Sabres 1–3 Rangers — Final Score & Stats (Apr 27, 2021)

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

Ryan Strome

2 A

1 shots · 20:27 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Brendan Smith

1 G

4 shots · 20:22 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Igor Shesterkin

36 saves

0.973 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

4 goals · in order

2nd period

🗽 Brendan Smith Go-ahead 2nd · 02:22

Unassisted · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

0–1

⚔️ Sam Reinhart PP Tying 2nd · 19:56

Assists: Casey Mittelstadt · beat Igor Shesterkin

1–1

3rd period

🗽 Alexis Lafrenière Go-ahead 3rd · 09:49

Assists: Ryan Strome, Adam Fox · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–2

🗽 Mika Zibanejad PP 3rd · 13:49

Assists: Chris Kreider, Ryan Strome · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Olofsson · Reinhart · Mittelstadt 19:04

L2 Skinner · Thompson · Asplund 16:50

L3 Caggiula · Bjork · Sheahan 13:12

L4 Rieder · Ruotsalainen · Cozens 9:41

D1 Dahlin · Ristolainen 23:36

D2 Jokiharju · Samuelsson 20:20

D3 Bryson · Borgen 15:13

🗽Rangers

L1 Panarin · Zibanejad · Strome 20:33

L2 Buchnevich · Kreider · Lafrenière 16:58

L3 Chytil · Blackwell · Kakko 14:12

L4 Howden · Rooney · Kravtsov 9:35

D1 Fox · Miller 24:28

D2 Smith · Lindgren 19:46

D3 Hajek · Jones 13:22

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYR🗽

37 Shots on goal 41

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

13 Hits 25

7 Blocked shots 16

8 Takeaways 6

9 Giveaways 8

11 Penalty minutes 9

BUF shooting 2.7% (1/37) NYR shooting 7.3% (3/41)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

38/41

.927 SV% · 3 GA · 57:47 TOI

🗽Rangers

Igor Shesterkin

36/37

.973 SV% · 1 GA · 59:32 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located

BUF NYR

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 6-7-3 (38% win rate, 16 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 3-5-1 (33% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 2nd: 4-3-2 (44% win rate, 9 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 3-4-3 (30% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Rangers lead the season series 6–2

Apr 252021 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–6 Apr 32021 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 SO Apr 12021 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 OT Mar 222021 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–5 Mar 22021 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 2–3

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Who won Sabres vs Rangers on April 27, 2021?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Sam Reinhart.

Who scored for Rangers?

Alexis Lafrenière, Brendan Smith, Mika Zibanejad.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 38 saves on 41 shots (.927 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Igor Shesterkin made 36 saves on 37 shots (.973 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 6–2 after 8 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeApr 25 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–6 AfterApr 29 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 2–5

🗽 Rangers

BeforeApr 25 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–6 AfterApr 29 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 4–0

Also on April 27

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