Buffalo Sabres 3 — 4 New York Rangers
2018-01-18 · Madison Square Garden
Shots on goal by period
| Period | BUF | NYR |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | 11 | 7 |
| 3 | 15 | 15 |
Goaltending
| Goalie | Team | Dec | Saves | SA | GA | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Lundqvist start | NYR | W | 34 | 37 | 3 | 30/31 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 60:00 |
| Robin Lehner start | BUF | L | 30 | 34 | 4 | 27/31 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 58:03 |
BUF skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel | C | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21:18 |
| Sam Reinhart | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:24 |
| Kyle Okposo | R | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:24 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26:18 |
| Justin Falk | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:00 |
| Evan Rodrigues | C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:27 |
| Evander Kane | L | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:17 |
| Marco Scandella | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23:48 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:12 |
| Johan Larsson | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:21 |
| Scott Wilson | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10:21 |
| Zemgus Girgensons | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:24 |
| Casey Nelson | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:46 |
| Jordan Nolan | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 07:38 |
| Jason Pominville | R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:15 |
| Josh Gorges | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13:07 |
| Benoit Pouliot | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:06 |
| Jake McCabe | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 22:40 |
NYR skaters
| Player | Pos | SOG | G | A | Blk | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Nash | L | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:36 |
| Pavel Buchnevich | L | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13:41 |
| Nick Holden | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20:23 |
| Ryan McDonagh | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22:30 |
| Mika Zibanejad | C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17:04 |
| J.T. Miller | C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:34 |
| David Desharnais | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:29 |
| Brendan Smith | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:29 |
| Peter Holland | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:45 |
| Jesper Fast | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13:58 |
| Mats Zuccarello | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:08 |
| Michael Grabner | L | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:59 |
| Vinni Lettieri | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14:54 |
| Paul Carey | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:37 |
| Brady Skjei | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 19:40 |
| Jimmy Vesey | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:06 |
| Kevin Shattenkirk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17:17 |
| Steven Kampfer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18:03 |
Recent meetings
| Date | Season | Away | Home | End | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | 2025-26 | BUF | 5 | NYR | 3 | |
| 2026-01-08 | 2025-26 | BUF | 5 | NYR | 2 | |
| 2025-10-09 | 2025-26 | NYR | 4 | BUF | 0 | |
| 2025-02-22 | 2024-25 | NYR | 2 | BUF | 8 | |
| 2024-12-11 | 2024-25 | NYR | 3 | BUF | 2 | |
| 2024-11-07 | 2024-25 | BUF | 6 | NYR | 1 | |
| 2023-12-23 | 2023-24 | BUF | 3 | NYR | 4 | OT |
| 2023-11-27 | 2023-24 | BUF | 5 | NYR | 1 | |
| 2023-10-12 | 2023-24 | NYR | 5 | BUF | 1 | |
| 2023-04-10 | 2022-23 | BUF | 3 | NYR | 2 | SO |