#28 - 12.05.09 | New York Rangers @ Buffalo Sabres | 7:00 PM - MSG (HD)

**Loffen** · 12-04-2009, 08:32 PM

THE MATCHUP:

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[13-13-1] ___.___ [16-7-2]

7:00 PM ET
HSBC Arena, Buffalo
MSG (HD) | MSG-B (HD)

ONLINE STREAM(S)

GAME LINKS:

NHL Preview - Last Meeting; BUF@NYR 03/21/09 - NHL.com - Rangers Official Web Site - Sabres Official Web Site
Rangers Report - Steve Zipay - Andrew Gross - Yahoo Sports.com/NYR - TSN.ca

DECEMBER SCHEDULE:

QUOTE TO NOTE:

"Anisimov is the one guy who has improved with more ice time. Now I want to see how he handles even more minutes."
- John Tortorella

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TEAM STATS / STANDINGS:

GP: 25 | W: 16 | L: 7 | OTL: 2 | Pts: 34 | GF: 72 | GA: 57 | PP%: 19.5 | PK%: 85.4 | FO%: 50.5 | L10: 6-3-1 | STREAK: W4

Division: 1st | Conference: 3rd | League: 9th

TEAM LEADERS:

Goals: Thomas Vanek | 8
Assists: Derek Roy | 15
Points: Derek Roy | 21
+/-: Henrik Tallinder | +10
PIM: Patrick Kaleta | 57
FO%: Derek Roy | 51.7

PROJECTED LINES:

Jochen Hecht - Derek Roy - Jason Pominville
Clarke MacArthur - Tim Connolly - Drew Stafford
Thomas Vanek - Tim Kennedy - Mike Grier
Matt Ellis - Adam Mair - Patrick Kaleta

Henrik Tallinder - Tyler Myers
Andrej Sekera - Craig Rivet (C)
Toni Lydman - Steve Montador

Ryan Miller
Patrick Lalime

*Healthy Scratches: Nathan Paetsch

INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC:

Chris Butler - OUT: Ankle Sprain
Paul Gaustad - IR: Knee

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TEAM STATS / STANDINGS:

GP: 27 | W: 13 | L: 13 | OTL: 1 | Pts: 27 | GF: 80 | GA: 84 | PP%: 21.4 | PK%: 83.9 | FO%: 47.3 | L10: 3-7-0 | STREAK: L3

Division: 5th | Conference: 12th | League: 24th

TEAM LEADERS:

Goals: Marian Gaborik | 21
Assists: Vinny Prospal | 20
Points: Marian Gaborik | 37
+/-: Marian Gaborik | +8
PIM: Donald Brashear | 56
FO%: Chris Drury | 50.3

PROJECTED LINES:

Vinny Prospal (A) – Artem Anisimov – Marian Gaborik
Sean Avery – Chris Drury (C) – Ryan Callahan (A)
Chris Higgins – Erik Christensen – Ales Kotalik
Enver Lisin – Brian Boyle – P.A. Parenteau

Marc Staal - Michal Rozsival
Michael Del Zotto - Dan Girardi
Ilkka Heikkinen - Matt Gilroy

Henrik Lundqvist
Chad Johnson

*Healthy Scratches: Aaron Voros

INJURIES / SUSPENSIONS / MISC:

Wade Redden - DtD: Shoulder
Donald Brashear - OUT: Wrist
Brandon Dubinsky - IR: Broken Right Wrist

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darko · 12-04-2009, 08:35 PM

Hmm just win?

Rangers 2 Sabres 1. Miller and Lundy with great games. Gabby scoring twice.

LGG ... ugh I mean LGR

**Loffen** · 12-04-2009, 08:43 PM

December's gonna be a long one... but hopefully not a painful one. It's time to man up and turn it around.

Nick00 · 12-04-2009, 08:58 PM

Time for Anisimov to step up and be a difference maker.

D713B · 12-04-2009, 08:58 PM

Any chance Lindy gives Ryan a rest after five straight starts in the middle of a three game in five days set? A game against Patrick Lalime would do wonders for this team right now.

