Rangers 3–2 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 11, 2024)

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

Adam Fox

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 24:14 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Owen Power

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 22:33 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Mika Zibanejad

1 G

5 shots · 17:47 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Mika Zibanejad PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:01

Assists: Artemi Panarin, Adam Fox · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–0

3rd period

🗽 Reilly Smith 3rd · 13:29

Assists: Adam Fox, Sam Carrick · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–0

⚔️ Owen Power 3rd · 15:09

Assists: Peyton Krebs, Bowen Byram · beat Igor Shesterkin

2–1

🗽 Adam Fox Empty net 3rd · 17:58

Assists: Vincent Trocheck

3–1

⚔️ Tage Thompson 3rd · 19:22

Assists: Owen Power, JJ Peterka · beat Igor Shesterkin

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Panarin · Trocheck · Smith 18:32

L2 Cuylle · Kreider · Zibanejad 16:56

L3 Lafrenière · Chytil · Kakko 13:58

L4 Berard · Carrick · Edstrom 10:38

D1 Fox · Lindgren 23:20

D2 Schneider · Mancini 18:30

D3 Jones · Miller 15:12

⚔️Sabres

L1 Zucker · Thompson · Tuch 19:48

L2 Cozens · Krebs · McLeod 17:10

L3 Benson · Greenway · Peterka 15:17

L4 Malenstyn · Kulich · Aube-Kubel 7:36

D1 Byram · Power 23:59

D2 Johnson · Clifton 17:02

D3 Jokiharju · Samuelsson 15:58

Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR BUF⚔️

28 Shots on goal 31

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

33 Hits 19

20 Blocked shots 18

4 Takeaways 6

17 Giveaways 10

9 Penalty minutes 13

NYR shooting 10.7% (3/28) BUF shooting 6.5% (2/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Igor Shesterkin

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 59:58 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 57:35 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

NYR BUF

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Rangers

Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Rangers

Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-5 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Nov 72024 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 6–1 Dec 232023 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–4 OT Nov 272023 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 5–1 Oct 122023 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 5–1 Apr 102023 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–2 SO

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Who won Rangers vs Sabres on December 11, 2024?

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

Who scored for Rangers?

Adam Fox, Mika Zibanejad, Reilly Smith.

Who scored for Sabres?

Owen Power, Tage Thompson.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Igor Shesterkin made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🗽 Rangers

BeforeDec 9 🪶CHI @ 🗽NYR 2–1 AfterDec 14 👑LAK @ 🗽NYR 5–1

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 9 🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF 6–5 AfterDec 14 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 2–4

Also on December 11

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