New York Rangers
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Buffalo Sabres
Jan 31, 1986 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Rangers |
3 | 32 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
5 | 34 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 00:13 | BUF | Doug Smith (9) | Paul Cyr (20), Mike Ramsey (12) | 0 - 1 |
| 06:40 | BUF | Paul Cyr (9) PP | Unassisted | 0 - 2 |
| 07:24 | BUF | Don Lever (6) | Pat Hughes (9), Gaetano Orlando (10) | 0 - 3 |
| 14:32 | NYR | Rob Whistle (3) PP | Ron Greschner (21), Raimo Helminen (22) | 1 - 3 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 06:38 | BUF | John Tucker (22) | Dave Andreychuk (29) | 1 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 06:21 | BUF | Gilles Hamel (12) PP | Doug Smith (10), Phil Housley (25) | 1 - 5 |
| 09:59 | NYR | James Patrick (5) | Don Maloney (11), Peter Sundstrom (10) | 2 - 5 |
| 15:21 | NYR | Reijo Ruotsalainen (10) PP | James Patrick (19), Mike Ridley (24) | 3 - 5 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 01:27 | BUF | Ric Seiling | Slashing | 2 |
| 01:27 | NYR | Ron Greschner | Holding | 2 |
| 06:29 | NYR | Larry Melnyk | Hooking | 2 |
| 14:15 | BUF | Richie Dunn | Interference | 2 |
| 16:36 | NYR | James Patrick | Hooking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:05 | NYR | Team | Too many men on the ice | 2 |
| 02:36 | NYR | Tom Laidlaw | Hooking | 2 |
| 04:50 | BUF | Mike Foligno | Interference | 2 |
| 04:50 | NYR | Glen Hanlon | Slashing | 2 |
| 17:30 | BUF | Normand Lacombe | Roughing | 2 |
| 17:30 | BUF | Normand Lacombe | Fighting | 5 |
| 17:30 | NYR | Ron Greschner | Fighting | 5 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 05:26 | NYR | Larry Melnyk | Cross checking | 2 |
| 15:02 | BUF | Richie Dunn | Holding | 2 |
| 15:02 | BUF | Tom Barrasso | Roughing | 2 |
| 15:02 | NYR | Tomas Sandstrom | Roughing | 2 |
New York Rangers
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  James Patrick |
D | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Reijo Ruotsalainen |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 36 |  Rob Whistle |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Ron Greschner |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Mike Ridley |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Peter Sundstrom |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Don Maloney |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 40 |  Raimo Helminen |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Tom Laidlaw |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Bob Brooke |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Pierre Larouche |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Dave Gagner |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Mark Pavelich |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Tomas Sandstrom |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Mark Osborne |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Larry Melnyk |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 27 |  Brian MacLellan |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 44 |  Willie Huber |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Glen Hanlon |
L | 34 | 29 | 5 | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 |  Doug Smith |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Paul Cyr |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Gilles Hamel |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Don Lever |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  John Tucker |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Gaetano Orlando |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Mike Ramsey |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Pat Hughes |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Dave Andreychuk |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 96 |  Phil Housley |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Steve Dykstra |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 6 |  Brian Engblom |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Gilbert Perreault |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Ric Seiling |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Mike Foligno |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Normand Lacombe |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 26 |  Richie Dunn |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 39 |  David Fenyves |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Tom Barrasso |
W | 32 | 29 | 3 | 60:00 |