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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
NY Rangers 3, Buffalo 2
When: 1:00 PM ET, Monday, January 1, 2018
Where: Citi Field, Queens, New York
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Tony Sericolo
Attendance: 41821
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
NY Rangers 20013
Buffalo 01102
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
1
NY Rangers   Buffalo
  0:00 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad.
  0:17 Evander Kane hits Nick Holden.
Nick Holden blocks shot from Marco Scandella. 0:23  
  0:29 Evander Kane hits Ryan McDonagh.
  0:38 Zach Bogosian penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mika Zibanejad.
  0:38 Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against J.T. Miller.
  0:44 Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
  0:55 Jacob Josefson hits David Desharnais.
  1:35 Jake McCabe blocks shot from David Desharnais.
Brady Skjei shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 1:48  
Mats Zuccarello wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 1:48  
Mika Zibanejad shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 2:01  
Rick Nash shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 2:24  
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 2:24  
Marc Staal shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 2:32  
Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 2:43  
Brendan Smith shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 2:53  
Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 2:57  
J.T. Miller hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 3:03  
Michael Grabner shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 3:11  
  3:14 Marco Scandella blocks shot from Michael Grabner.
  3:24 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh. 3:27  
  3:29 Nathan Beaulieu shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
Jesper Fast hits Josh Gorges. 3:40  
Paul Carey hits Benoit Pouliot. 3:51  
Paul Carey scores. Assisted by Jesper Fast and Boo Nieves. 4:09  
  4:09 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against David Desharnais.
  4:26 Jake McCabe blocks shot from Jimmy Vesey.
  4:37 Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad.
  5:00 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes.
Nick Holden hits Jack Eichel. 5:31  
Ryan McDonagh shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 5:48  
Paul Carey wins the faceoff against Benoit Pouliot. 5:58  
Shot by Jesper Fast misses the net 6:31  
Brady Skjei shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 6:32  
  6:32 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against David Desharnais.
  6:37 Giveaway by Zach Bogosian.
Giveaway by Jimmy Vesey. 6:41  
  6:44 Evander Kane shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 6:44  
Giveaway by Rick Nash. 7:04  
  7:18 Evander Kane hits Nick Holden.
Shot by Rick Nash misses the net 7:31  
  7:31 Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes.
  8:02 Johan Larsson hits Kevin Shattenkirk.
Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 8:18  
Michael Grabner scores. Assisted by Kevin Hayes and J.T. Miller. 8:20  
  8:20 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Boo Nieves.
  8:35 Zemgus Girgensons hits Marc Staal.
Boo Nieves hits Jake McCabe. 8:48  
Jimmy Vesey wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 9:01  
  9:07 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against David Desharnais.
Pavel Buchnevich blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. 9:13  
  9:24 Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly.
  9:29 Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net
Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 9:38  
Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello. 10:06  
  10:19 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes.
Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 10:26  
Takeaway by Kevin Hayes. 10:52  
Shot by Marc Staal misses the net 11:19  
Brady Skjei hits Jordan Nolan. 11:27  
  11:59 Jack Eichel hits Boo Nieves.
  12:06 Takeaway by Jack Eichel.
  12:50 Josh Gorges hits Pavel Buchnevich.
  12:55 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
  12:58 Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net
  13:18 Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
Giveaway by David Desharnais. 13:35  
Nick Holden hits Evan Rodrigues. 13:41  
Mats Zuccarello wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. 13:51  
Brendan Smith penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jordan Nolan. 13:59  
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 13:59  
  14:55 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
Ryan McDonagh hits Sam Reinhart. 14:57  
  15:03 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
  15:07 Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net
  15:14 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 15:14  
  15:33 Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
  15:38 Evander Kane shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
  15:54 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad.
  16:06 Sam Reinhart hits Ryan McDonagh.
  16:15 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against David Desharnais.
Pavel Buchnevich blocks shot from Jake McCabe. 16:32  
  16:42 Zemgus Girgensons hits Jimmy Vesey.
Brady Skjei hits Sam Reinhart. 16:53  
Jimmy Vesey shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 16:53  
Boo Nieves wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 16:53  
Kevin Shattenkirk shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 16:58  
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 16:58  
  17:20 Evander Kane hits Nick Holden.
