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13/1/2009
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New York Rangers 3 , Buffalo Sabres 1
Shots: 34 - 17
PP: 1 of 10 (24 shots), Passing:68/74=91 %, Challenges:37/57=63 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:60/79=75 %, Challenges:23/42=53 %
Attendance: 6037 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 305472 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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11:25 1-0
Nikolai Zherdev [19] (Scott Gomez, Ryan Callahan)PP
14:29 2-0
Aaron Voros [1])
15:12 3-0
Blair Betts [3] (Paul Mara)
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no scoring
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56:33 3-1
Andrej Sekera [4] (Andrew Ladd, Manny Fernandez)
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Penalty summary:
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02:54
Kyle McLaren (5 min for fighting)
02:54
Colton Orr (5 min for fighting)
03:25
Aaron Voros (2 min for hooking)
07:58
Mark Mancari (2 min for high-sticking)
09:47
Dennis Wideman (2 min for boarding)
12:08
Jan Mursak (2 min for high-sticking)
17:56
Michal Handzus (2 min for holding the stick)
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29:53
Kyle Quincey (2 min for high-sticking)
35:54
Ladislav Nagy (2 min for tripping)
38:33
Mark Mancari (2 min for slashing)
39:29
Drew Stafford (2 min for hooking)
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44:53
Andrew Ladd (5 min for cross-checking)
52:02
Samuel Påhlsson (2 min for hooking)
53:18
Kyle McLaren (2 min for roughing)
53:18
Nik Antropov (2 min for roughing)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colton Orr 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 1 6.20 7
R Aaron Voros 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 1 9.30 7
R Hugh Jessiman 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 -1 20.30 7
R Ryan Callahan 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 21.00 7
C Blair Betts 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 6.20 5
C Dan Fritsche 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 1 12.10 6
C Nik Antropov 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 21.00 6
C Scott Gomez 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 20.30 7
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7.10 5
L Chris Drury 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 10.50 5
L Nikolai Zherdev 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 -1 21.10 8
L Markus Näslund 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8.10 5
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 4 3 0 1 0 0 27.40 8
D Marc Staal 0 0 0 6 1 6 0 0 20.10 9
D Paul Mara 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 13.30 7
D Derek Morris 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 -1 21.00 8
D Wade Redden 0 0 6 0 2 1 0 0 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 1 0 16 0 0 60.00 8
G David LeNeveu 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mark Mancari 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 6.00 4
R Tim Kennedy 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 -2 12.50 4
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 9.10 7
R Andrew Ladd 0 1 2 2 0 1 5 1 21.00 8
C Dan Paillé 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.00 4
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 -2 15.10 5
C Michal Handzus 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 19.10 7
C Drew Stafford 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 21.20 6
L Jan Mursak 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 6.00 6
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 1 3 1 3 2 -2 15.10 5
L Yanic Perreault 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
L Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 1 4 4 2 2 1 18.20 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -2 15.50 6
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 0 23.30 6
D Andrej Sekera 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 21.40 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 -2 14.30 5
D Kyle Quincey 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 13.30 7
D Dennis Wideman 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 1 30.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Manny Fernandez 3 1 31 0 0 60.00 9
G Nikolai Khabibulin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Aaron Voros
2nd star: Nikolai Zherdev
3rd star: Ryan Callahan
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Aaron Voros finally ended his 41 game goal drought.
-Blair Betts finally ended his 23 game goal drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Yanic Perreault had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Andrej Sekera finally ended his 27 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Colton Orr beat Kyle McLaren in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 3( 17) , Rochester Americans 2( 11)
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1-0 HFD Lauri Korpikoski (Artem Anisimov)
2-0 HFD Lauri Korpikoski (Bobby Sanguinetti, Brandon Dubinsky)
3-0 HFD Bobby Sanguinetti (David Kveton, Michael Sauer)
3-1 ROC Nathan Gerbe (Shaun Landolt, Denis Ezhov)
3-2 ROC Branislav Fabry (Michael Ryan, Clarke MacArthur)
Goalies: Stephen Valiquette - Mikael Tellqvist