Sabres 4, Rangers 5
Final/OT · Madison Square Garden
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 BUF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
 NYR | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
The New York Rangers beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-4 on Oct 7, 2001 at Madison Square Garden.
Top performers
J.P. Dumont had 1 goal and 1 assist for the Sabres.
Bob Essensa made 22 saves on 27 shots for the Sabres.
Radek Dvorak had 1 goal and 1 assist for the Rangers.
Mike Richter made 21 saves on 25 shots for the Rangers.
Before and after
- Sabres · 2001-02 season · Previous Oct 6, 2001: OTT 2, BUF 3 · Next Oct 10, 2001: PHI 1, BUF 2
- Rangers · 2001-02 season · Previous Oct 5, 2001: NYR 1, CAR 3 · Next Oct 10, 2001: WSH 5, NYR 2
Other Sabres vs Rangers games
| Dec 15, 2001 | BUF at NYR | 2-4 | Regular |
| Nov 27, 2001 | NYR at BUF | 2-2 | Regular |
| Nov 10, 2001 | NYR at BUF | 4-2 | Regular |
| Apr 8, 2026 | BUF at NYR | 5-3 | Regular |
| Jan 8, 2026 | BUF at NYR | 5-2 | Regular |
| Oct 9, 2025 | NYR at BUF | 4-0 | Regular |
