Rangers 5–1 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Oct 12, 2023)

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

Chris Kreider

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 14:28 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Mika Zibanejad

3 A

1 shots · 15:30 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Artemi Panarin

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 15:44 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Alexis Lafrenière Go-ahead 1st · 03:47

Assists: Artemi Panarin, Filip Chytil · beat Devon Levi

1–0

🗽 Chris Kreider PP 1st · 12:22

Assists: Adam Fox, Mika Zibanejad · beat Devon Levi

2–0

2nd period

🗽 Artemi Panarin 2nd · 12:49

Unassisted · beat Devon Levi

3–0

⚔️ JJ Peterka 2nd · 18:30

Assists: Owen Power, Henri Jokiharju · beat Igor Shesterkin

3–1

3rd period

🗽 Chris Kreider SH 3rd · 11:34

Assists: Mika Zibanejad, K'Andre Miller · beat Devon Levi

4–1

🗽 Jacob Trouba Empty net 3rd · 18:31

Assists: Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad

5–1

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Panarin · Trocheck · Chytil 15:45

L2 Lafrenière · Zibanejad · Wheeler 15:29

L3 Kreider · Goodrow · Kakko 14:28

L4 Cuylle · Bonino · Pitlick 12:34

D1 Miller · Trouba 22:26

D2 Fox · Lindgren 19:56

D3 Schneider · Gustafsson 15:40

⚔️Sabres

L1 Cozens · Skinner · Tuch 18:02

L2 Greenway · Thompson · Mittelstadt 16:54

L3 Olofsson · Benson · Peterka 14:39

L4 Krebs · Girgensons · Okposo 10:24

D1 Dahlin · Power 24:18

D2 Samuelsson · Clifton 18:38

D3 Jokiharju · Johnson 13:58

Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR BUF⚔️

31 Shots on goal 25

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

18 Hits 29

23 Blocked shots 14

4 Takeaways 6

3 Giveaways 9

8 Penalty minutes 10

NYR shooting 16.1% (5/31) BUF shooting 4.0% (1/25)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Igor Shesterkin

24/25

.960 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Devon Levi

26/30

.867 SV% · 4 GA · 58:54 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

NYR BUF

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Last meetings

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Rangers lead the season series 1–0

Apr 102023 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–2 SO Mar 312023 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 OT Mar 112023 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 OT Mar 272022 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 4–5 OT Dec 102021 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 2–1

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Who won Rangers vs Sabres on October 12, 2023?

Rangers won 5–1. The final score was Rangers 5, Sabres 1.

Who scored for Rangers?

Chris Kreider (2), Alexis Lafrenière, Artemi Panarin, Jacob Trouba.

Who scored for Sabres?

JJ Peterka.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Igor Shesterkin made 24 saves on 25 shots (.960 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Devon Levi made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🗽 Rangers

BeforeMay 1 🗽NYR @ 😈NJD 0–4 AfterOct 14 🗽NYR @ 🧥CBJ 3–5

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeApr 14 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 5–2 AfterOct 14 ⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI 2–3

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