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Eastern Conference Playoff Preview -- (2) Rangers - (7) Sabres

Posted on November 18, 2011 at 04:47 PM.

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New York Rangers - (45 - 24 - 13 --103 )

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Buffalo Sabres - (42 - 32 - 8 -- 92)

What you Need to Know
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(NHL RANK)

Goals For Per Game - 2.90 (#12)
Goals Against Per Game - 2.77 (#17)
Power Play % - 17.5% (#21)
Penalty Killing % - 81.9% (#13)

Home Record - (23 - 9 - 9)
Road Record - (22 - 15 - 4)

Leading Scorer - Marian Gaborik (35 goals / 48 assists - 83 pts)
Who's in Net? - Henrik Lundqvist (31 wins / Save % .912 / GAA - 2.53)

(NHL RANK)

Goals For Per Game - 2.85 (#15)
Goals Against Per Game - 2.61 (#6)
Power Play % - 20.3% (#10)
Penalty Killing % - 82.1% (#11)

Home Record - (19 - 18 - 4)
Road Record - (23 - 14 - 4)

Leading Scorer - Thomas Vanek (45 goals / 31 assists - 76 pts)
Who's in Net? - Ryan Miller (33 wins / Save % .923 / GAA - 2.20)

Analysis and Prediction
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How can anyone hate this goaltending matchup. Two stellar goaltenders going head to head, and it should be a good one. Something doesn't seem right about this one though. If you did a little deeper, you can see why. The Rangers have the least amount of regulation wins of any Eastern Conference playoff team, no shootouts here. Also, a down year for King Henrik, he is a big game goalie, so I'm sure he will answer the bell, but you know Ryan Miller will as well. On top of that, the Sabres are one of the best road teams in the NHL, all of a sudden the deck seems stacked against the two seed.
Prediction - Sabres in 6