Rangers 2–8 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Feb 22, 2025)

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 ⚔️ BUF

Rasmus Dahlin

2 G, 2 A

5 shots · 20:42 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Tage Thompson

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 17:16 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Jason Zucker

3 A

3 shots · 11:47 TOI

Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Jack Quinn Go-ahead 1st · 01:46

Unassisted · beat Igor Shesterkin

0–1

⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin 1st · 11:58

Assists: Jordan Greenway · beat Igor Shesterkin

0–2

⚔️ Tage Thompson 1st · 15:32

Assists: JJ Peterka · beat Igor Shesterkin

0–3

⚔️ Ryan McLeod 1st · 17:33

Assists: Rasmus Dahlin, Jason Zucker · beat Igor Shesterkin

0–4

⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin PP 1st · 18:21

Assists: Tage Thompson, Jason Zucker · beat Igor Shesterkin

0–5

2nd period

🗽 Chris Kreider PP 2nd · 05:29

Assists: Artemi Panarin, J.T. Miller · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–5

🗽 Mika Zibanejad 2nd · 11:25

Assists: Adam Fox, J.T. Miller · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

2–5

3rd period

⚔️ Tage Thompson 3rd · 03:47

Assists: Jiri Kulich, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Jonathan Quick

2–6

⚔️ Ryan McLeod 3rd · 05:40

Assists: Jason Zucker, Owen Power · beat Jonathan Quick

2–7

⚔️ Henri Jokiharju 3rd · 19:24

Assists: Zach Benson, Dennis Gilbert · beat Jonathan Quick

2–8

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Panarin · Zibanejad · Trocheck 18:06

L2 Cuylle · Lafrenière · Miller 16:48

L3 Kreider · Smith · Kaliyev 14:49

L4 Carrick · Brodzinski · Rempe 12:21

D1 Miller · Borgen 21:56

D2 Fox · Lindgren 18:38

D3 Vaakanainen · Schneider 16:16

⚔️Sabres

L1 Kulich · Thompson · Peterka 17:31

L2 McLeod · Cozens · Quinn 15:40

L3 Greenway · Benson · Tuch 14:02

L4 Malenstyn · Zucker · Krebs 11:50

D1 Byram · Power 21:01

D2 Dahlin · Samuelsson 20:22

D3 Gilbert · Jokiharju 16:35

Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR BUF⚔️

28 Shots on goal 33

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

28 Hits 29

11 Blocked shots 19

8 Takeaways 4

12 Giveaways 14

6 Penalty minutes 8

NYR shooting 7.1% (2/28) BUF shooting 24.2% (8/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Igor Shesterkin

11/16

.688 SV% · 5 GA · 18:21 TOI

Jonathan Quick

14/17

.824 SV% · 3 GA · 41:39 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

10 of 10 goals located

NYR BUF

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

Period by period

After 2nd — 2–5

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 2–1

Dec 112024 🗽NYR @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 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

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Questions and what's next

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Who won Rangers vs Sabres on February 22, 2025?

Sabres won 8–2. The final score was Rangers 2, Sabres 8.

Who scored for Rangers?

Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad.

Who scored for Sabres?

Rasmus Dahlin (2), Ryan McLeod (2), Tage Thompson (2), Henri Jokiharju, Jack Quinn.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Igor Shesterkin made 11 saves on 16 shots (.688 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 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?

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🗽 Rangers

BeforeFeb 8 🗽NYR @ 🧥CBJ 4–3 AfterFeb 23 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 5–3

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeFeb 8 ⚔️BUF @ 🐯NSH 4–6 AfterFeb 25 🦆ANA @ ⚔️BUF 2–3

Also on February 22

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