NYR
NYR
New York Rangers
33-38-9 · L2 · L10: 5-5-0
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
W
W
OT
Final
2—8
2025-02-22 · KeyBank Center
BUF
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
L
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
L
L
NYR controlled xG 3.1 to 2.9 but BUF won on execution

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
NYR xG
3.12
ACTUAL
2 — 8
BUF xG
2.88

Scoring Timeline

0.05
MED xG
BUF1P 01:46Even Strength
Jack Quinn
22
Jack Quinn(10)
R · BUF · #22
NYR 0 - 1 BUF
0.05
MED xG
BUF1P 11:58Even Strength
Rasmus Dahlin
26
Rasmus Dahlin(8)
D · BUF · #26
Jordan Greenway (5)
NYR 0 - 2 BUF
0.09
MED xG
BUF1P 15:32Even Strength
Tage Thompson
72
Tage Thompson(27)
C · BUF · #72
JJ Peterka (27)
NYR 0 - 3 BUF
0.02
LOW xG
BUF1P 17:33Even Strength
Ryan McLeod
71
Ryan McLeod(13)
C · BUF · #71
Rasmus Dahlin (36), Jason Zucker (24)
NYR 0 - 4 BUF
0.03
LOW xG
BUF1P 18:21Power Play
Rasmus Dahlin
26
Rasmus Dahlin(9)
D · BUF · #26
Tage Thompson (23), Jason Zucker (25)
NYR 0 - 5 BUF
0.75
HIGH xG
NYR2P 05:29Power Play
Chris Kreider
20
Chris Kreider(17)
C · NYR · #20
Artemi Panarin (35), J.T. Miller (29)
NYR 1 - 5 BUF
0.79
HIGH xG
NYR2P 11:25Even Strength
Mika Zibanejad
93
Mika Zibanejad(12)
C · NYR · #93
Adam Fox (41), J.T. Miller (30)
NYR 2 - 5 BUF
0.57
HIGH xG
BUF3P 03:47Even Strength
Tage Thompson
72
Tage Thompson(28)
C · BUF · #72
Jiri Kulich (6), Rasmus Dahlin (37)
NYR 2 - 6 BUF
0.71
HIGH xG
BUF3P 05:40Even Strength
Ryan McLeod
71
Ryan McLeod(14)
C · BUF · #71
Jason Zucker (26), Owen Power (24)
NYR 2 - 7 BUF
0.02
LOW xG
BUF3P 19:24Even Strength
Henri Jokiharju
20
Henri Jokiharju(2)
D · BUF · #20
Zach Benson (10), Dennis Gilbert (4)
NYR 2 - 8 BUF

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
1
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
G · BUF · #1
26/28 saves, .928 SV%, +1.2 GSAx
★2
Rasmus Dahlin
26
Rasmus Dahlin
D · BUF · #26
2G, 2A, 5 SOG
★3
Tage Thompson
72
Tage Thompson
C · BUF · #72
2G, 1A, 4 SOG, 3 HIT

Team Stats

NYRBUF
28Shots33
3.12xGF2.88
54.3CF%45.7
49.1FO%50.8
1/4PP1/3
28Hits29
11Blocks19
12Giveaways14
8Takeaways4
6PIM8

Period Breakdown

PeriodNYR SOGBUF SOGNYR xGBUF xG
1st8110.370.50
2nd8101.790.97
3rd1040.961.41
Total26253.122.88

Penalties

6 TOTAL
1P 17:50
NYR
Sam Carrickcross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Peyton Krebs
2P 00:32
NYR
Reilly Smithhigh-sticking-double-minor (4 min)
Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin
2P 05:20
BUF
Beck Malenstyntripping (2 min)
Drawn by Mika Zibanejad
2P 09:22
BUF
Beck Malenstynboarding (2 min)
Drawn by Ryan Lindgren
3P 08:31
BUF
Zach Bensonroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Urho Vaakanainen
3P 12:30
BUF
Zach Bensontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Artemi Panarin