The Sabres rallied from a 3-1 series deficit to defeat the Rangers in seven games in the Yelnats Cup Quarterfinal round. Rick Martin led Buffalo scorers with two goals and four assists in the series, Bob Sauve saved the series for the Sabres, entering in Game 3 and posting a 1.80 GAA and .925 save percentage in five games. Phil Esposito scored five goals and one assist for the Rangers.
Game 1 - Rangers 3, Sabres 2
New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
DATE : 04/22/2022
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Rangers 1 2 0 0 3
Buffalo Sabres 1 1 0 0 2
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Rangers 7 9 12 0 28
Buffalo Sabres 11 12 12 0 35
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. NYR. PHIL ESPOSITO(1)( ANDERS HEDBERG, STEVE VICKERS ) (PP) : 1st 0:41
2. BUF. CRAIG RAMSAY(1)( DON LUCE, DANNY GARE ): 1st 4:29
3. BUF. DENNIS MARUK(1)( TONY CURRIE, DEREK SMITH ): 2nd 3:44
4. NYR. ANDERS HEDBERG(2)( WALT TKACZUK, DAVE MALONEY ): 2nd 4:28
5. NYR. PHIL ESPOSITO(2)( BARRY BECK, ERIC VAIL ): 2nd 5:36
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. BUF. DON EDWARDS - 2 Minutes: 1st 0:26
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY DANNY GARE
3. NYR. BARRY BECK - 2 Minutes: 1st 10:46
4. BUF. JOHN VAN BOXMEER - 2 Minutes: 1st 10:46
5. BUF. BENCH PENALTY - 2 Minutes: 1st 14:44
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY RICK MARTIN
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For New York Rangers
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
BLAIR CHAPMAN 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 32 20:05 0 0 1 1
PHIL ESPOSITO 0 4 2 0 0 1 0 8-7 32 16:30 0 0 0 1 GWG
STEVE VICKERS 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 30 18:25 1 1 1 0
ULF NILSSON 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6-3 32 20:05 1 0 0 1
RON DUGUAY 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 24 13:06 1 0 0 2
ANDERS HEDBERG 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 1-1 47 25:37 1 0 0 1
DON MALONEY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 26 14:09 0 0 0 0
WALT TKACZUK 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1-1 14 8:10 0 0 0 0
ERIC VAIL 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 34 18:10 1 1 2 0
BRIAN SUTTER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 15 9:07 0 0 0 0
BARRY BECK 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 38 21:03 2 3 0 2
ED JOHNSTONE 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 26 14:09 0 0 0 0
DAVE MALONEY -1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 23 12:39 0 0 0 0
JACK BROWNSCHIDLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 44 26:09 0 0 0 0
MARIO MAROIS -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 12:59 0 0 0 0
CAROL VADNAIS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 40 22:43 1 1 1 0
BOB MURDOCH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 41 24:09 0 1 0 0
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TOTAL 0 28 3 6 2 1 0 19-15 8 7 5 8
Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
DANNY GARE 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 3-0 47 25:34 1 0 0 2
TONY CURRIE 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 26 15:17 2 0 0 1
DAN LABRAATEN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 14:09 0 0 0 0
RICK MARTIN 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 29 18:05 0 0 0 2
CRAIG RAMSAY 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 34 18:10 1 0 0 1
GILBERT PERREAULT 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4-2 29 18:05 0 1 0 2
DENNIS MARUK 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1-0 15 9:07 0 0 0 0
DEREK SMITH 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 14 8:10 1 0 0 0
RIC SEILING 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 30 17:36 3 1 0 0
ALAN HANGSLEBEN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 23 12:39 1 1 0 0
DON LUCE 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7-1 32 16:30 3 0 0 0
RICHIE DUNN 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 44 26:09 1 0 0 0
JOHN VAN BOXMEER -1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 40 22:43 0 0 0 1
JIM SCHOENFELD -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 38 21:03 1 2 0 0
BILL HAJT 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 42 24:29 1 2 0 0
LINDY RUFF 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 23 12:39 0 0 0 0
PAUL WOODS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 27 15:06 0 1 0 0
BENCH 2
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TOTAL 0 35 2 4 4 0 0 19-4 15 8 0 9
Goalie Stats For New York Rangers
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
STEVE BAKER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JOHN DAVIDSON 60 35 2 0 11 9 105 WIN
Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
DON EDWARDS 59 28 3 0 6 4 104 LOSS
GARY INNESS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
New York Rangers 2 1
Buffalo Sabres 0 0
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - PHIL ESPOSITO from New York
2nd star - JOHN DAVIDSON from New York
3rd star - ANDERS HEDBERG from New York
GAME STORY
In a strong showing away from home, New York won by one goal over the
Sabres by the score of 3 to 2. PHIL ESPOSITO scored the game's final
goal at 5:36 of the 2nd period. ESPOSITO scored twice for New York.
