SB Nation New York - Anisimov's OT Goal Sinks Sabreshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48977/ny-fave.png2010-11-12T08:19:14-05:00http://newyork.sbnation.com/rss/stream/15720982010-11-12T08:19:14-05:002010-11-12T08:19:14-05:00Rangers 3 Sabres 2 (OT)
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<p>New York, NY (Sports Network) – <span>Artem Anisimov</span>’s goal 1:32 into overtime lifted the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blueshirtbanter.com/">New York Rangers</a> to a 3-2 win over the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.diebytheblade.com/">Buffalo Sabres</a> at the Garden.</p>
<p>Anisimov also scored in regulation along with <span>Ruslan Fedotenko</span> for the Rangers, who halted a two-game skid. Goaltender <span>Henrik Lundqvist</span>, New York’s regular starter, was scheduled to play but was a late scratch due to an illness in favor of <span>Martin Biron</span>. Biron finished with 29 saves.</p>
<p>Rangers forward <span>Marian Gaborik</span> returned to the lineup after he had missed the past 12 games with a separated shoulder. This was the third installment of New York’s four-game homestand, which concludes Sunday against Edmonton.</p>
<p><span>Tyler Ennis</span> and <span>Mike Grier</span> scored for Buffalo, which fell to 2-4-2 in its last eight games. <span>Jhonas Enroth</span> allowed three goals on 28 shots in the loss.</p>
<p>“Overall, I think we generated some good chances and did some good things offensively, and we need to build off of that,” said Buffalo’s <span>Thomas Vanek</span>.</p>
<p>In overtime, Anisimov gained control of the loose puck in the slot along the inner rim of the left circle, then fired a wrist shot above Enroth’s shoulder as the home crowd erupted in celebration.</p>
<p>“It was a big win for us — we played hard and we deserved to win,” said Anisimov.</p>
<p>Fedotenko’s rebound from near the top of the crease during a scramble in front of the net gave the hosts a 1-0 lead at 14:04 of the first period.</p>
<p>With 4:27 remaining in the middle stanza, the Sabres knotted the contest. Vanek’s stuffer attempt at the left post was denied, as was <span>Derek Roy</span>’s rebound attempt from the top of the crease. However, Biron, despite laying on the ice in the crease, failed to control and get the whistle before Ennis swooped in and pushed the puck across the goal line.</p>
<p>The final minute of the second period saw both teams score again.</p>
<p>First, at the 19:12 mark, Anisimov’s fourth goal of the season put the Rangers back on top. <span>Brandon Dubinsky</span> used his body to maintain puck possession behind the net and slipped a backhand pass from near the left post into the crease area, where a one-timer snap shot from in close by Anisimov lit the lamp.</p>
<p>The Rangers appeared to be content to simply let time expire in the stanza, and the Sabres took advantage of the indifferent attitude and scored on a similar play. With 2.9 ticks to go, Grier banged the disc over the goal line from atop the crease following <span>Rob Niedermayer</span>’s pass from behind the net.</p>
<p>New York defenseman <span>Michal Rozsival</span> did not play and will miss at least one week with a right shoulder strain…The Rangers are now 3-5-1 at home this season…New York has won both meetings with Buffalo so far this season…The Rangers were 0-for-5 on the power play, while the visitors ended scoreless on both of their chances with the extra skater…Ennis has four goals in 2010-11.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/new-york-rangers/2010/11/12/1809613/rangers-3-sabres-2-otJoseph Fortunato2010-11-11T12:55:52-05:002010-11-11T12:55:52-05:00Buffalo Sabres At New York Rangers: Marian Gaborik Back In Action
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">(Sports Network) - The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.diebytheblade.com/" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Buffalo Sabres</a> will try to complete a perfect three- game road trip tonight, when they visit the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blueshirtbanter.com/" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">New York Rangers</a> for a test at Madison Square Garden.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The Rangers, meanwhile, are expected to get star winger <span>Marian Gaborik</span> back tonight after he missed the previous 12 games with a separated left shoulder. Gaborik led New York in 2009-10 with 42 goals and 86 points.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">"It's tough to watch, because the guys are working hard out there and there is nothing you can really do to help out," Gaborik told the Rangers website. "But I've tried to keep a positive attitude and now I am very excited to get back in there."</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Buffalo has posted victories in Toronto and New Jersey, giving the Sabres' consecutive victories for the first time this season. Both of Buffalo's wins on this jaunt have come via the shootout and the Sabres pulled out a 5-4 decision against the Devils on Wednesday.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Derek Roy</span> scored the decisive goal in the fourth round of the shootout at Prudential Center. After Roy beat New Jersey goaltender <span>Johan Hedberg</span> with a nifty backhander, Devils high-priced forward <span>Ilya Kovalchuk</span> never even attempted a shot on goal, losing control of the puck as he skated towards Buffalo netminder <span>Jhonas Enroth</span>.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Roy scored a goal in regulation and assisted on another, while Enroth finished with 28 saves. <span>Jason Pominville</span>and <span>Tyler Ennis</span> also scored for the Sabres.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">"I thought we came out with a lot of fire," Roy said. "We got a lot of pucks to the net. We worked tremendously hard in our end and we capitalized on some opportunities. I thought our power play was great, Jhonas played great for us, it was a real team effort."</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Tyler Myers</span> registered a goal and two assists for Buffalo, which made Lindy Ruff a winner in the 1,000th regular-season game of his coaching career. He became 18th coach in NHL history to reach that milestone and only the third to do so with one team, joining Billy Reay (1,012 with Chicago) and Al Arbour (1,500 with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.lighthousehockey.com/" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">New York Islanders</a>).</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Enroth may get the start again tonight because Buffalo goaltender <span>Ryan Miller</span> is still questionable to return from a lower-body injury suffered against Atlanta on October 29.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The Sabres are 5-3-1 as the visiting team this season and are still winless (0-6-1) on home ice. Buffalo's next game is at home against Washington on Saturday.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The Rangers will try to put the brakes on a two-game slide tonight. New York, which has also dropped three of four and five of its last eight contests, hasn't lost three in a row since an 0-2-1 stretch from October 11-18.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The Blueshirts are coming off Tuesday's home loss to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.japersrink.com/" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #c61c17; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Washington Capitals</a>, who scored the only two goals in the third period to take a 5-3 victory at MSG.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;"><span>Brian Boyle</span> scored twice for the Rangers and enforcer <span>Derek Boogaard</span> also added a rare goal -- his first NHL tally since 2006. <span>Henrik Lundqvist</span> finished with 19 saves for New York.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">"We need to find a way to get more clutch goals, create more pressure and generate more scoring chances," said New York's <span>Brandon Dubinsky</span>.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Dubinsky will try to regain his scoring touch tonight for the Rangers. He has failed to record a point over the two games, but had four goals in his three previous contests.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">The Rangers have dropped the first two tilts of a four-game homestand and are now just 2-5-1 as the host this year. New York will complete the residency Sunday afternoon against Edmonton.</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">New York posted a 6-3 win in Buffalo back on Oct. 9, earning just its third victory in the last nine meetings between the intrastate rivals. The Sabres have also taken two straight and three of their last four games in the Big Apple.</p>
https://newyork.sbnation.com/2010/11/11/2324129/buffalo-sabres-at-new-york-rangers-marian-gaborik-back-in-actionJoseph Fortunato