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Match Report

Lafreniere, Zibanejad help Rangers top Sabres, 3-1

— Alexis Lafreniere scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, and the New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Tuesday night.

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Team Stats

7
Blocked Shots
16
13
Hits
25
8
Takeaways
6
37
Shots
41
1
Power Play Goals
1
2
Power Play Opportunities
3
50.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
27
Faceoffs Won
27
50.0
Faceoff Win Percent
50.0
9
Giveaways
8
4
Total Penalties
3
11
Penalty Minutes
9

Top Performers

BUF

  • Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen GA 3 · SA 41 · SOS 0
  • Tage Thompson BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Sam Reinhart BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Casey Mittelstadt BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

NYR

  • Igor Shesterkin GA 1 · SA 37 · SOS 0
  • Mika Zibanejad BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 3
  • Ryan Strome BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Kevin Rooney BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd
  2. 20:00 · 3rd
  3. 19:48 · 3rd
  4. 19:03 · 3rd
  5. 18:51 · 3rd
  6. 18:30 · 3rd
  7. 18:16 · 3rd
  8. 18:09 · 3rd

Head to Head

NYR win series 6-2

Injuries

New York Rangers

  • James Reimer Day-To-Day
  • Igor Shesterkin Injured Reserve
  • Joe Veleno Injured Reserve
  • Joonas Korpisalo Injured Reserve
  • Aidan Thompson Injured Reserve

Buffalo Sabres

  • Jiri Kulich Out
  • Justin Danforth Day-To-Day
  • Sam Carrick Injured Reserve
  • Alex Lyon Injured Reserve
  • Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve

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