JOHN DAVIDSON was sharp in goal. He allowed 2 goals while facing 35 shots.
DAVIDSON stopped a number of solid scoring chances, some in acrobatic
fashion. Others registering goals were ANDERS HEDBERG for New York and
CRAIG RAMSAY and DENNIS MARUK for Buffalo.
Game 2 - Rangers 3, Sabres 1
New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
DATE : 04/24/2022
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Rangers 1 1 1 0 3
Buffalo Sabres 1 0 0 0 1
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Rangers 10 7 8 0 25
Buffalo Sabres 10 18 9 0 37
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. NYR. PHIL ESPOSITO(3)( ANDERS HEDBERG, ERIC VAIL ): 1st 5:38
2. BUF. RICK MARTIN(1)( RIC SEILING ): 1st 18:35
3. NYR. BLAIR CHAPMAN(1)( ULF NILSSON ) (PP) : 2nd 11:32
4. NYR. RON DUGUAY(4)( ANDERS HEDBERG ): 3rd 12:09
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. NYR. STEVE VICKERS - 2 Minutes: 1st 6:09
2. BUF. RIC SEILING - 2 Minutes: 1st 6:09
3. NYR. DAVE MALONEY - 5 Minutes: 1st 19:55
4. BUF. ALAN HANGSLEBEN - 2 Minutes: 1st 19:55
5. BUF. ALAN HANGSLEBEN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 5:00
6. NYR. CAROL VADNAIS - 2 Minutes: 2nd 7:55
7. BUF. GILBERT PERREAULT - 2 Minutes: 2nd 11:11
8. NYR. DAVE MALONEY - 4 Minutes: 2nd 12:24
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY DON MALONEY
10. BUF. ALAN HANGSLEBEN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 12:24
11. NYR. BARRY BECK - 2 Minutes: 2nd 19:49
12. BUF. GILBERT PERREAULT - 2 Minutes: 3rd 10:07
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For New York Rangers
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
BLAIR CHAPMAN -1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 24 13:19 0 0 0 1 GWG
PHIL ESPOSITO 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4-4 31 16:59 0 2 0 1
STEVE VICKERS -1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 40 23:41 1 1 1 0
ULF NILSSON -1 5 0 1 0 0 0 4-2 22 12:18 1 0 1 0
RON DUGUAY 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 6-3 30 18:20 0 0 0 2
ANDERS HEDBERG 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 49 26:59 1 1 0 1
DON MALONEY 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 12:51 0 0 0 0
WALT TKACZUK 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3-2 15 8:07 0 0 0 0
ERIC VAIL 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 27 14:20 0 0 1 0
BRIAN SUTTER 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 13 6:50 0 1 0 0
BARRY BECK 1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 44 24:21 1 1 0 1
ED JOHNSTONE 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 22 12:51 1 0 0 0
DAVE MALONEY -1 0 0 0 9 0 0 0-0 17 9:25 1 0 0 0
JACK BROWNSCHIDLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 34 19:23 1 1 0 0
MARIO MAROIS -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 34 20:08 0 0 0 0
CAROL VADNAIS 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 48 27:21 1 0 0 0
BOB MURDOCH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 33 19:02 1 0 0 0
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TOTAL 5 25 3 4 15 1 0 20-12 9 7 3 6
Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
DANNY GARE -1 9 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 48 27:51 0 0 0 3
TONY CURRIE -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 12:11 1 0 0 1
DAN LABRAATEN -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 25 14:59 0 0 0 2
RICK MARTIN 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 33 19:39 0 0 0 2
CRAIG RAMSAY -1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 27 14:20 0 0 0 1
GILBERT PERREAULT 1 4 0 0 4 0 0 5-4 31 18:38 0 0 0 2
DENNIS MARUK 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3-2 16 8:58 0 0 0 2
DEREK SMITH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 12 5:59 0 0 0 0
RIC SEILING 1 3 0 1 2 0 0 1-0 34 19:27 0 0 0 1
ALAN HANGSLEBEN 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0-0 20 11:33 0 1 0 0
DON LUCE -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3-0 31 16:59 0 0 0 1
RICHIE DUNN -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 34 19:23 1 0 0 1
JOHN VAN BOXMEER -1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 48 27:21 5 1 0 1
JIM SCHOENFELD -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 54 31:02 0 1 0 1
BILL HAJT -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 37 20:56 1 0 0 0
