National Hockey League
NY Rangers 3, Buffalo 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 1, 2021
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Conor O'Donnell, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Tyson Baker, Ryan Gibbons
Attendance: N/A

Mika Zibanejad scored with 28 seconds remaining in overtime and the visiting New York Rangers defeated the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 on Thursday.

Zibanejad entered the Sabres zone 2-on-1 and passed across to Artemi Panarin, who sent the puck back across to Zibanejad for a one-timer from the left circle.

Buffalo's Tage Thompson forced overtime with 3.6 seconds left in regulation on a wrist shot from the left circle with the extra attacker on.

Colin Blackwell and Filip Chytil also scored for the Rangers, who have won two straight after dropping a pair. Igor Shesterkin made 21 saves.

Rasmus Asplund also scored for Buffalo, which lost one night after ending its 18-game winless streak (0-15-3). Dustin Tokarski made 44 saves.

Chytil gave the Rangers a 2-1 lead at 6:17 of the third period. During a scrum in front of the net, Julien Gauthier pushed the puck to Chytil, who scored on a wrist shot from the slot.

The Rangers outshot the Sabres 36-10 in the second and third periods.

Asplund, who had missed the past four games because of a lower-body injury, gave the Sabres a 1-0 lead at 2:06 of the first period when he jammed the puck home during a scramble in front.

Blackwell's ninth goal of the season tied the score 1-1 at 6:40 of the second period. Blackwell hit the crossbar during a two-on-one rush, but Ryan Strome got the rebound and passed cross ice to Blackwell, who scored on a one-timer from the left circle.

Strome extended his point streak to 11 games (two goals, 14 assists).

New York was 0-for-4 on the power play, while the Sabres were 0-for-1.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
NY Rangers   Buffalo
Artemi Panarin 2 Points Rasmus Asplund 1
Colin Blackwell 1 Goals Rasmus Asplund 1
Artemi Panarin 2 Assists Cody Eakin 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Igor Shesterkin .913 Save Percentage Dustin Tokarski .936
Igor Shesterkin 21 Saves Dustin Tokarski 44
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
NY Rangers 47 3 0-4 1-1 2 26
Buffalo 23 2 0-1 4-4 8 19
Upcoming Games
  • Buffalo will play their next game at home against NY Rangers. The Sabres have a W/L % of .143 after a win and .214 after a loss.
  • NY Rangers will play their next game on the road against Buffalo. The Rangers have a W/L % of .438 after a win and .526 after a loss.