Sabres 2–3 Rangers — Final Score & Stats (Mar 2, 2021)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Pavel Buchnevich

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 18:11 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Adam Fox

2 A

1 shots · 23:47 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Chris Kreider

1 G

2 shots · 17:00 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Pavel Buchnevich Go-ahead 1st · 00:28

Assists: Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox · beat Carter Hutton

0–1

⚔️ Sam Reinhart Tying 1st · 00:55

Assists: Victor Olofsson, Jack Eichel · beat Igor Shesterkin

1–1

🗽 Alexis Lafrenière Go-ahead 1st · 02:36

Assists: Pavel Buchnevich · beat Carter Hutton

1–2

2nd period

🗽 Chris Kreider 2nd · 09:32

Assists: Ryan Lindgren, Adam Fox · beat Carter Hutton

1–3

⚔️ Tobias Rieder 2nd · 16:21

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Igor Shesterkin

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Olofsson · Eichel · Reinhart 19:46

L2 Hall · Lazar · Sheahan 15:27

L3 Rieder · Skinner · Staal 13:14

L4 Eakin · Cozens · Okposo 12:05

D1 Ristolainen · Dahlin 23:26

D2 Bryson · Jokiharju 18:24

D3 Montour · Miller 17:34

🗽Rangers

L1 Lafrenière · Buchnevich · Strome 18:11

L2 Kreider · Zibanejad · Chytil 16:36

L3 Blackwell · Rooney · Gauthier 14:33

L4 Lemieux · Di Giuseppe · Howden 10:58

D1 Fox · Miller 22:19

D2 Lindgren · Johnson 18:32

D3 Hajek · Smith 17:18

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYR🗽

24 Shots on goal 19

24 Hits 23

9 Blocked shots 17

6 Takeaways 12

8 Giveaways 4

9 Penalty minutes 7

BUF shooting 8.3% (2/24) NYR shooting 15.8% (3/19)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Carter Hutton

16/19

.842 SV% · 3 GA · 58:45 TOI

🗽Rangers

Igor Shesterkin

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 59:54 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

BUF NYR

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-3 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Rangers

Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-2-1 (50% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-3-1 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Rangers

Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-1-2 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Rangers lead the season series 2–1

Jan 282021 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 OT Jan 262021 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 Feb 72020 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–2 Oct 242019 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 2–6 Feb 152019 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 6–2

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Who won Sabres vs Rangers on March 2, 2021?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Sam Reinhart, Tobias Rieder.

Who scored for Rangers?

Alexis Lafrenière, Chris Kreider, Pavel Buchnevich.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Carter Hutton made 16 saves on 19 shots (.842 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Igor Shesterkin made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeFeb 28 🔔PHI @ ⚔️BUF 3–0 AfterMar 4 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–5

🗽 Rangers

BeforeFeb 28 🐻BOS @ 🗽NYR 4–1 AfterMar 4 🗽NYR @ 😈NJD 6–1

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