Rangers – Buffalo 5:1 (end)
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New York Rangers
5:1 (2:0, 3:0, 0:1)
Buffalo Sabres
Sunday 25.03.2018, 00:00 • Madison Square Garden, New York • NHL
     
    Game over. (03:36:18)
     
    55:33
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres (Jordan Nolan – 2 min., hooking).
    55:26 Sam Reinhart (BUF) - 5:1
     
    55:26
    Team Buffalo with just scored a goal! Scorer is SAM REINHART. Assisted by Kyle Okposo, Ryan O'Reilly.
     
    54:13
    Penalty for New York Rangers (Mika Zibanejad – 2 min., tripping).
     
    44:50
    Penalty for New York Rangers (Ryan Sproul – 2 min., hooking).
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
    34:47 Jimmy Vesey (NYR) - 5:0
     
    34:47
    Goal for the Rangers!
    Scorer is JIMMY VESEY. Assisted by Ryan Spooner, Kevin Hayes.
     
    33:28
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres (Jack Eichel – 2 min., slashing).
     
    30:25
    Penalty for New York Rangers (Chris Kreider – 2 min., holding).
     
    29:17
    Coincidental penalty:
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres (Marco Scandella – 5 min., fighting).
    Penalty for New York Rangers (Peter Holland – 5 min., fighting).
     
    28:45
    Buffalo Sabres substitution: Robin Lehner is replaced by Linus Ullmark.
    28:45 Mika Zibanejad (NYR) - 4:0
     
    28:45
    Goal for the Rangers!
    Scorer is MIKA ZIBANEJAD. Assisted by Chris Kreider, Neal Pionk.
     
    28:33
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres (Jordan Nolan – 2 min., holding).
    23:59 Neal Pionk (NYR) - 3:0
     
    23:59
    Goal for the Rangers!
    Scorer is NEAL PIONK. Assisted by Jimmy Vesey, Kevin Hayes.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
    State changes info
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 17. Kreider (Zuccarello, Fast), 19. Vesey (Zuccarello), 24. Pionk (Vesey, K. Hayes), 29. Zibanejad (Kreider, Pionk), 35. Vesey (Spooner, K. Hayes) – 56. S. Reinhart (Okposo, R. O'Reilly)

    New York Rangers: Georgijev () – M. Staal (A), Pionk, Skjei, Sproul, O'Gara, Gilmour – Kreider (A), Zibanejad, Fast – Spooner, Buchnevich, Namestnikov – K. Hayes, Zuccarello (A), C. McLeod – Holland, Carey, Vesey.
    Buffalo Sabres: Lehner (29. Ullmark) – Scandella, Ristolainen, Antipin, C. Nelson, Guhle, Gorges – S. Wilson, R. O'Reilly (A), S. Reinhart – Girgensons, Eichel (A), Pominville – B. Pouliot, Rodrigues, Baptiste – Nolan, Jo. Larsson, Okposo (A).
    Referees: Nicholson, Jackson – Devorski, Mills