Beacon · 12-04-2009, 09:08 PM

Let's Go Gaborik. Everyone else just stay out of the way. Go help Lundqvist or something.

ecemleafs · 12-04-2009, 09:12 PM

i actually kinda like those lines for what we have available.

ColonialsHockey10 · 12-04-2009, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ecemleafs

i actually kinda like those lines for what we have available.

Agreed, and imagine of any of them were actually playing to their potential. We would have INSANE depth.

**Khris Creider** · 12-04-2009, 09:19 PM

PLEASE win this game, please, please, pleaseeee, we need wins despretly...

When do you guys think Johnson will play??

LGR; LGG

Back From Cally · 12-04-2009, 09:38 PM

LGR!!!

Im expecting big things from AA on the top line, also good to see lisin actually in the lineup tonight.

2-1 rangers. gabby, anisimov, vanek

OverTheCap · 12-04-2009, 09:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrooklynHockey99

Let's Go Gaborik. Everyone else just stay out of the way. Go help Lundqvist or something.

It would be amazing if the defense finally decided to show up... 28th game in and I'm still waiting....

giacomin1 · 12-04-2009, 10:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D713B

Any chance Lindy gives Ryan a rest after five straight starts in the middle of a three game in five days set? A game against Patrick Lalime would do wonders for this team right now.

I think I heard Lalime was sent down to the minors, so forget that. We'll have to beat Miller. LGR!

**NYRFAN218** · 12-04-2009, 10:47 PM

Even though I always say I'm not wasting a Friday or Saturday night watching this team, I always come back and probably will be watching. Pretty excited for this one too and have a good feeling about it.

LGR!

**Barbara Underhill** · 12-04-2009, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick00

Time for Anisimov to step up and be a difference maker.

In his what 30th career NHL game ?? Let's not put too much pressure on the kid. He has already stepped up by working his way up from the 3rd/4th line let's cut him a little slack.

McMonster · 12-04-2009, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D713B

A game against Patrick Lalime would do wonders for this team right now.

ehh not really... I'm sure Lalime will look like Patrick Roy if he starts tomorrow.

jexmex · 12-04-2009, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoFFeN

December's gonna be a long one... but hopefully not a painful one. It's time to man up and turn it around.

Jaromir Jagr · 12-04-2009, 11:09 PM

Sorry, don't see Christensen and Heineken helping the teams funk right now. That, or Johnson's presence on the bench.

Another disheartening loss with the only goal from Gaborik. 6-1.

silverfish · 12-05-2009, 12:34 AM

God ****ing dammit I hate the Sabres so much.

They better win, otherwise I'm gonna go comatose from all the alcohol I need to consume after the game.

**** living in Buffalo.

NYR Boyler87 · 12-05-2009, 12:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Puckhead71

ehh not really... I'm sure Lalime will look like Patrick Roy if he starts tomorrow.

Sabres sent Lalime down and brought up Ehnroth(sp?) the other day. Would be nice to see him in goal tomorrow when I am in person.

t3hg00se · 12-05-2009, 01:10 AM

Christensen records a goal and assist
Multiple points for Anisimov.
Gaborik with a goal.

Inferno · 12-05-2009, 01:29 AM

Rangers 8, Sabres 2

FromTheSide · 12-05-2009, 01:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inferno272

Rangers 8, Sabres 2

Fred,did you hit your head with a bowling ball again?

Radek27 · 12-05-2009, 02:17 AM

I wanna see this team on top of it's game after this long break and getting spanked last week. If we see the kind of results we saw last week with this much time to practice then i'm really gonna start getting worried.

NYR 3 BUF 2 in the shootout with Hank stealing us 2 points with a bounceback performance to remember.

LGR!

Cynical TyranT · 12-05-2009, 04:09 AM

Glad Ive missed most of this season...

Maineice11 · 12-05-2009, 06:08 AM

I'm hoping for a wicked good game tonight!!! I'll be missing probably all of it because of my company christmas party, but it is going to be fun so i'm okay with it....i better come home and see the rangers won though!!!!