Sabres 3–4 Rangers — Final Score & Stats (Dec 23, 2023)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
⚔️ BUF	1	1	1	0	3
🗽 NYR	2	1	0	1	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Mika Zibanejad

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 23:25 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Chris Kreider

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 21:04 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Jordan Greenway

2 A

1 shots · 18:58 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Ryan Lindgren Go-ahead 1st · 07:19

Assists: Jonny Brodzinski, Nick Bonino · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

0–1

🗽 Artemi Panarin PP 1st · 15:35

Assists: Mika Zibanejad · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

0–2

⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin 1st · 16:37

Assists: Jordan Greenway · beat Igor Shesterkin

1–2

2nd period

⚔️ Jack Quinn Tying 2nd · 01:42

Assists: Dylan Cozens, JJ Peterka · beat Igor Shesterkin

2–2

🗽 Mika Zibanejad Go-ahead 2nd · 07:13

Assists: Chris Kreider, Blake Wheeler · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–3

3rd period

⚔️ Casey Mittelstadt Tying 3rd · 06:50

Assists: Jordan Greenway · beat Igor Shesterkin

3–3

Overtime

🗽 Chris Kreider Go-ahead OT · 02:28

Assists: Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

3–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Greenway · Thompson · Tuch 18:58

L2 Mittelstadt · Cozens · Quinn 15:59

L3 Benson · Skinner · Peterka 13:37

L4 Olofsson · Krebs · Okposo 10:44

D1 Samuelsson · Dahlin 27:52

D2 Clifton · Power 23:13

D3 Johnson · Johnson 9:56

🗽Rangers

L1 Kreider · Zibanejad · Trocheck 21:19

L2 Panarin · Lafrenière · Wheeler 16:30

L3 Vesey · Goodrow · Pitlick 14:25

L4 Cuylle · Brodzinski · Bonino 10:41

D1 Fox · Miller 25:00

D2 Trouba · Lindgren 21:26

D3 Gustafsson · Schneider 11:40

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF NYR🗽

30 Shots on goal 33

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

18 Hits 13

26 Blocked shots 13

7 Takeaways 6

5 Giveaways 7

33 Penalty minutes 7

BUF shooting 10.0% (3/30) NYR shooting 12.1% (4/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

29/33

.879 SV% · 4 GA · 62:05 TOI

🗽Rangers

Igor Shesterkin

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 62:24 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

BUF NYR

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🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-1-1 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Rangers

Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-2 (78% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Sabres

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

Rangers

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

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Rangers lead the season series 2–1

Nov 272023 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 5–1 Oct 122023 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 5–1 Apr 102023 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–2 SO Mar 312023 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 OT Mar 112023 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 OT

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❓ BUF vs NYR, answered

Who won Sabres vs Rangers on December 23, 2023?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Casey Mittelstadt, Jack Quinn, Rasmus Dahlin.

Who scored for Rangers?

Artemi Panarin, Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad, Ryan Lindgren.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 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

BeforeDec 21 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 3–9 AfterDec 27 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 4–1

🗽 Rangers

BeforeDec 22 🛢️EDM @ 🗽NYR 4–3 AfterDec 27 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 1–5

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