LINDY RUFF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 17 9:25 0 1 0 0
PAUL WOODS -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5-1 21 12:00 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL -5 37 1 1 12 0 0 20-8 8 4 0 18
Goalie Stats For New York Rangers
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
STEVE BAKER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JOHN DAVIDSON 60 37 1 0 5 4 105 WIN
Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
DON EDWARDS 60 25 3 0 6 3 105 LOSS
GARY INNESS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
New York Rangers 3 1
Buffalo Sabres 4 0
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - JOHN DAVIDSON from New York
2nd star - RICK MARTIN from Buffalo
3rd star - ANDERS HEDBERG from New York
GAME STORY
In a good matchup, the Rangers won over the Sabres by a score of 3 to
1. JOHN DAVIDSON was outstanding in goal. He gave up just a lone goal
while facing 37 shots. The goals were scored by BLAIR CHAPMAN, PHIL ESPOSITO
and RON DUGUAY for New York and RICK MARTIN for Buffalo. With the road
victory New York has now recorded 4 wins and 8 points for the season.
Game 3 - Sabres 3, Rangers 2
Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
DATE : 04/26/2022
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Buffalo Sabres 2 0 1 0 3
New York Rangers 1 0 1 0 2
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Buffalo Sabres 16 14 5 0 35
New York Rangers 9 6 9 0 24
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. BUF. GILBERT PERREAULT(1)( RIC SEILING, RICK MARTIN ): 1st 1:35
2. BUF. BILL HAJT(1)( DENNIS MARUK ): 1st 7:14
3. NYR. WALT TKACZUK(2)( JACK BROWNSCHIDLE, BRIAN SUTTER ): 1st 19:18
4. NYR. BLAIR CHAPMAN(2)( BARRY BECK ): 3rd 1:28
5. BUF. TONY CURRIE(1)( DAN LABRAATEN, PAUL WOODS ): 3rd 6:38
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. NYR. ED JOHNSTONE - 2 Minutes: 1st 12:28
2. NYR. CAROL VADNAIS - 2 Minutes: 2nd 1:04
3. NYR. JOHN DAVIDSON - 2 Minutes: 2nd 5:32
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY BRIAN SUTTER
5. NYR. ERIC VAIL - 2 Minutes: 2nd 7:45
6. BUF. DANNY GARE - 2 Minutes: 2nd 7:45
7. NYR. ED JOHNSTONE - 2 Minutes: 2nd 10:10
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
DANNY GARE 0 8 0 0 2 0 0 1-0 50 28:38 1 0 1 3
TONY CURRIE 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 12:12 1 0 2 0 GWG
DAN LABRAATEN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 25 14:12 0 0 0 0
NELSON PYATT -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 11 5:51 0 0 0 0
RICK MARTIN 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 38 21:25 0 1 2 2
CRAIG RAMSAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 27 15:16 1 1 0 0
GILBERT PERREAULT 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 6-2 38 21:30 0 0 1 1
DENNIS MARUK 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 18 10:56 0 0 0 0
RIC SEILING 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 31 17:44 1 0 0 0
ALAN HANGSLEBEN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 11:21 0 0 0 1
DON LUCE 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8-6 27 15:16 1 0 0 0
RICHIE DUNN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 17 9:21 1 0 0 0
JOHN VAN BOXMEER 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 46 25:38 1 0 0 2
JIM SCHOENFELD 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 46 25:38 0 0 0 0
BILL HAJT 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 39 22:50 0 1 0 0
MIKE RAMSEY 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 42 24:50 3 1 0 0
PAUL WOODS 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 24 14:02 1 0 0 0
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TOTAL 5 35 3 5 2 0 0 20-9 11 4 6 9
Player Stats For New York Rangers
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
BLAIR CHAPMAN 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 28 15:25 1 0 0 1
PHIL ESPOSITO 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7-2 28 15:52 0 0 0 1
STEVE VICKERS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 38 21:25 1 1 2 0
ULF NILSSON 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3-2 26 14:15 0 1 0 1
RON DUGUAY -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4-3 34 20:02 1 0 0 3
ANDERS HEDBERG 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 42 23:41 3 0 0 1
