Buffalo 4, New York 3, 12/1/2016

Jack Eichel scores twice to give Sabres win

Center gets two in third period to defeat Rangers in home debut
By
Joe Yerdon / NHL.com Correspondent
December 1, 2016

BUFFALO -- Jack Eichel scored twice in the third period to give the Buffalo Sabres a 4-3 win against the New York Rangers at KeyBank Center on Thursday.Eichel gave the Sabres a 4-3 lead when he sent the puck out of the corner and it bounced off Mats Zuccarello and

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Scoring

1st Period
Player Headshot
Johan Larsson (4)
J. McCabe (4), B. Gionta (5)
1-0 BUF
Score
00:18
Time
Deflected
Shot
Player Headshot
Ryan McDonagh (1)
PPG
D. Stepan (11)
1-1 Tied
Score
16:15
Time
Wrist
Shot
2nd Period
Player Headshot
Rick Nash (11)
PPG
J. Vesey (7), A. Clendening (3)
2-1 NYR
Score
08:15
Time
Backhand
Shot
Player Headshot
Brian Gionta (5)
M. Foligno (3)
2-2 Tied
Score
09:48
Time
Snap
Shot
Player Headshot
Marc Staal (2)
J. Fast (9), C. Kreider (10)
3-2 NYR
Score
11:42
Time
Snap
Shot
3rd Period
Player Headshot
Jack Eichel (2)
PPG
K. Okposo (9), R. Ristolainen (12)
3-3 Tied
Score
12:45
Time
Wrist
Shot
Player Headshot
Jack Eichel (3)
S. Reinhart (8), E. Kane (4)
4-3 BUF
Score
14:28
Time
Wrist
Shot

Penalties

1st Period
TeamTimePenalty
15:10M. Foligno Hooking against M. Staal
2nd Period
TeamTimePenalty
06:42C. Franson Cross-checking against J. Vesey
3rd Period
TeamTimePenalty
02:31B. Pirri Hooking against J. Eichel
12:21A. Clendening Holding against J. Eichel

Three Stars of the Game

Player Headshot
J. Eichel
#15 • BUF • Center
G: 2 | A: 0 | P: 2
1
Player Headshot
B. Gionta
#12 • BUF • Right Wing
G: 1 | A: 1 | P: 2
2
Player Headshot
M. Foligno
#82 • BUF • Left Wing
G: 0 | A: 1 | P: 1
3
Linescore
1st2nd3rdT
NYR
1203
BUF
1124
Shots On Goal
PeriodNYRBUF
1st118
2nd914
3rd512
Total2534
Game Stats
25
Shots On Goal
34
46.2%
Face-off %
53.8%
100%
Power Play %
50%
2/2
1/2
4
Penalty Minutes
4
17
Hits
19
21
Blocked Shots
9
8
Giveaways
12
2
Takeaways
4