Rangers 4-3 Sabres (24 Dec, 2023) Play-by-Play

Buffalo Sabres

14-17-4, 7-9-3 away

	1	2	3	OT	T
BUF	1	1	1	0	3
NYR	2	1	0	1	4

TIME	BUF	NYR
0:00	Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00	Tage Thompson faceoff won against Barclay Goodrow	0	0
0:50	Icing	0	0
0:50	Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad	0	0
1:53	Erik Gustafsson shot blocked by Casey Mittelstadt	0	0
2:08	Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin	0	0
2:09	Goalie Stopped	0	0
2:09	Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Nick Bonino	0	0
2:22	Takeaway by Jonny Brodzinski	0	0
2:25	Jonny Brodzinski shot blocked by Ryan Johnson	0	0
2:26	Nick Bonino Slap Shot Wide Right	0	0
3:08	Giveaway by K'Andre Miller	0	0
3:28	Icing	0	0
3:28	Blake Wheeler faceoff won against Tage Thompson	0	0
3:37	Tage Thompson shot blocked by Jacob Trouba	0	0
3:39	Alex Tuch Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	0
3:53	Takeaway by Mika Zibanejad	0	0
3:56	Owen Power hit Mika Zibanejad	0	0
4:21	Ryan Lindgren Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	0	0
5:04	Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin	0	0
5:06	Artemi Panarin Wrist Shot High and Wide Right	0	0
5:41	Ryan Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin	0	0
5:44	Goalie Stopped	0	0
5:44	Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Jeff Skinner	0	0
5:57	Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin	0	0
5:58	Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin	0	0
5:59	Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin	0	0
6:23	Barclay Goodrow hit Alex Tuch	0	0
6:31	Tyler Pitlick Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	0	0
6:46	Erik Johnson hit Will Cuylle	0	0
6:50	Takeaway by Jack Quinn	0	0
6:57	Jack Quinn Tip-In Wide Right	0	0
7:19	Ryan Lindgren Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonny Brodzinski (7), Nick Bonino (4)	0	1
7:19	Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt	0	1
7:46	Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt	0	1
8:31	Rasmus Dahlin hit Vincent Trocheck	0	1
8:38	Jacob Trouba Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	0	1
8:48	Vincent Trocheck Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	0	1
8:51	Puck in Netting	0	1
8:51	Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Peyton Krebs	0	1
9:04	Connor Clifton hit Braden Schneider	0	1
9:25	Kyle Okposo Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin	0	1
9:27	Kyle Okposo Backhand Wide Right	0	1
9:33	Victor Olofsson Wrist Shot Wide Left	0	1
10:05	Tage Thompson Snap Shot Hit Left Post	0	1
10:10	Jeff Skinner shot blocked by K'Andre Miller	0	1
10:50	Puck in Netting	0	1
10:50	Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Nick Bonino	0	1
11:03	Puck in Netting	0	1
11:03	Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Jonny Brodzinski	0	1
11:39	Nick Bonino Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	0	1
11:42	Goalie Stopped	0	1
11:42	Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Tage Thompson	0	1
11:43	Jacob Trouba Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	0	1
11:45	Goalie Stopped	0	1
11:45	Alex Tuch faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck	0	1
12:00	K'Andre Miller Slap Shot Wide Right	0	1
12:13	Jacob Trouba shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin	0	1
12:26	Jacob Trouba hit Jeff Skinner	0	1
12:43	Icing	0	1
12:43	Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad	0	1
13:21	Erik Gustafsson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	0	1
13:23	Goalie Stopped	0	1
13:23	Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Dylan Cozens	0	1
13:26	Ryan Lindgren shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson	0	1
13:33	Puck in Crowd	0	1
13:33	Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck	0	1
13:57	Vincent Trocheck shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin	0	1
14:07	Casey Mittelstadt hit Ryan Lindgren	0	1
14:16	Vincent Trocheck Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	0	1
14:18	Jordan Greenway Hooking against Vincent Trocheck	0	1
14:18	TV Timeout	0	1
14:18	Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Dylan Cozens	0	1
14:31	Vincent Trocheck shot blocked by Kyle Okposo	0	1
14:43	Adam Fox Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	0	1
14:52	Artemi Panarin Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	0	1
15:13	Vincent Trocheck shot blocked by Dylan Cozens	0	1
15:35	Artemi Panarin Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Mika Zibanejad (19)	0	2
15:35	Barclay Goodrow faceoff won against Tage Thompson	0	2
16:07	Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin	0	2
16:09	Goalie Stopped	0	2
16:09	Jonny Brodzinski faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt	0	2
16:26	Zach Benson shot blocked by Jonny Brodzinski	0	2
16:37	Rasmus Dahlin Goal (10) Slap Shot, assists: Jordan Greenway (6)	1	2
16:37	Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Dylan Cozens	1	2
17:06	Connor Clifton hit Chris Kreider	1	2
17:08	Owen Power hit Chris Kreider	1	2
17:13	JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin	1	2
17:23	Giveaway by Ryan Lindgren	1	2
17:53	K'Andre Miller shot blocked by Kyle Okposo	1	2
17:56	Puck in Netting	1	2
17:56	Kyle Okposo faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck	1	2
18:24	Alexis Lafrenière Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	1	2
19:19	Rasmus Dahlin hit Barclay Goodrow	1	2
19:37	Blake Wheeler shot blocked by Owen Power	1	2
20:00	End of 1st Period	1	2

Chris Kreider slots in the winner in OT for Rangers

1:11

Casey Mittelstadt scores goal for Buffalo Sabres

0:42

Casey Mittelstadt scores goal for Buffalo Sabres

0:42

Regular Season Series

NYR win 2-1

Rangers
5
Sabres
1

Game 1

13/10

Sabres
5
Rangers
1

Game 2

28/11

Sabres
3
Rangers
4

Game 3

24/12

Madison Square Garden

12:30 AM, 24 December 2023

New York, NY

Attendance: 18,006

Referees:
Jake Brenk
Carter Sandlak

Linesmen:
Libor Suchanek
Kyle Flemington

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

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Chris Kreider slots in the winner in OT for Rangers

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