DON MALONEY -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 15:17 0 0 0 0
WALT TKACZUK 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 3-2 14 7:51 1 0 0 0
ERIC VAIL 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2-1 27 15:16 0 1 0 0
BRIAN SUTTER 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 11 5:51 0 0 0 0
BARRY BECK 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 36 19:38 1 2 0 0
ED JOHNSTONE -2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 26 15:17 0 0 0 0
DAVE MALONEY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 11:21 0 0 0 0
JACK BROWNSCHIDLE -1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 42 24:50 1 0 0 0
MARIO MAROIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 27 15:21 0 0 0 0
CAROL VADNAIS 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 43 23:38 2 0 0 0
BOB MURDOCH -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 42 24:50 1 0 0 0
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TOTAL -5 24 2 3 8 0 0 20-11 12 5 2 7
Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
DON EDWARDS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOB SAUVE 60 24 2 0 3 2 105 WIN
Goalie Stats For New York Rangers
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
STEVE BAKER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JOHN DAVIDSON 58 35 3 0 11 10 103 LOSS
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Buffalo Sabres 4 0
New York Rangers 0 0
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - PAUL WOODS from Buffalo
2nd star - BOB SAUVE from Buffalo
3rd star - WALT TKACZUK from New York
GAME STORY
In a strong showing away from home, Buffalo squeezed out a victory over
the Rangers by the final score of 3 to 2. TONY CURRIE closed out the
scoring with the game winner at 6:38 of the 3rd period. BOB SAUVE was
sharp in goal. He allowed 2 goals while facing 24 shots. Other goal scorers
were GILBERT PERREAULT and BILL HAJT for Buffalo and BLAIR CHAPMAN and
WALT TKACZUK for New York.
Game 4 - Rangers 2, Sabres 0
Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
DATE : 04/28/2022
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Buffalo Sabres 0 0 0 0 0
New York Rangers 1 1 0 0 2
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Buffalo Sabres 12 4 9 0 25
New York Rangers 6 10 7 0 23
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. NYR. RON DUGUAY(5)( ED JOHNSTONE, DON MALONEY ): 1st 11:55
2. NYR. PHIL ESPOSITO(4)( ANDERS HEDBERG ) (PP) : 2nd 18:12
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. BUF. GILBERT PERREAULT - 2 Minutes: 1st 15:55
2. BUF. RICHIE DUNN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 3:55
3. BUF. JIM SCHOENFELD - 2 Minutes: 2nd 7:14
4. BUF. DANNY GARE - 2 Minutes: 2nd 16:52
5. NYR. CAROL VADNAIS - 4 Minutes: 2nd 19:16
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY BLAIR CHAPMAN
7. BUF. RICK MARTIN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 19:16
8. NYR. CAROL VADNAIS - 2 Minutes: 3rd 16:56
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
DANNY GARE -1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 42 23:18 0 0 1 2
TONY CURRIE 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 12:58 0 1 1 1
DAN LABRAATEN 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 15:02 0 0 0 1
NELSON PYATT 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 13 7:31 0 0 1 0
RICK MARTIN 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 23 13:58 0 0 0 2
CRAIG RAMSAY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 33 17:29 1 0 0 0
GILBERT PERREAULT 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 4-3 27 16:00 0 0 1 2
DENNIS MARUK -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2-0 18 9:56 0 0 1 4
RIC SEILING 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 37 21:35 0 0 0 1
ALAN HANGSLEBEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 19 10:44 0 2 0 0
DON LUCE 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5-0 34 18:57 0 0 0 0
RICHIE DUNN 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 19 10:40 0 0 0 0
JOHN VAN BOXMEER -1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 43 23:55 2 0 0 3
JIM SCHOENFELD -1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 48 27:25 2 4 0 0
BILL HAJT 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 43 25:12 2 1 0 0