  17:27 Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net
Kevin Hayes penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan O'Reilly. 17:27  
Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 17:27  
  18:16 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
  18:20 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Rick Nash.
  18:33 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Boo Nieves.
  18:48 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Boo Nieves.
  19:16 Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net
  19:20 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
J.T. Miller wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 19:21  
Nick Holden penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kyle Okposo. 19:37  
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 19:37  
Takeaway by Kevin Hayes. 19:53  
2
NY Rangers   Buffalo
  0:00 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes.
Marc Staal hits Sam Reinhart. 0:11  
Takeaway by Michael Grabner. 0:20  
Takeaway by Rick Nash. 0:43  
  0:55 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
  0:56 Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad.
  0:56 Sam Reinhart scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kyle Okposo and Rasmus Ristolainen.
Mika Zibanejad hits Johan Larsson. 1:05  
  1:12 Jordan Nolan hits Kevin Shattenkirk.
  1:36 Takeaway by Jason Pominville.
Mats Zuccarello shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 1:51  
  1:53 Benoit Pouliot hits Mats Zuccarello.
Brady Skjei blocks shot from Jason Pominville. 2:09  
Brady Skjei hits Jason Pominville. 2:11  
  2:42 Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
Boo Nieves shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 2:49  
Boo Nieves wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons. 2:50  
Shot by Boo Nieves misses the net 3:00  
Takeaway by Boo Nieves. 3:05  
Jesper Fast shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 3:10  
  3:36 Jack Eichel blocks shot from Nick Holden.
  3:39 Zach Bogosian penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Paul Carey.
Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. 3:39  
  3:47 Marco Scandella hits Rick Nash.
Takeaway by Pavel Buchnevich. 4:17  
Rick Nash shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 4:22  
  5:04 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
  5:49 Zach Bogosian hits J.T. Miller.
  6:13 Takeaway by Jack Eichel.
  6:17 Shot by Nathan Beaulieu misses the net
Jesper Fast hits Josh Gorges. 6:35  
  6:43 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
J.T. Miller shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 6:52  
  6:52 Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Boo Nieves.
  6:57 Jordan Nolan hits Brendan Smith.
Giveaway by Brendan Smith. 7:09  
Brendan Smith hits Jordan Nolan. 7:20  
  7:44 Shot by Jacob Josefson misses the net
  8:08 Marco Scandella hits Rick Nash.
Team penalty for New York too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by J.T. Miller. 8:44  
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 8:44  
  9:08 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
Michael Grabner blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. 9:19  
  9:41 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Michael Grabner.
  9:42 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Jesper Fast.
  10:16 Evander Kane shoots misses the net
  10:25 Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net
Jesper Fast shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 10:29  
  10:40 Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
Marc Staal shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 11:03  
Marc Staal hits Jordan Nolan. 11:16  
Pavel Buchnevich shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 11:42  
  11:44 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against David Desharnais.
Jimmy Vesey hits Kyle Okposo. 12:28  
  13:04 Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
  13:13 Evander Kane shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
Takeaway by Kevin Hayes. 13:24  
Ryan McDonagh blocks shot from Jason Pominville. 13:54  
Ryan McDonagh hits Jason Pominville. 13:57  
Ryan McDonagh penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Ristolainen. 13:57  
  13:57 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Michael Grabner.
Giveaway by Michael Grabner. 14:20  
  14:23 Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
Shot by Kevin Hayes misses the net 15:01  
  15:11 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Jesper Fast.
Giveaway by Brendan Smith. 15:30  
  16:07 Marco Scandella blocks shot from Mats Zuccarello.
  16:17 Shot by Johan Larsson misses the net
  16:20 Johan Larsson hits Marc Staal.
  16:43 Shot by Jacob Josefson misses the net
  16:47 Jordan Nolan hits Pavel Buchnevich.
Takeaway by Pavel Buchnevich. 17:04  
Pavel Buchnevich shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 17:15  
  17:30 Josh Gorges blocks shot from David Desharnais.
  17:32 Marco Scandella hits David Desharnais.
Boo Nieves hits Josh Gorges. 17:47  
  17:57 Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Boo Nieves.
Giveaway by Jesper Fast. 18:22  
  18:30 Evander Kane shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
Jesper Fast blocks shot from Jake McCabe. 18:35  
Michael Grabner shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 19:10  
  19:11 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad.
