Kreider scores twice in Rangers' season-opening 5-1 win over Sabres

— Chris Kreider scored power-play and short-handed goals, Igor Shesterkin stopped 23 shots for his 100th career victory and the New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 in their season opener Thursday night.
Oct 13, 2023, 04:05 am - AP
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1st PeriodNYRBUF
3:47Alexis Lafreniere (1)
Assists: Artemi Panarin (1), Filip Chytil (1)
10
12:22Chris Kreider (1) (Power Play)
Assists: Adam Fox (1), Mika Zibanejad (1)
20
2nd PeriodNYRBUF
12:49Artemi Panarin (1)
Unassisted
30
18:30JJ Peterka (1)
Assists: Owen Power (1), Henri Jokiharju (1)
31
3rd PeriodNYRBUF
11:34Chris Kreider (2) (Shorthanded)
Assists: Mika Zibanejad (2), K'Andre Miller (1)
41
18:31Jacob Trouba (1) (Empty Net)
Assists: Chris Kreider (1), Mika Zibanejad (3)
51

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Giveaway by Jeff Skinner
  • Henri Jokiharju hit Alexis Lafrenière
  • Takeaway by Henri Jokiharju
  • Connor Clifton hit Blake Wheeler
  • Kyle Okposo Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Jeff Skinner faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
  • Jacob Trouba shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Erik Johnson hit Will Cuylle
  • Dylan Cozens Backhand saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Nick Bonino
  • Alex Tuch hit Ryan Lindgren
  • Kyle Okposo hit Ryan Lindgren
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Alexis Lafrenière
  • Kaapo Kakko shot blocked by Henri Jokiharju
  • Jordan Greenway Cross-checking against Chris Kreider
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Artemi Panarin
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Jeff Skinner Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
  • Jeff Skinner faceoff won against Barclay Goodrow
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Barclay Goodrow
  • Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt
  • Zach Benson Hooking against Adam Fox
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Chris Kreider
  • Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Giveaway by Owen Power
  • Takeaway by Owen Power
  • Henri Jokiharju hit Vincent Trocheck
  • Jordan Greenway hit Nick Bonino
  • Connor Clifton hit Tyler Pitlick
  • Connor Clifton hit Barclay Goodrow
  • Jordan Greenway hit K'Andre Miller
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Filip Chytil
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Connor Clifton Slap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Erik Gustafsson
  • Kyle Okposo Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Dylan Cozens hit Adam Fox
  • Takeaway by JJ Peterka
  • Alex Tuch hit K'Andre Miller
  • Jeff Skinner Tripping against Kaapo Kakko
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  • Adam Fox shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Vincent Trocheck shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Connor Clifton hit Blake Wheeler
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Giveaway by Dylan Cozens
  • Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Zemgus Girgensons Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Kyle Okposo hit Braden Schneider
  • Takeaway by Jeff Skinner
  • Erik Johnson Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  • Dylan Cozens hit Jacob Trouba
  • Jacob Trouba shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Braden Schneider shot blocked by Zach Benson
  • Jordan Greenway hit Artemi Panarin
  • Ryan Lindgren shot blocked by Kyle Okposo
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Ryan Lindgren
  • Erik Johnson hit Vincent Trocheck
  • Giveaway by Kyle Okposo
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Nick Bonino
  • Giveaway by Alex Tuch
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Erik Gustafsson shot blocked by Casey Mittelstadt
  • Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt
  • Jeff Skinner faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Tyler Pitlick shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • JJ Peterka Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Owen Power (1), Henri Jokiharju (1)
  • Nick Bonino shot blocked by Owen Power
  • Nick Bonino shot blocked by Owen Power
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Tage Thompson Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Dylan Cozens hit Ryan Lindgren
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Nick Bonino
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  • Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Connor Clifton hit Alexis Lafrenière
  • Kyle Okposo Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
  • Zach Benson Backhand saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Rasmus Dahlin Cross-checking against Filip Chytil
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Vincent Trocheck
  • Zemgus Girgensons Backhand saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
  • Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Victor Olofsson Slap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  • Zemgus Girgensons Tip-In saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Blake Wheeler
  • Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  • Erik Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Adam Fox shot blocked by Owen Power
  • Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Connor Clifton Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Alex Tuch Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  • Victor Olofsson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
  • Connor Clifton hit Will Cuylle
  • Peyton Krebs hit Blake Wheeler
  • Kyle Okposo Roughing against Will Cuylle
  • K'Andre Miller shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
  • Kaapo Kakko shot blocked by Erik Johnson
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Filip Chytil
  • Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Jacob Trouba
  • Puck in Netting
  • Alexis Lafrenière faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Ryan Lindgren Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Alexis Lafrenière hit Henri Jokiharju
  • Off-side
  • Will Cuylle faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Will Cuylle hit Jordan Greenway
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
  • Icing
  • Filip Chytil Tip-In saved by Devon Levi
  • Artemi Panarin Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Alexis Lafrenière Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Artemi Panarin (1), Filip Chytil (1)
  • Braden Schneider Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Will Cuylle hit Dylan Cozens
  • Icing