MIKE RAMSEY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 38 21:46 1 1 0 0
PAUL WOODS -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-0 27 15:19 0 1 0 0
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TOTAL -5 25 0 0 10 0 0 15-3 8 10 5 16
Player Stats For New York Rangers
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
BLAIR CHAPMAN 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 27 15:58 1 0 0 1
PHIL ESPOSITO 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 5-5 34 18:57 0 0 0 2
STEVE VICKERS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 36 21:30 0 0 1 0
ULF NILSSON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-1 27 15:58 0 0 0 0
RON DUGUAY 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4-4 27 15:21 0 0 0 2 GWG
ANDERS HEDBERG 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 51 28:32 3 0 0 1
DON MALONEY 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 23 13:19 0 0 1 0
WALT TKACZUK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 17 9:35 0 0 0 0
ERIC VAIL 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 29 15:27 0 0 1 1
BRIAN SUTTER 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 13 7:31 0 0 0 0
BARRY BECK 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 44 25:23 1 2 1 1
ED JOHNSTONE 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 23 13:19 0 1 0 0
DAVE MALONEY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 19 10:42 0 1 0 0
JACK BROWNSCHIDLE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 42 23:46 0 0 0 0
MARIO MAROIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 28 16:12 1 0 0 0
CAROL VADNAIS 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0-0 36 19:58 0 3 0 0
BOB MURDOCH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 41 23:41 2 0 0 0
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TOTAL 5 23 2 3 6 1 0 15-12 8 7 4 8
Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
DON EDWARDS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOB SAUVE 60 23 2 0 6 5 105 LOSS
Goalie Stats For New York Rangers
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
STEVE BAKER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JOHN DAVIDSON 60 25 0 0 3 3 105 WIN
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Buffalo Sabres 2 0
New York Rangers 4 1
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - JOHN DAVIDSON from New York
2nd star - RON DUGUAY from New York
3rd star - DON MALONEY from New York
GAME STORY
In a hard fought contest, the Rangers won over the Sabres by a final score
of 2 to 0. The first goal was enough as RON DUGUAY lit the lamp 11:55
of the 1st period. JOHN DAVIDSON was outstanding in goal. He was flawless
in the shutout while facing 25 shots. A goal was also registered by PHIL
ESPOSITO for New York.
Game 5 - Sabres 2, Rangers 1
New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
DATE : 04/30/2022
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Rangers 1 0 0 0 1
Buffalo Sabres 0 1 1 0 2
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Rangers 7 10 7 0 24
Buffalo Sabres 11 10 11 0 32
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. NYR. PHIL ESPOSITO(5)( MARIO MAROIS, DAVE MALONEY ): 1st 11:14
2. BUF. RICK MARTIN(2)( GILBERT PERREAULT ): 2nd 18:52
3. BUF. DENNIS MARUK(2)( ALAN HANGSLEBEN ) (PP) : 3rd 4:07
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. NYR. CAROL VADNAIS - 2 Minutes: 1st 1:04
2. NYR. PHIL ESPOSITO - 4 Minutes: 1st 16:27
3. NYR. BARRY BECK - 2 Minutes: 2nd 6:10
4. NYR. CAROL VADNAIS - 2 Minutes: 2nd 16:52
5. NYR. STEVE VICKERS - 2 Minutes: 2nd 19:18
6. NYR. DON MALONEY - 4 Minutes: 3rd 3:55
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY BOB MURDOCH
8. BUF. TONY CURRIE - 2 Minutes: 3rd 3:55
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For New York Rangers
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
BLAIR CHAPMAN -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:23 0 0 1 1
PHIL ESPOSITO 1 4 1 0 4 0 0 6-2 28 16:16 1 1 0 2
STEVE VICKERS -1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 31 17:50 0 1 0 0
ULF NILSSON -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 24 13:23 0 1 0 0
RON DUGUAY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6-1 32 18:14 0 0 0 1
ANDERS HEDBERG 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 49 28:19 1 0 0 3
