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BUFFALO SABRES 5
BUFFALO SABRES
Game 79 Away Game 40
Game Summary
 
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Attendance 18,006 at Madison Square Garden
Start 7:15 EDT; End 9:42 EDT
Game 1244
Final
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3 NEW YORK RANGERS
NEW YORK RANGERS
Game 79 Home Game 41
 
SCORING SUMMARY
G Per Time Str Team Goal Scorer Assist Assist BUF on Ice NYR on Ice
1 1 4:40 EV BUF 71 R.MCLEOD(13) 17 J.ZUCKER(19) 21 C.TIMMINS(8) 1, 17, 21, 22, 26, 71 4, 13, 31, 45, 93, 94
2 1 8:58 EV BUF 6 Z.BENSON(11) 26 R.DAHLIN(53) 4 B.BYRAM(31) 1, 4, 6, 9, 26, 91 4, 22, 31, 45, 50, 93
3 1 19:21 PP NYR 13 A.LAFRENIÈRE(23) 23 A.FOX(43) 8 J.MILLER(34) 1, 6, 23, 25, 48 8, 13, 16, 23, 31, 93
4 2 2:57 EV NYR 13 A.LAFRENIÈRE(24) 45 D.FORTESCUE(2) 1, 4, 6, 25, 71, 91 13, 23, 31, 45, 93, 94
5 2 14:44 PP NYR 23 A.FOX(9) 16 V.TROCHECK(37) 93 M.ZIBANEJAD(43) 1, 21, 23, 29, 89 8, 13, 16, 23, 31, 93
6 3 5:51 EV BUF 89 A.TUCH(31) 19 P.KREBS(27) 72 T.THOMPSON(41) 1, 8, 19, 25, 72, 89 23, 31, 38, 42, 44, 49
7 3 7:14 EV BUF 17 J.ZUCKER(24) 71 R.MCLEOD(40) 1, 4, 17, 21, 22, 71 13, 17, 29, 31, 93, 94
8 3 18:45 EV-EN BUF 6 Z.BENSON(12) 91 J.DOAN(26) 9 J.NORRIS(19) 1, 6, 9, 23, 25, 91 8, 13, 16, 23, 50, 93
 
BUFFALO SABRES NEW YORK RANGERS
PENALTY SUMMARY
# Per Time Player PIM Penalty
1 1 18:24
71     R.MCLEOD
2 Tripping
2 2 14:14
19     P.KREBS
2 Hooking
3 3 10:44
9     J.NORRIS
2 Hooking
   
# Per Time Player PIM Penalty
1 2 0:23
23     A.FOX
2 Tripping
2 2 16:31
16     V.TROCHECK
2 Slashing
3 2 17:35
44     V.GAVRIKOV
2 Cross-checking
4 3 10:00
17     W.BORGEN
2 Holding the stick
TOT (PN-PIM)  
3-6
Power Plays (Goals-Opp./PPTime)  
0-4/05:48
   
TOT (PN-PIM)  
4-8
Power Plays (Goals-Opp./PPTime)  
2-3/02:11
 
BY PERIOD
Per Goals Shots PN PIM
1 2 11 1 2
2 0 8 1 2
3 3 8 1 2
TOT 5 27 3 6
Per Goals Shots PN PIM
1 1 12 0 0
2 2 7 3 6
3 0 1 1 2
TOT 3 20 4 8
 
POWER PLAYS (Goals-Occurrences / Time)
5v4 5v3 4v3  
0-4/04:52 0-1/00:56    
5v4 5v3 4v3  
2-3/02:11      
EVEN STRENGTH (Goals-Occurrences / Time)
5v5 4v4 3v3 TOT
5-6/50:45 0-1/01:16   5-7/52:01
5v5 4v4 3v3 TOT
1-6/50:45 0-1/01:16   1-7/52:01
 
GOALTENDER SUMMARY
BUFFALO SABRES TOI GOALS-SHOTS AGAINST
EV PP SH TOT 1 2 3 TOT
1 G LUUKKONEN, UKKO-PEKKA (W) 52:01 05:48 02:11 60:00 1-12 2-7 0-1 3-20
92 G ELLIS, COLTEN                
TEAM TOTALS  52:01 05:48 02:11 60:00 1-12 2-7 0-1 3-20
 
NEW YORK RANGERS TOI GOALS-SHOTS AGAINST
EV PP SH TOT 1 2 3 TOT
31 G SHESTERKIN, IGOR (L) 50:28 02:11 05:48 58:27 2-11 0-8 2-7 4-26
32 G QUICK, JONATHAN                
  EMPTY NET 01:33 00:00 00:00 01:33     1-1 1-1
TEAM TOTALS  52:01 02:11 05:48 60:00 2-11 0-8 3-8 5-27
 
OFFICIALS 3 STARS By:Attending Media
Referee Linesperson
#47 Mike Sullivan
#13 Furman South
#83 Matt MacPherson
#98 Dan Kelly
Standby  Standby 
1. BUF L 17 J.ZUCKER
2. BUF C 71 R.MCLEOD
3. NYR L 13 A.LAFRENIÈRE
 
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