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Buffalo 3, NY Rangers 1

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
BUF(41-32-9)	0	2	1	3
NYR(43-30-9)	1	0	0	1

Final

7:00 PM ET, October 15, 2008

Madison Square Garden

New York, New York

THREE STARS

T. Vanek
Sabres (LW)

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

R. Miller
Sabres (G )

Saves: 19
Save Pct.: .950

A. Kotalik
Sabres (RW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Madison Square Garden Location: New York, New York	Referees: Kerry Fraser, Steve Kozari Linesmen: Steve Barton, Scott Driscoll
Attendance: 18,200 (100.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Buffalo

NY Rangers

Total Shots
	19
	20

PIM
	15
	26

Hits
	11
	16

Giveaways
	1
	6

Takeaways
	10
	9

Faceoffs Won
	23
	27

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
6:32		Scott Gomez (2) Assists: Michal Rozsival, Ryan Callahan	NY Rangers 1-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:13		Colton Orr: 5 Minutes for Fighting Andrew Peters
2:13		Andrew Peters: 5 Minutes for Fighting Colton Orr
3:16		Adam Mair: 2 Minutes for Hooking Scott Gomez
7:26		Dmitri Kalinin: 2 Minutes for Hooking Jason Pominville
11:17		Paul Mara: 2 Minutes for Tripping Derek Roy
19:11		Clarke MacArthur: 2 Minutes for Tripping Colton Orr

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
5:03		Ales Kotalik (2) (Power Play) Assists: Clarke MacArthur, Teppo Numminen	Game tied 1-1
12:30		Thomas Vanek (4) Assists: Derek Roy, Jason Pominville	Buffalo 2-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
3:45		Michal Rozsival: 2 Minutes for Tripping Daniel Paille
10:03		Paul Mara: 5 Minutes for Fighting Patrick Kaleta (Served by Colton Orr)
10:03		Paul Mara: null Patrick Kaleta
13:25		Clarke MacArthur: 2 Minutes for Hooking Marc Staal

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
1:10		Thomas Vanek (5) (Shorthanded) Assists: Daniel Paille, Toni Lydman	Buffalo 3-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
0:14		Craig Rivet: 4 Minute Double Minor for High-sticking Ryan Callahan

Player Summary

Buffalo Sabres												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
M. Afinogenov RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:30	4:37	0:08	10:45	0	0	00.0
M. Ellis LW	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	7:32	0:00	2:23	5:09	1	4	20.0
P. Kaleta RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	6:45	0:00	0:37	6:08	0	0	00.0
A. Kotalik RW	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	22	16:49	3:53	0:08	12:48	0	2	00.0
T. Lydman D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	25	17:45	0:00	2:43	15:02	0	0	00.0
C. MacArthur LW	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	4	2	0	0	25	18:35	5:07	1:50	11:38	1	9	10.0
A. Mair C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2	2	1	0	18	13:58	0:03	0:00	13:55	7	1	87.5
T. Numminen D	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	20:59	4:44	2:36	13:39	0	0	00.0
D. Paille LW	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	1	24	17:34	0:00	2:03	15:31	0	0	00.0
A. Peters LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	5	2:56	0:00	0:00	2:56	0	0	00.0
J. Pominville RW	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	28	19:12	4:07	4:42	10:23	1	2	33.3
C. Rivet D	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	4	0	1	0	29	21:01	5:02	2:08	13:51	0	0	00.0
D. Roy C	0	1	-1	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	30	21:47	4:13	4:29	13:05	13	9	59.1
A. Sekera D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	30	22:17	4:14	4:07	13:56	0	0	00.0
J. Spacek D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	21:31	4:03	3:47	13:41	0	0	00.0
D. Stafford RW	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	11:18	0:29	0:00	10:49	0	0	00.0
H. Tallinder D	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:29	0:38	2:15	13:36	0	0	00.0
T. Vanek LW	2	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	18:10	4:47	1:56	11:27	0	0	00.0
Buffalo Sabres Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
T Connolly									Back Injury
J Hecht									Finger Injury
N Paetsch									Healthy

New York Rangers												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
B. Betts C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	9:41	0:26	2:43	6:32	6	2	75.0
R. Callahan RW	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	18	13:04	0:34	2:38	9:52	0	0	00.0
C. Drury C	0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	20:39	4:15	3:30	12:54	5	8	38.5
B. Dubinsky C	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	17:09	2:50	1:54	12:25	8	2	80.0
D. Girardi D	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	26	24:07	3:07	4:15	16:44	0	0	00.0
S. Gomez C	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	22:58	4:12	3:26	15:20	6	4	60.0
D. Kalinin D	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	21	17:49	1:20	2:09	14:20	0	0	00.0
L. Korpikoski LW	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	14	10:54	0:54	0:40	9:20	2	6	25.0
P. Mara D	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	17	1	1	0	11	8:28	1:06	1:24	5:58	0	0	00.0
M. Naslund LW	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	15	14:11	4:08	0:00	10:03	0	0	00.0
C. Orr RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	1	0	13	7:08	0:34	0:00	6:34	0	1	00.0
P. Prucha LW	0	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	15	11:59	1:06	0:00	10:53	0	0	00.0
W. Redden D	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	28	25:20	5:16	2:04	18:00	0	0	00.0
M. Rozsival D	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	2	0	27	25:04	5:15	2:59	16:50	0	0	00.0
F. Sjostrom RW	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	12:11	0:26	2:31	9:15	0	0	00.0
M. Staal D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	19:39	0:40	4:25	14:35	0	0	00.0
A. Voros LW	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	16	13:58	2:34	0:07	11:17	0	0	00.0
N. Zherdev RW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	22	17:37	3:07	0:07	14:23	0	0	00.0
New York Rangers Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
P Rissmiller									Healthy
D Fritsche									Healthy
N Dawes									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Buffalo Sabres Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
R. Miller	20	1	19	.95	59:52	0

New York Rangers Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
H. Lundqvist	19	3	16	.842	57:48	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Buffalo	5	9	4	19
New York Rangers	3	6	11	20

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Buffalo	2 of 0
New York Rangers	0 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Wednesday, October 15th

Buffalo	3	Final
NY Rangers	1

Boston	3	Final
Montreal	4	SO

Phoenix	1	Final
Chicago	4

Nashville	4	Final
Dallas	6

Edmonton	3	Final
Anaheim	2

ESPN NHL

Buffalo 3, NY Rangers 1

Final

NHL Scores

Wednesday, October 15th