DON MALONEY 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 21 11:37 1 1 0 0
WALT TKACZUK 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6-1 23 13:15 1 0 0 0
ERIC VAIL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 15:04 0 0 0 1
BRIAN SUTTER 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 16 8:58 0 0 0 1
BARRY BECK 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 33 18:23 0 0 0 3
ED JOHNSTONE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 23 12:25 2 0 0 0
DAVE MALONEY 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 21 12:26 1 2 0 0
JACK BROWNSCHIDLE -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 48 27:18 0 0 0 1
MARIO MAROIS 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 28 16:23 1 1 0 0
CAROL VADNAIS 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 36 20:08 2 4 0 0
BOB MURDOCH -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 44 25:06 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL 0 24 1 2 16 0 0 19-5 10 11 1 13
Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
DANNY GARE -1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 48 27:32 1 0 0 3
TONY CURRIE 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 23 12:50 0 0 0 1
DAN LABRAATEN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 34 19:13 0 1 0 1
NELSON PYATT 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 12 6:52 0 0 0 0
RICK MARTIN 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 33 19:08 1 1 0 3
CRAIG RAMSAY -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 15:04 0 0 0 1
GILBERT PERREAULT 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 6-4 33 19:08 0 0 0 2
DENNIS MARUK 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3-3 23 12:50 0 0 0 2 GWG
RIC SEILING 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 34 19:30 0 0 0 2
ALAN HANGSLEBEN -1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 29 16:49 0 0 0 0
DON LUCE -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5-4 26 15:04 0 0 0 1
RICHIE DUNN -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 18 10:26 0 1 0 0
JOHN VAN BOXMEER 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 42 24:08 2 3 0 1
JIM SCHOENFELD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 42 24:08 0 1 0 0
BILL HAJT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 34 18:55 0 1 0 0
MIKE RAMSEY 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 45 25:18 2 0 0 0
PAUL WOODS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 23 12:25 1 0 0 0
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TOTAL 0 32 2 2 2 1 0 19-14 7 8 0 17
Goalie Stats For New York Rangers
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
STEVE BAKER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JOHN DAVIDSON 58 32 2 0 4 2 103 LOSS
Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
DON EDWARDS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOB SAUVE 60 24 1 0 2 1 105 WIN
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
New York Rangers 0 0
Buffalo Sabres 7 1
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - BOB SAUVE from Buffalo
2nd star - PHIL ESPOSITO from New York
3rd star - RICK MARTIN from Buffalo
GAME STORY
On their home ice the Sabres won a close one against the Rangers by the
score of 2 to 1. DENNIS MARUK scored the game's final goal at 4:07 of
the 3rd period. BOB SAUVE was outstanding in goal. He made just one
mistake while facing 24 shots. Other goal scorers were PHIL ESPOSITO for
New York and RICK MARTIN for Buffalo.
Game 6 - Sabres 4, Rangers 1
Buffalo Sabres at New York Rangers
DATE : 05/02/2022
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Buffalo Sabres 1 0 3 0 4
New York Rangers 0 1 0 0 1
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Buffalo Sabres 10 8 11 0 29
New York Rangers 5 14 8 0 27
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. BUF. TONY CURRIE(2)( MIKE RAMSEY, BOB SAUVE ): 1st 8:24
2. NYR. STEVE VICKERS(2)( ULF NILSSON ): 2nd 1:34
3. BUF. DAN LABRAATEN(1)( MIKE RAMSEY ): 3rd 8:25
4. BUF. RIC SEILING(1)( CRAIG RAMSAY, DON LUCE ): 3rd 12:29
5. BUF. DAN LABRAATEN(2)( DENNIS MARUK, MIKE RAMSEY ) (PP) : 3rd 19:04
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. BUF. JIM SCHOENFELD - 2 Minutes: 1st 17:03
2. NYR. CAROL VADNAIS - 2 Minutes: 1st 17:03
3. BUF. DANNY GARE - 2 Minutes: 2nd 2:45
4. NYR. ANDERS HEDBERG - 2 Minutes: 2nd 18:35
