Buffalo – Rangers 3:2 (1:0 after SO)
after shootout (1:0)
Buffalo Sabres
3:2 (1:1, 0:1, 1:0 - 0:0)
New York Rangers
Sunday 04.04.2021, 01:00 • KeyBank Center, Buffalo • NHL
     
    37:52
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres (Bench minor penalty – delay of game / failed offside challenge). Penalty served by Victor Olofsson.
     
    28:00
    Penalty for New York Rangers (K'Andre Miller – 2 min., hooking).
     
    25:37
    Penalty for New York Rangers (Kaapo Kakko – 2 min., slashing).
     
    20:55
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres (Colin Miller – 2 min., tripping).
     
    09:38
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres (Taylor Hall – 2 min., interference).
    Goals and assists: 14. Mittelstadt (Hall, Dahlin), 57. Olofsson (Okposo, S. Reinhart), dec. goal T. Thompson

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    0:0   Victor Olofsson (BUF)
    0:0   Artemiy (NYR)
    2. series:
    1:0   Tage Thompson (BUF)
    1:0   Mika Zibanejad (NYR)
    3. series:
    1:0   Casey Mittelstadt (BUF)
    1:0   Kaapo Kakko (NYR)


    Buffalo Sabres: Ullmark (Tokarski) – Bryson, Ristolainen (A), Dahlin, Jokiharju, C. Miller, Montour – Hall, Mittelstadt, T. Thompson – Olofsson, S. Reinhart (A), Okposo (A) – Skinner, Sheahan, Asplund – Rieder, Eakin, Fogarty.
    New York Rangers: Shestyorkin (Kinkaid) – R. Lindgren, Fox, K'A. Miller, Trouba (A), Hajek, Br. Smith – Kreider (A), Zibanejad (A), Buchnevich – , R. Strome, Kakko – Lafreniere, Chytil, Kravtsov – J. Gauthier, Rooney, Blackwell.

    Referees: St. Pierre, Blandina – Baker, Smith