Buffalo Sabres @ New York Rangers

11-25-9, 5-14-6 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	1	1	1	3
Rangers NYR	1	1	2	4

New York RangersRangersNYR

24-17-5, 17-8-3 Home

Buchnevich scores go-ahead goal, Rangers hold off Sabres 4-3

Pavel Buchnevich scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period, lifting the New York Rangers over the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Thursday night.

Jan 19, 2019, 01:43 pm - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	1	1	1	3
	Rangers	1	1	2	4

1st Period			BUF	NYR
1:24		Rick Nash (12) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Pavel Buchnevich (17)	0	1
18:41		Kyle Okposo (8) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Sam Reinhart (7), Jack Eichel (24)	1	1

2nd Period			BUF	NYR
8:26		J.T. Miller (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: David Desharnais (17)	1	2
17:10		Justin Falk (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evan Rodrigues (4), Sam Reinhart (8)	2	2

3rd Period		BUF	NYR
6:49	Rick Nash (13) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Ryan McDonagh (21), Nick Holden (6)	2	3
14:59	Rasmus Ristolainen (3) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Kyle Okposo (18), Jack Eichel (25)	3	3
16:02	Pavel Buchnevich (12) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Mika Zibanejad (12), Rick Nash (10)	3	4

SABRES

RANGERS

Regular Season Series

NYR lead 2-0

Rangers
3
Sabres
2

Game 1

2/1

Sabres
3
Rangers
4

Game 2

19/1

Sabres
1
Rangers
5

Game 3

25/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

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Buffalo Sabres @ New York Rangers

Stars of the Game

Rick NashLW - NYR

Pavel BuchnevichLW - NYR

Kyle OkposoRW - BUF

Game Information

Buchnevich scores go-ahead goal, Rangers hold off Sabres 4-3

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

NYR lead 2-0

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