5. BUF. JIM SCHOENFELD - 2 Minutes: 3rd 5:29
6. NYR. CAROL VADNAIS - 2 Minutes: 3rd 17:28
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
DANNY GARE 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1-0 45 26:05 0 0 0 2
TONY CURRIE 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:02 1 0 0 0
DAN LABRAATEN 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 1-0 27 14:38 0 0 1 0 GWG
NELSON PYATT 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2-0 13 6:52 1 1 0 0
RICK MARTIN -1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 29 16:46 0 0 0 2
CRAIG RAMSAY 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 28 15:36 0 0 0 0
GILBERT PERREAULT -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6-4 29 16:46 1 1 1 1
DENNIS MARUK 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2-2 18 10:24 0 0 0 1
RIC SEILING 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 36 20:41 1 0 2 0
ALAN HANGSLEBEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 12:13 1 1 0 1
DON LUCE 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 6-2 32 18:27 2 0 0 0
RICHIE DUNN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 19 10:37 0 1 0 0
JOHN VAN BOXMEER -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 43 24:23 1 1 0 2
JIM SCHOENFELD -1 3 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 46 26:23 1 0 0 0
BILL HAJT 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 40 23:12 1 0 0 0
MIKE RAMSEY 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 0-0 40 22:48 2 0 0 0
PAUL WOODS 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 24 13:53 0 3 0 0
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TOTAL 10 29 4 6 6 1 0 20-9 12 8 4 9
Player Stats For New York Rangers
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
BLAIR CHAPMAN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 14:51 0 0 0 0
PHIL ESPOSITO -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6-4 32 18:27 0 0 0 1
STEVE VICKERS 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 35 20:46 1 1 0 0
ULF NILSSON 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 4-2 26 14:51 2 0 1 0
RON DUGUAY -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5-2 27 15:48 1 0 1 3
ANDERS HEDBERG -2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 52 29:09 0 0 0 1
DON MALONEY -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:53 0 0 0 0
WALT TKACZUK -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-2 16 8:28 0 0 0 0
ERIC VAIL -1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 28 15:36 2 0 0 1
BRIAN SUTTER -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 15 7:57 0 0 0 0
BARRY BECK 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 46 26:28 1 1 0 2
ED JOHNSTONE -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:53 1 0 0 0
DAVE MALONEY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 19 10:37 1 1 0 0
JACK BROWNSCHIDLE -3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 37 20:48 1 0 0 0
MARIO MAROIS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 28 16:32 0 1 0 0
CAROL VADNAIS 1 2 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 43 24:23 0 1 0 0
BOB MURDOCH -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 37 20:48 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL -10 27 1 1 6 0 0 20-11 10 5 2 8
Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
DON EDWARDS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOB SAUVE 60 27 1 0 4 4 105 WIN
Goalie Stats For New York Rangers
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
STEVE BAKER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JOHN DAVIDSON 60 29 4 0 8 6 105 LOSS
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Buffalo Sabres 2 1
New York Rangers 2 0
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - BOB SAUVE from Buffalo
2nd star - MIKE RAMSEY from Buffalo
3rd star - DAN LABRAATEN from Buffalo
GAME STORY
The visitors from Buffalo had no difficulty defeating the Rangers by a
score of 4 to 1. Buffalo finished strong with 3 goals in the third period.
DAN LABRAATEN scored the winning goal at 8:25 of the 3rd period. LABRAATEN
scored twice for Buffalo. And MIKE RAMSEY had three assists. BOB SAUVE
was outstanding in goal. He allowed just one goal while facing 27 shots.
Other goal scorers were TONY CURRIE and RIC SEILING for Buffalo and STEVE
VICKERS for New York.
