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Buffalo 3, NY Rangers 5

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	1	2	3	T
BUF(41-32-9)	0	1	2	3
NYR(43-30-9)	1	3	1	5

Final

7:00 PM ET, March 21, 2009

Madison Square Garden

New York, New York

THREE STARS

N. Zherdev
Rangers (RW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

N. Antropov
Rangers (C )

Goals: 0
Assists: 2

R. Callahan
Rangers (RW)

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Madison Square Garden Location: New York, New York	Referees: Tim Peel, Rob Martell Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Anthony Sericolo
Attendance: 18,200 (100.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Buffalo

NY Rangers

Total Shots
	40
	31

PIM
	18
	24

Hits
	26
	32

Giveaways
	6
	2

Takeaways
	4
	13

Faceoffs Won
	26
	32

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
9:01		Markus Naslund (22) Assists: Marc Staal, Nik Antropov	NY Rangers 1-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:51		Blair Betts: 2 Minutes for Interference of Dominic Moore
5:14		Scott Gomez: 2 Minutes for Hooking Tim Connolly
18:53		Derek Morris: 2 Minutes for Roughing Paul Gaustad
18:53		Paul Gaustad: 2 Minutes for Roughing Derek Morris

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
2:25		Chris Drury (18) (Power Play) Assists: Paul Mara, Nik Antropov	NY Rangers 2-0
2:52		Daniel Paille (10) Assists: Dominic Moore, Maxim Afinogenov	NY Rangers 2-1
5:25		Ryan Callahan (18) Assists: Brandon Dubinsky	NY Rangers 3-1
17:26		Nikolai Zherdev (21) Assists: Scott Gomez, Sean Avery	NY Rangers 4-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
0:54		2-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Thomas Vanek)
12:39		Fredrik Sjostrom: 2 Minutes for Hooking Jochen Hecht
13:18		Craig Rivet: 2 Minutes for Slashing Brandon Dubinsky
14:13		Scott Gomez: 2 Minutes for Hooking Clarke MacArthur

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
0:18		Clarke MacArthur (13) Assists: Paul Gaustad, Patrick Kaleta	NY Rangers 4-2
18:39		Toni Lydman (3) Assists: Thomas Vanek, Jason Pominville	NY Rangers 4-3
19:35		Ryan Callahan (19) (Empty net) Assists: Fredrik Sjostrom, Daniel Girardi	NY Rangers 5-3
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:21		Clarke MacArthur: 2 Minutes for Slashing Lauri Korpikoski
10:32		Blair Betts: 2 Minutes for Holding Dominic Moore
19:42		Paul Gaustad: 2 Minutes for Slashing Brandon Dubinsky
19:42		Brandon Dubinsky: 2 Minutes for Slashing Paul Gaustad
19:42		Brandon Dubinsky: 10 Minutes for Misconduct
19:42		Paul Gaustad: 10 Minutes for Misconduct

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	1	1	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	18	13:57	2:52	0:00	11:05	0	0	00.0
C. Butler D	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	20	14:09	0:49	0:00	13:20	0	0	00.0
T. Connolly C	0	0	-1	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	25	17:54	3:47	1:44	12:25	5	7	41.7
P. Gaustad C	0	1	1	6	3	0	3	14	1	1	0	26	17:36	3:12	1:26	12:56	6	11	35.3
J. Hecht C	0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	14:13	0:00	1:17	12:56	1	0	100.0
P. Kaleta RW	0	1	1	4	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	19	12:14	0:01	0:00	12:11	0	1	00.0
T. Lydman D	1	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	28	24:45	3:20	1:57	19:28	0	0	00.0
C. MacArthur LW	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	21	12:17	0:15	0:00	12:00	0	0	00.0
D. Moore C	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	13:11	1:46	1:32	9:53	6	9	40.0
D. Paille LW	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16	11:37	0:00	0:00	11:37	0	1	00.0
J. Pominville RW	0	1	-1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	19	14:21	3:17	0:33	10:33	0	0	00.0
C. Rivet D	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	27	19:14	3:24	1:30	14:20	0	0	00.0
D. Roy C	0	0	-2	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	17:25	3:16	0:30	13:39	8	3	72.7
A. Sekera D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	24	17:48	2:16	0:00	15:32	0	0	00.0
J. Spacek D	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	0	3	27	21:34	3:31	1:34	16:29	0	0	00.0
D. Stafford RW	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	21	15:07	3:51	0:00	11:16	0	0	00.0
H. Tallinder D	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	24	19:35	0:00	2:01	17:34	0	0	00.0
T. Vanek LW	0	1	-1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	21	16:27	4:02	0:00	12:27	0	0	00.0
Buffalo Sabres Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
T Numminen									Scratched
A Mair									Scratched
N Paetsch									Scratched
A Peters									Scratched
M Ellis									Scratched

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	%
N. Antropov C	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	23	13:20	1:42	0:00	11:38	0	1	00.0
S. Avery LW	0	1	1	5	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	19	15:59	1:49	0:00	14:10	0	0	00.0
B. Betts C	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	4	1	0	0	18	10:45	0:00	2:10	8:35	12	6	66.7
R. Callahan RW	2	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	25	14:47	0:00	2:52	11:53	0	0	00.0
C. Drury C	1	0	1	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	27	17:02	1:42	2:59	12:21	7	9	43.8
B. Dubinsky C	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	12	4	2	0	23	13:54	0:00	2:27	11:27	6	3	66.7
D. Girardi D	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	3	1	0	28	19:46	0:00	3:41	16:05	0	0	00.0
S. Gomez C	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	4	0	2	0	24	18:13	1:49	0:00	16:26	7	7	50.0
L. Korpikoski LW	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	19	11:21	0:00	2:19	9:02	0	0	00.0
P. Mara D	0	1	-1	1	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	27	19:12	1:23	0:36	17:13	0	0	00.0
D. Morris D	0	0	1	2	0	3	1	2	1	1	0	30	18:42	1:43	3:15	13:42	0	0	00.0
M. Naslund LW	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	12:11	1:49	0:00	10:22	0	0	00.0
C. Orr RW	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	11	8:00	0:00	0:00	8:00	0	0	00.0
W. Redden D	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	30	20:08	2:08	3:15	14:43	0	0	00.0
M. Rozsival D	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	27	21:37	1:48	1:05	18:44	0	0	00.0
F. Sjostrom RW	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	2	3	1	0	22	14:34	0:00	2:49	11:45	0	0	00.0
M. Staal D	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	27	20:36	0:00	4:10	16:28	0	0	00.0
N. Zherdev RW	1	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	17:35	1:42	0:00	15:55	0	0	00.0
New York Rangers Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
A Voros									Scratched

Goaltending Summary

Buffalo Sabres Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
P. Lalime	19	4	15	.789	39:54	0
M. Tellqvist	11	0	11	1	18:54	0

New York Rangers Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
H. Lundqvist	40	3	37	.925	60:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Buffalo	14	12	14	40
New York Rangers	9	10	12	31

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Buffalo	0 of 0
New York Rangers	1 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

Saturday, March 21st

Dallas	2	Final
San Jose	5

Washington	1	Final
Carolina	4

Toronto	5	Final
Montreal	2

Buffalo	3	Final
NY Rangers	5

NY Islanders	2	Final
Ottawa	5

Columbus	3	Final
Florida	1

Atlanta	4	Final
Tampa Bay	3	SO

Vancouver	1	Final
Phoenix	5

ESPN NHL

Buffalo 3, NY Rangers 5

Final

NHL Scores

Saturday, March 21st