrik Lundqvist
0–1
2nd period
⚔️ Conor Sheary PP 2nd · 01:42
Assists: Sam Reinhart, Jack Eichel · beat Henrik Lundqvist
0–2
3rd period
🗽 Brett Howden 3rd · 15:21
Assists: Adam McQuaid, Ryan Spooner · beat Carter Hutton
1–2
⚔️ Jack Eichel Empty net 3rd · 19:58
Unassisted
1–3

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🗽Rangers
L1 Zibanejad · Zuccarello · Fast 19:42
L2 Kreider · Vesey · Chytil 17:12
L3 Buchnevich · Spooner · Hayes 14:49
L4 McLeod · Howden · Lettieri 7:53
D1 Shattenkirk · Skjei 21:50
D2 Pionk · McQuaid 18:58
D3 Smith · Staal 15:26
⚔️Sabres
L1 Sheary · Eichel · Reinhart 20:21
L2 Berglund · Rodrigues · Okposo 14:47
L3 Elie · Girgensons · Skinner 13:48
L4 Mittelstadt · Thompson · Pominville 9:48
D1 Ristolainen · Scandella 24:28
D2 McCabe · Dahlin 19:13
D3 Nelson · Beaulieu 12:46

Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR BUF⚔️
44 Shots on goal 29
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4
18 Hits 18
13 Blocked shots 13
2 Takeaways 5
4 Giveaways 6
17 Penalty minutes 15
NYR shooting 2.3% (1/44) BUF shooting 10.3% (3/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Henrik Lundqvist
26/28
.929 SV% · 2 GA · 57:43 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Carter Hutton
43/44
.977 SV% · 1 GA · 59:37 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located
Conor Sheary · 1st 13:15 · 0–1 Conor Sheary · 2nd 01:42 · 0–2 Brett Howden · 3rd 15:21 · 1–2 Jack Eichel · 3rd 19:58 · 1–3
NYR BUF
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Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 1–0
Mar 242018 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 1–5 Jan 182018 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–4 Jan 12018 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 OT Feb 22017 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 OT Jan 32017 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 4–1
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Who won Rangers vs Sabres on October 6, 2018?

Sabres won 3–1. The final score was Rangers 1, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Rangers?

Brett Howden.

Who scored for Sabres?

Conor Sheary (2), Jack Eichel.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Carter Hutton made 43 saves on 44 shots (.977 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🗽 Rangers
BeforeOct 4 🐯NSH @ 🗽NYR 3–2 AfterOct 7 🗽NYR @ 🌪️CAR 5–8
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeOct 4 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 4–0 AfterOct 8 🎰VGK @ ⚔️BUF 2–4
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