Mats Zuccarello hits Jordan Nolan. 19:44  
  19:55 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad.
3
NY Rangers   Buffalo
  0:00 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad.
  0:22 Takeaway by Evander Kane.
  0:27 Rasmus Ristolainen scores. Assisted by Ryan O'Reilly and Kyle Okposo.
  0:27 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes.
Brady Skjei blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons. 1:02  
Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 1:14  
  1:23 Benoit Pouliot hits Brendan Smith.
  1:29 Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net
  1:53 Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Boo Nieves.
  2:15 Zach Bogosian hits Paul Carey.
  2:19 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad.
Rick Nash hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 2:23  
  3:16 Sam Reinhart hits Brady Skjei.
J.T. Miller hits Jack Eichel. 3:30  
David Desharnais wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 3:32  
  3:50 Josh Gorges hits Pavel Buchnevich.
Giveaway by Nick Holden. 4:27  
Takeaway by Nick Holden. 4:30  
  4:56 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Paul Carey.
  5:19 Marco Scandella hits Mats Zuccarello.
  5:42 Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net
  5:55 Kyle Okposo hits Kevin Shattenkirk.
Rick Nash hits Sam Reinhart. 6:24  
Ryan McDonagh hits Marco Scandella. 7:11  
Shot by Pavel Buchnevich misses the net 7:27  
Jimmy Vesey shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 7:35  
David Desharnais shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 7:51  
  7:51 Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Boo Nieves.
Paul Carey hits Nathan Beaulieu. 7:55  
Boo Nieves shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 8:04  
Brendan Smith shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 8:11  
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 8:15  
  8:35 Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 8:35  
Mika Zibanejad shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 9:17  
Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello. 9:44  
David Desharnais shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 9:50  
  10:00 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Boo Nieves.
  10:12 Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
  10:16 Shot by Josh Gorges misses the net
Brady Skjei shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 10:42  
Paul Carey hits Johan Larsson. 10:48  
  11:06 Johan Larsson hits Marc Staal.
  11:14 Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
Marc Staal blocks shot from Johan Larsson. 11:18  
  11:35 Kyle Okposo hits Kevin Hayes.
  11:56 Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly.
  12:08 Kyle Okposo hits Ryan McDonagh.
Jimmy Vesey shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 12:16  
  12:16 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Mats Zuccarello.
  12:26 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
Boo Nieves wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 12:30  
  13:23 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes.
  13:31 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes.
Michael Grabner shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 14:00  
Jimmy Vesey shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 14:27  
  14:30 Ryan O'Reilly hits Pavel Buchnevich.
Shot by Brady Skjei misses the net 14:39  
  14:50 Jordan Nolan hits Pavel Buchnevich.
Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh. 15:15  
Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 15:18  
Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 15:26  
Rick Nash hits Marco Scandella. 15:39  
  16:53 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against David Desharnais.
  17:48 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Jacob Josefson. 17:54  
  18:00 Jacob Josefson wins the faceoff against Mika Zibanejad.
Mats Zuccarello blocks shot from Marco Scandella. 18:21  
  18:44 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
  19:01 Giveaway by Jake McCabe.
Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 19:05  
  19:20 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against David Desharnais.
  19:26 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Jimmy Vesey.
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 19:26  
Shot by Kevin Hayes misses the net 19:37  
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 19:42  
Giveaway by Brady Skjei. 19:52  
  19:53 Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
  19:57 Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 19:57  
1 OT
NY Rangers   Buffalo
  0:00 Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against J.T. Miller.
  0:06 Giveaway by Ryan O'Reilly.
  0:48 Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen.
Ryan McDonagh shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 1:24  
Ryan McDonagh hits Jake McCabe. 1:26  
Giveaway by Kevin Hayes. 1:49  
  2:10 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Henrik Lundqvist.
  2:15 Jacob Josefson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jimmy Vesey.
Mika Zibanejad wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 2:15  
  2:25 Johan Larsson blocks shot from Mika Zibanejad.
Kevin Shattenkirk shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 2:28  
J.T. Miller wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. 2:30  
Kevin Shattenkirk shoots Saved by Robin Lehner. 2:41  
J.T. Miller scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kevin Shattenkirk and Mats Zuccarello. 2:43