  • JJ Peterka shot blocked by Braden Schneider
  • Braden Schneider hit JJ Peterka
  • Blake Wheeler Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Chris Kreider Boarding against Henri Jokiharju
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
  • Takeaway by K'Andre Miller
  • Icing
  • Kaapo Kakko Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • High Stick
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Nick Bonino faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Barclay Goodrow
  • Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Jacob Trouba
  • Off-side
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Blake Wheeler Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Will Cuylle
  • Casey Mittelstadt shot blocked by Adam Fox
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Chris Kreider Tip-In saved by Devon Levi
  • Chris Kreider Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Adam Fox (1), Mika Zibanejad (1)
  • K'Andre Miller Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Artemi Panarin Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Will Cuylle hit Owen Power
  • Jacob Trouba hit Zach Benson
  • Filip Chytil Deflected saved by Devon Levi
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Erik Gustafsson hit Peyton Krebs
  • Alexis Lafrenière Tip-In saved by Devon Levi
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Puck in Benches
  • Nick Bonino faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Jacob Trouba
  • Icing
  • Nick Bonino faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Puck in Benches
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Giveaway by Erik Gustafsson
  • Ryan Lindgren hit JJ Peterka
  • Off-side
  • Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Alex Tuch shot blocked by Braden Schneider
  • Braden Schneider hit Zemgus Girgensons
  • Alexis Lafrenière Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Mika Zibanejad Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • K'Andre Miller Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Will Cuylle Tip-In Wide Left
  • Puck in Netting
  • Icing
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Vincent Trocheck Backhand saved by Devon Levi
  • Takeaway by Alexis Lafrenière
  • Puck in Netting
  • Alexis Lafrenière faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Off-side
  • Nick Bonino faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Barclay Goodrow Backhand saved by Devon Levi
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Chris Kreider faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Chris Kreider Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Adam Fox Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Barclay Goodrow hit JJ Peterka
  • K'Andre Miller hit Owen Power
  • Will Cuylle Snap Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Vincent Trocheck hit Connor Clifton
  • Artemi Panarin Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  • Off-side
  • Vincent Trocheck Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Puck in Benches
  • Alexis Lafrenière hit Owen Power
  • Casey Mittelstadt shot blocked by Erik Gustafsson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Kaapo Kakko Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Blake Wheeler Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Puck in Netting
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against JJ Peterka
  • Will Cuylle hit Connor Clifton
  • Owen Power shot blocked by Jacob Trouba
  • Barclay Goodrow hit Henri Jokiharju
  • Jordan Greenway shot blocked by Braden Schneider
  • Erik Gustafsson Interference against Zach Benson
  • Barclay Goodrow faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Jacob Trouba
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Nick Bonino
  • Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Nick Bonino
  • Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Jacob Trouba
  • Icing
  • Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
  • Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Zach Benson shot blocked by K'Andre Miller
  • Zach Benson shot blocked by K'Andre Miller
  • Puck in Netting
  • Giveaway by Blake Wheeler
  • High Stick
  • Alexis Lafrenière faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
  • Icing
  • Kaapo Kakko Deflected saved by Devon Levi
  • Mika Zibanejad Deflected Wide Right
  • Takeaway by Chris Kreider
  • Vincent Trocheck Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Vincent Trocheck Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Tyler Pitlick hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Filip Chytil hit Owen Power
  • Braden Schneider Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • On-Ice Official
  • Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Chris Kreider Tip-In Wide Right
  • Vincent Trocheck Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Giveaway by Filip Chytil
  • Kyle Okposo shot blocked by Erik Gustafsson
  • Filip Chytil Tripping against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Nick Bonino
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Ryan Lindgren
  • Off-side
  • Vincent Trocheck Tripping against JJ Peterka
  • Nick Bonino faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Jacob Trouba
  • Tage Thompson shot blocked by Jacob Trouba
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Nick Bonino
  • Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Ryan Lindgren
  • Chris Kreider Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Mika Zibanejad (2), K'Andre Miller (1)
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Nick Bonino faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Puck in Netting
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Kyle Okposo
  • K'Andre Miller Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Tyler Pitlick hit JJ Peterka
  • Nick Bonino Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Tyler Pitlick Wrist Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Puck in Benches
  • Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Puck in Netting
  • Nick Bonino faceoff won against Jordan Greenway
  • Adam Fox Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Icing
  • Nick Bonino faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Puck in Netting
  • Timeout - Home
  • Jacob Trouba Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Chris Kreider (1), Mika Zibanejad (3)
  • Blake Wheeler faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Filip Chytil Slap Shot saved by Devon Levi
  • Filip Chytil Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Filip Chytil Deflected Wide Right
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