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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
NY Rangers 5, Buffalo 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 24, 2018
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Referees: Dave Jackson, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Bevan Mills, Greg Devorski
Attendance: 18006
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 0011
NY Rangers 2305
Periods:
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1
Buffalo   NY Rangers
  0:00 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  0:36 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  0:38 Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  0:38 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  0:50 Shot by Mika Zibanejad misses the net
Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 0:55  
  0:55 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Casey Nelson shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 1:03  
  1:14 Jesper Fast shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Josh Gorges hits Pavel Buchnevich. 1:58  
Jordan Nolan shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 2:12  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Peter Holland. 2:12  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 2:21  
  2:22 Peter Holland wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  2:31 Cody McLeod hits Benoit Pouliot.
Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 2:36  
  2:45 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  2:49 Shot by Jimmy Vesey misses the net
Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 3:35  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad. 3:35  
Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 3:43  
Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 3:48  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Pavel Buchnevich. 3:51  
Jordan Nolan hits Ryan Sproul. 3:58  
Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 3:58  
  3:58 Ryan Spooner wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
Jason Pominville hits Brady Skjei. 4:12  
  4:37 Takeaway by John Gilmour.
  5:08 Cody McLeod hits Brendan Guhle.
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 5:22  
  5:52 Marc Staal blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen.
  6:02 Shot by Jimmy Vesey misses the net
  6:40 Jesper Fast hits Brendan Guhle.
  6:50 Shot by Brady Skjei misses the net
  6:58 Giveaway by Alexandar Georgiev.
Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 7:02  
  7:21 Ryan Spooner hits Josh Gorges.
Jordan Nolan shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 7:40  
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 8:33  
Benoit Pouliot shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 8:42  
Nicholas Baptiste shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 8:44  
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 8:46  
Jack Eichel blocks shot from Brady Skjei. 9:30  
  9:30 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Giveaway by Ryan O'Reilly. 9:35  
  9:40 Jesper Fast shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 9:46  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad. 9:46  
  9:57 Mika Zibanejad shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  10:05 Jesper Fast shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  10:05 Ryan Spooner wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Casey Nelson shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 10:51  
Nicholas Baptiste shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 11:19  
Josh Gorges shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 12:15  
  12:15 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  12:23 Chris Kreider shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
  12:30 Takeaway by Mika Zibanejad.
Shot by Casey Nelson misses the net 12:53  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Pavel Buchnevich. 12:57  
  13:09 Shot by Brady Skjei misses the net
  13:15 Takeaway by Brady Skjei.
Casey Nelson blocks shot from Ryan Sproul. 13:26  
  13:33 Ryan Spooner hits Brendan Guhle.
  13:56 Rob O'Gara blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues.
  14:21 Peter Holland shoots Saved by Robin Lehner.
Josh Gorges blocks shot from Rob O'Gara. 14:31  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 14:46  
Giveaway by Brendan Guhle. 15:11  
  15:38 Mats Zuccarello blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons.
  16:03 Shot by Ryan Sproul misses the net
Giveaway by Ryan O'Reilly. 16:09  
Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Mika Zibanejad. 16:14  
  16:26 Shot by Mika Zibanejad misses the net
  16:29 Chris Kreider scores. Assisted by Mika Zibanejad and Jesper Fast.
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Ryan Spooner. 16:29  
  16:43 Vladislav Namestnikov hits Victor Antipin.
  16:54 Giveaway by John Gilmour.
Shot by Jason Pominville misses the net 16:57  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Peter Holland. 16:57  
Benoit Pouliot shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 16:59  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Peter Holland. 16:59  
  17:18 Paul Carey hits Marco Scandella.
  17:31 Giveaway by Peter Holland.
  18:02 Jimmy Vesey scores. Assisted by Mats Zuccarello.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 18:02  
  18:27 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Giveaway by Sam Reinhart. 19:19  
Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 19:35  
Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 19:58  
2
Buffalo   NY Rangers
  0:00 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Jack Eichel hits Neal Pionk. 0:28  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 0:37  
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 0:42  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Ryan Spooner. 1:52  
  2:10 Takeaway by Ryan Spooner.
  2:17 Shot by Ryan Sproul misses the net
Shot by Benoit Pouliot misses the net 2:27  
Victor Antipin blocks shot from Brady Skjei. 2:42  
Josh Gorges blocks shot from Vladislav Namestnikov. 3:02  
Takeaway by Jack Eichel. 3:15  
Giveaway by Kyle Okposo. 3:32  
  3:48 Neal Pionk hits Zemgus Girgensons.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad. 3:48  
  3:59 Neal Pionk scores. Assisted by Jimmy Vesey and Kevin Hayes.
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 4:20  
  4:21 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen. 4:34  
Takeaway by Scott Wilson. 4:43  
  5:15 Vladislav Namestnikov hits Jason Pominville.
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Peter Holland. 5:57  
  6:04 Peter Holland wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  6:38 Takeaway by Paul Carey.
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 7:44  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad. 7:45  
Scott Wilson hits Marc Staal. 8:02  
  8:11 Mika Zibanejad blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen.
  8:11 Ryan Spooner wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
Johan Larsson hits Rob O'Gara. 8:19  
Jordan Nolan penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Spooner. 8:23  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad. 8:23  
  8:45 Mika Zibanejad scores a power play goal. Assisted by Chris Kreider and Neal Pionk.
  8:45 Peter Holland wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  9:07 Takeaway by Peter Holland.
