Wednesday, December 21, 1988 · Madison Square Garden
Sabres 5 at Rangers 2
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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6:40
Ulf Dahlen (15) Tomas Sandstrom (20), James Patrick (15) BUF 0 – 1 NYR
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15:29
Ray Sheppard (10) Pierre Turgeon (20) BUF 1 – 1 NYR
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17:04
Doug Bodger (4) PPG Calle Johansson (3), Ray Sheppard (11) BUF 2 – 1 NYR
2nd Period
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3:23
Doug Bodger (5) PPG Christian Ruuttu (15), Phil Housley (23) BUF 3 – 1 NYR
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4:26
Mike Hartman (4) Mark Napier (7), Benoit Hogue (12) BUF 4 – 1 NYR
3rd Period
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4:45
Pierre Turgeon (15) Unassisted BUF 5 – 1 NYR
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17:45
John Ogrodnick (4) Kelly Kisio (18) BUF 5 – 2 NYR
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Sheppard R | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1.83 |
| Pierre Turgeon C | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1.83 |
| Doug Bodger D | 2 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 1.58 |
| Mark Napier R | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.85 |
| Benoit Hogue L | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.78 |
| Calle Johansson D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0.70 |
| Christian Ruuttu C | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.55 |
| Mike Ramsey D | 0 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 0.52 |
| Phil Housley D | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.48 |
| Mike Hartman L | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0.30 |
| Mikael Andersson R | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.15 |
| Adam Creighton C | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 0.15 |
| Mike Foligno R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Lindy Ruff L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Uwe Krupp D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| John Tucker R | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Mike Donnelly L | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Scott Arniel L | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.22 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daren Puppa | W | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 60:00 | 1.00 |
New York Rangers
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Ogrodnick L | 1 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 1.05 |
| James Patrick D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1.00 |
| Ulf Dahlen R | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.90 |
| Kelly Kisio C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.85 |
| Tomas Sandstrom R | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 0.70 |
| Brian Mullen R | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0.30 |
| Ron Greschner D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0.15 |
| Jan Erixon L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Don Maloney L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Lucien DeBlois C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dean Kennedy D | 0 | 0 | 3 | -2 | -0.08 |
| David Shaw D | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.08 |
| Tony Granato R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.15 |
| Chris Nilan R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Michel Petit D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Brian Lawton C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -0.22 |
| Mark Hardy D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -0.30 |
| Joe Paterson L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1.65 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Froese | — | 12 | 11 | 1 | .917 | 20:00 | 0.35 |
| John Vanbiesbrouck | L | 22 | 18 | 4 | .818 | 40:00 | -1.20 |