- Final SOSO0TOR
NJ4
34
3 - Final1BUF
NYR4
14
1 - Final OTOT2WPG
WSH4
34
3 - Final3CAR
CBJ1
51
5 - Final4OTT
MTL1
51
5 - Final SOSO5EDM
FLA2
12
1
Final
New York leads 3-1
| Game 1: Saturday, December 10th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rangers | 4 | Final |
| Sabres | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, February 1st | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rangers | 1 | Final SO |
| Sabres | 0 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, February 25th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sabres | 2 | Final OT |
| Rangers | 3 | |
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| Game 4: Friday, March 23rd | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sabres | 4 | Final |
| Rangers | 1 | |
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7:00 PM ET, March 23, 2012
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
| BUF | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| NYR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | T Vanek 61 | T Vanek 26 | T Vanek 35 |
| NYR | B Richards 66 | R Callahan 29 | B Richards 41 |
D. Stafford (Sabres - RW): Goals: 2, Assists: 1

R. Miller (Sabres - G): Saves: 26, Save Pct.: .963


T. Ennis (Sabres - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 2
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
1st Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | NY Rangers | Start of 1st period |
| 0:00 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan won faceoff against Derek Roy in neutral zone |
| 0:12 | NY Rangers | Brandon Dubinsky credited with hit on Ville Leino in offensive zone |
| 0:36 | NY Rangers | Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Andrej Sekera in offensive zone |
| 0:42 | NY Rangers | Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Jason Pominville in offensive zone |
| 0:58 | NY Rangers | Carl Hagelin credited with hit on Marcus Foligno in offensive zone |
| 1:25 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Carl Hagelin saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 25 ft) |
| 1:37 | NY Rangers | Stu Bickel shot blocked by Jordan Leopold |
| 1:46 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Marian Gaborik saved by Ryan Miller(Snap 26 ft) |
| 1:46 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 1:46 | Buffalo | Cody Hodgson won faceoff against Brian Boyle in defensive zone |
| 2:15 | Buffalo | Corey Tropp shot blocked by Mats Zuccarello |
| 2:50 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Icing |
| 2:50 | NY Rangers | John Mitchell won faceoff against Derek Roy in defensive zone |
| 3:33 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Ryan McDonagh saved by Ryan Miller(Snap 16 ft) |
| 3:58 | NY Rangers | Takeaway by Brad Richards in offensive zone |
| 4:00 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Carl Hagelin, Over Net(Slapshot 39 ft) |
| 4:16 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Brad Richards in neutral zone |
| 4:22 | Buffalo | Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Daniel Girardi in offensive zone |
| 5:00 | Buffalo | Cody Hodgson shot blocked by Marc Staal |
| 5:25 | Buffalo | Corey Tropp credited with hit on Marc Staal in offensive zone |
| 5:55 | NY Rangers | John Mitchell credited with hit on Jordan Leopold in offensive zone |
| 6:08 | Buffalo | Cody McCormick credited with hit on Michael Rupp in defensive zone |
| 6:16 | NY Rangers | Stu Bickel shot blocked by Travis Turnbull |
| 6:17 | Buffalo | Travis Turnbull credited with hit on Michael Rupp in defensive zone |
| 6:25 | Buffalo | Tyler Myers credited with hit on Brandon Prust in defensive zone |
| 6:35 | NY Rangers | Brandon Dubinsky shot blocked by Travis Turnbull |
| 6:36 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout |
| 6:36 | Buffalo | Derek Roy won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in defensive zone |
| 7:31 | NY Rangers | Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Alexander Sulzer in offensive zone |
| 8:03 | Buffalo | Andrej Sekera credited with hit on Carl Hagelin in neutral zone |
| 8:29 | Buffalo | Thomas Vanek credited with hit on Artem Anisimov in neutral zone |
| 8:48 | Buffalo | Jordan Leopold shot blocked by Mats Zuccarello |
| 9:14 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Brian Boyle, Wide of Net(Slapshot 39 ft) |
| 9:29 | NY Rangers | Michael Rupp credited with hit on Brad Boyes in offensive zone |
| 10:22 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Ryan McDonagh saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 19 ft) |
| 10:34 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Derek Roy saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 21 ft) |
| 10:39 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Jason Pominville saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 12 ft) |
| 10:44 | NY Rangers | Derek Stepan credited with hit on Ville Leino in defensive zone |
| 10:51 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Andrej Sekera, Wide of Net(Wristshot 25 ft) |
| 10:56 | NY Rangers | Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Jason Pominville in defensive zone |
| 11:13 | Buffalo | Andrej Sekera shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh |
| 11:43 | NY Rangers | Takeaway by Brad Richards in defensive zone |
| 12:09 | Buffalo | Thomas Vanek shot blocked by Brandon Prust |
| 12:11 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck in Benches; TV timeout |
| 12:11 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in neutral zone |
| 12:23 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Cody Hodgson saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 22 ft) |
| 12:26 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck Frozen |
| 12:26 | Buffalo | Cody Hodgson won faceoff against Brandon Dubinsky in offensive zone |
| 12:31 | Buffalo | Alexander Sulzer shot blocked by Derek Stepan |
| 12:36 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Thomas Vanek, Wide of Net(Slapshot 47 ft) |
| 13:15 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Daniel Girardi in defensive zone |
| 13:33 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Ville Leino saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 13 ft) |
| 13:35 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Ville Leino, Wide of Net(Wristshot 9 ft) |
| 13:38 | NY Rangers | Giveaway by Brandon Dubinsky in defensive zone |
| 13:42 | NY Rangers | Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Andrej Sekera in defensive zone |
| 14:22 | NY Rangers | Takeaway by Marian Gaborik in offensive zone |
| 14:28 | NY Rangers | Stu Bickel shot blocked by Tyler Ennis |
| 15:16 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Drew Stafford saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Tip-In 7 ft) |
| 15:16 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Net Off; TV timeout |
| 15:16 | Buffalo | Cody Hodgson won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone |
| 15:28 | NY Rangers | Takeaway by John Mitchell in defensive zone |
| 15:46 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Alexander Sulzer, Wide of Net(Slapshot 56 ft) |
| 15:57 | NY Rangers | John Mitchell credited with hit on Alexander Sulzer in offensive zone |
| 16:08 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Daniel Girardi saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 34 ft) |
| 17:16 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 17:16 | Buffalo | Tyler Ennis won faceoff against Brad Richards in defensive zone |
| 17:51 | NY Rangers | Shot missed by Carl Hagelin, Over Net(Tip-In 17 ft) |
| 18:08 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Drew Stafford saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 23 ft) |
| 18:12 | Buffalo | Drew Stafford shot blocked by Stu Bickel |
| 18:16 | NY Rangers | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 18:16 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in defensive zone |
| 18:23 | Buffalo | Alexander Sulzer credited with hit on Artem Anisimov in neutral zone |
| 18:39 | NY Rangers | Brian Boyle credited with hit on Christian Ehrhoff in offensive zone |
| 18:59 | NY Rangers | Shot on goal by Brandon Prust saved by Ryan Miller(Snap 8 ft) |
| 19:40 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Derek Roy saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 57 ft) |
| 19:52 | Buffalo | Cody McCormick shot blocked by Daniel Girardi |
| 19:58 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Tyler Myers saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 41 ft) |
| 19:59 | Buffalo | Jordan Leopold shot blocked by Ryan Callahan |
| 20:00 | NY Rangers | End of 1st period |