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 9:10  
Marco Scandella penalty for fighting against Peter Holland - 5 mins (Major). 9:17  
  9:17 Peter Holland penalty for fighting against Marco Scandella - 5 mins (Major).
  9:17 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Josh Gorges hits Jimmy Vesey. 9:28  
  10:01 Brady Skjei hits Zemgus Girgensons.
  10:16 Neal Pionk shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  10:25 Chris Kreider penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Eichel.
  10:25 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  10:25 Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello.
Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net 11:30  
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 11:41  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 11:52  
  11:53 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Brendan Guhle shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 12:00  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Jesper Fast. 12:01  
Brendan Guhle shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 12:11  
Nicholas Baptiste shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 12:32  
  12:32 Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  12:55 Takeaway by Jimmy Vesey.
Jack Eichel blocks shot from Brady Skjei. 12:59  
Jack Eichel penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mika Zibanejad. 13:28  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad. 13:28  
  13:35 Takeaway by Pavel Buchnevich.
Shot by Scott Wilson misses the net 13:54  
Josh Gorges hits Mika Zibanejad. 14:08  
  14:47 Jimmy Vesey scores a power play goal. Assisted by Ryan Spooner and Kevin Hayes.
  14:47 Ryan Spooner wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
Jordan Nolan blocks shot from Ryan Sproul. 15:09  
  15:14 Ryan Spooner wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
Casey Nelson blocks shot from Ryan Spooner. 15:15  
Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 15:36  
  15:54 Shot by Jimmy Vesey misses the net
Shot by Zemgus Girgensons misses the net 16:08  
  16:21 Giveaway by Jimmy Vesey.
Sam Reinhart hits Marc Staal. 16:54  
  17:13 Mika Zibanejad shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  17:42 Ryan Sproul hits Benoit Pouliot.
  18:32 John Gilmour shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  19:03 Vladislav Namestnikov hits Johan Larsson.
  19:47 Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello.
  19:55 Jimmy Vesey shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
3
Buffalo   NY Rangers
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 0:00  
Shot by Zemgus Girgensons misses the net 0:22  
  0:27 Neal Pionk hits Zemgus Girgensons.
  0:34 Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  0:34 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  0:38 Shot by Brady Skjei misses the net
  0:41 Giveaway by Chris Kreider.
  0:47 Takeaway by Mika Zibanejad.
  0:50 Jesper Fast shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 1:40  
  1:44 Giveaway by John Gilmour.
Josh Gorges hits Vladislav Namestnikov. 1:50  
  2:00 Pavel Buchnevich hits Sam Reinhart.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 2:16  
Jack Eichel hits Neal Pionk. 2:29  
Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 2:36  
Jack Eichel hits Jimmy Vesey. 2:43  
  3:17 Shot by Jesper Fast misses the net
Kyle Okposo hits Brady Skjei. 3:48  
Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 4:01  
Jordan Nolan hits Ryan Spooner. 4:12  
  4:23 Pavel Buchnevich shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Peter Holland. 4:23  
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 4:42  
  4:50 Ryan Sproul penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nicholas Baptiste.
Jason Pominville wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 4:50  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 4:56  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Mats Zuccarello. 5:12  
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 5:12  
  6:22 Takeaway by Kevin Hayes.
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 6:56  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Ryan Spooner. 6:56  
Shot by Johan Larsson misses the net 7:01  
Shot by Johan Larsson misses the net 7:15  
  7:41 Shot by Vladislav Namestnikov misses the net
Giveaway by Josh Gorges. 7:45  
Josh Gorges hits Ryan Spooner. 7:52  
  8:23 Giveaway by Mika Zibanejad.
Giveaway by Jason Pominville. 9:22  
  9:25 Shot by Marc Staal misses the net
Zemgus Girgensons hits Neal Pionk. 9:36  
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 9:59  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad. 10:21  
  10:21 Paul Carey blocks shot from Benoit Pouliot.
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Ryan Spooner. 10:35  
Sam Reinhart hits John Gilmour. 10:57  
Giveaway by Jack Eichel. 12:01  
Shot by Zemgus Girgensons misses the net 12:19  
  12:23 Neal Pionk blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons.
Victor Antipin shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 12:26  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Ryan Spooner. 12:26  
  12:35 Shot by Ryan Sproul misses the net
Johan Larsson hits Pavel Buchnevich. 12:38  
  12:47 Takeaway by John Gilmour.
Giveaway by Jordan Nolan. 13:02  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Peter Holland. 13:07  
  13:33 Peter Holland blocks shot from Nicholas Baptiste.
  13:37 Peter Holland hits Benoit Pouliot.
Nicholas Baptiste hits Cody McLeod. 13:47  
  14:13 Mika Zibanejad penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kyle Okposo.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. 14:13  
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 15:06  
Sam Reinhart scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kyle Okposo and Ryan O'Reilly. 15:26  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Ryan Spooner. 15:26  
  15:33 Ryan Spooner shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  15:33 Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Jordan Nolan penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Pavel Buchnevich. 15:33  
Johan Larsson blocks shot from Neal Pionk. 15:47  
  16:07 Giveaway by Chris Kreider.
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 17:07  
  17:49 Jesper Fast hits Sam Reinhart.
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 17:57  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad. 17:57  
Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 18:10  
  18:17 Mika Zibanejad shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Peter Holland. 18:18  
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 18:35  
  18:53 Ryan Spooner wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  19:07 Neal Pionk shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark.
  19:15 Giveaway by Ryan Spooner.
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Alexandar Georgiev. 19:21  
Shot by Jason Pominville misses the net 19:23  
  19:28 Peter Holland wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.