Game 7 - Sabres 6, Rangers 3
New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres
DATE : 05/04/2022
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Rangers 2 1 0 0 3
Buffalo Sabres 2 1 3 0 6
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Rangers 6 8 8 0 22
Buffalo Sabres 12 8 14 0 34
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. NYR. BLAIR CHAPMAN(3)( STEVE VICKERS, ULF NILSSON ): 1st 3:50
2. BUF. DON LUCE(1)( DANNY GARE, CRAIG RAMSAY ): 1st 6:46
3. NYR. DON MALONEY(1)( DAVE MALONEY ): 1st 10:46
4. BUF. ALAN HANGSLEBEN(1)( DENNIS MARUK, RIC SEILING ) (PP) : 1st 13:26
5. BUF. DANNY GARE(1)( RICK MARTIN, GILBERT PERREAULT ) (PP) : 2nd 7:15
6. NYR. ERIC VAIL(2)( DAVE MALONEY, PHIL ESPOSITO ): 2nd 15:10
7. BUF. GILBERT PERREAULT(2)( RICK MARTIN ) (PP) : 3rd 1:50
8. BUF. GILBERT PERREAULT(3)( RICK MARTIN ): 3rd 6:45
9. BUF. DAN LABRAATEN(3)( MIKE RAMSEY ): 3rd 7:55
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. BUF. JIM SCHOENFELD - 2 Minutes: 1st 0:57
2. NYR. BOB MURDOCH - 2 Minutes: 1st 8:29
3. NYR. DAVE MALONEY - 5 Minutes: 1st 11:21
4. NYR. CAROL VADNAIS - 2 Minutes: 2nd 6:39
5. NYR. CAROL VADNAIS - 4 Minutes: 3rd 0:59
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY PHIL ESPOSITO
7. BUF. CRAIG RAMSAY - 2 Minutes: 3rd 0:59
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For New York Rangers
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
BLAIR CHAPMAN 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:22 0 0 0 2
PHIL ESPOSITO 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9-5 30 17:23 0 0 0 1
STEVE VICKERS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 35 19:55 0 0 0 0
ULF NILSSON 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3-1 24 13:22 0 0 0 1
RON DUGUAY 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 9-5 31 17:43 0 0 0 3
ANDERS HEDBERG 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 50 28:48 0 3 0 1
DON MALONEY 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 23 13:10 0 0 0 0
WALT TKACZUK 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 20 11:25 1 0 0 0
ERIC VAIL 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1-0 27 15:23 1 0 1 1
BRIAN SUTTER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 6:25 0 0 0 0
BARRY BECK -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 41 22:41 1 1 0 2
ED JOHNSTONE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 23 13:10 0 0 0 0
DAVE MALONEY 2 0 0 2 5 0 0 0-0 20 11:02 0 0 0 0
JACK BROWNSCHIDLE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 41 24:10 1 1 0 0
MARIO MAROIS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 29 16:45 0 2 0 0
CAROL VADNAIS -2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0-0 38 20:58 1 1 0 0
BOB MURDOCH 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 41 24:10 0 1 0 0
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TOTAL 0 22 3 5 13 0 0 25-12 5 9 1 11
Player Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
DANNY GARE 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0-0 46 26:37 0 0 0 2
TONY CURRIE 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 12:11 0 0 0 1
DAN LABRAATEN 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 30 17:11 1 0 0 1
NELSON PYATT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 6:25 0 0 0 0
RICK MARTIN 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0-0 32 17:55 0 0 0 1
CRAIG RAMSAY 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 27 15:23 3 0 0 0
GILBERT PERREAULT 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 7-5 32 17:55 0 1 0 1 GWG
DENNIS MARUK -1 2 0 1 0 0 0 3-1 21 12:24 0 0 0 1
RIC SEILING -1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 37 21:05 1 0 0 1
ALAN HANGSLEBEN -2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 23 13:29 1 0 0 0
DON LUCE 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 10-5 30 17:23 1 0 0 0
RICHIE DUNN -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 15 8:29 0 1 0 0
JOHN VAN BOXMEER 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 46 25:14 0 1 0 1
JIM SCHOENFELD 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 46 25:14 2 0 0 0
BILL HAJT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 36 21:10 1 0 0 0
MIKE RAMSEY 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 44 26:10 2 0 0 0
PAUL WOODS 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5-2 23 13:10 0 1 0 0
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TOTAL 0 34 6 9 4 3 0 25-13 12 4 0 9
Goalie Stats For New York Rangers
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
STEVE BAKER 12 6 0 0 0 0 21
JOHN DAVIDSON 48 28 6 0 7 3 84 LOSS GF
Goalie Stats For Buffalo Sabres
PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS
DON EDWARDS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOB SAUVE 60 22 3 0 5 3 105 WIN
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
New York Rangers 1 0
Buffalo Sabres 5 3
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - GILBERT PERREAULT from Buffalo
2nd star - DANNY GARE from Buffalo
3rd star - DAN LABRAATEN from Buffalo
GAME STORY
On their home ice the Sabres easily handled the Rangers by a final score
of 6 to 3. The Sabres registered 3 power play goals. Buffalo finished
with a flurry scoring 3 times in the third period. GILBERT PERREAULT
recorded the game winner at 1:50 of the 3rd period. PERREAULT had two
goals and added one assist for Buffalo. Others registering goals were
BLAIR CHAPMAN, DON MALONEY and ERIC VAIL for New York and DANNY GARE,
DAN LABRAATEN, ALAN HANGSLEBEN and DON LUCE for Buffalo.