Buffalo – Rangers 4:3 (end) | Boston – Carolina 2:1 (2:1 after SO)
final
Buffalo Sabres
4:3 (1:1, 1:2, 2:0)
New York Rangers
Friday 02.12.2016, 01:00 • KeyBank Center, Buffalo • NHL
     
    52:21
    Penalty for New York Rangers (Adam Clendening – 2 min., holding).
     
    42:31
    Penalty for New York Rangers (Brandon Pirri – 2 min., hooking).
     
    27:03
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres (Cody Franson – 2 min., cross-checking).
     
    15:10
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres (Marcus Foligno – 2 min., hooking).
    Goals and assists: 1. Jo. Larsson (McCabe, B. Gionta), 30. B. Gionta (M. Foligno), 53. Eichel (Okposo, Ristolainen), 55. Eichel (Reinhart, E. Kane) – 17. McDonagh (Stepan), 29. Rick Nash (Vesey, Clendening), 32. M. Staal (Fast, Kreider)


    Buffalo Sabres: A. Nilsson (Lehner) – McCabe, Ristolainen, Gorges, Franson, Falk, Fedun – Carrier, R. O'Reilly, Okposo – E. Kane, Eichel, Reinhart – M. Foligno, Jo. Larsson, B. Gionta – Moulson, D. Grant, Girgensons.
    New York Rangers: Lundqvist (Raanta) – McDonagh, Girardi, M. Staal, Holden, Skjei, Clendening – Kreider, Stepan, Fast – Vesey, K. Hayes, Rick Nash – Puempel, J. T. Miller, Zuccarello – Grabner, Lindberg, Pirri.

    Referees: Lee, Brenk – Kovachik,Shewchyk

    Attendance: 18,047