Associated Press
Carl Hagelin scored twice to lead the Rangers to a 4-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night, giving the franchise its 2,500th regular-season win.
Hagelin, playing his eighth NHL game, and Ryan Callahan scored short-handed goals, and Martin Biron made 32 saves to help the Rangers become the fifth NHL team to reach the milestone.
Marian Gaborik added a power-play goal for the Rangers. Biron, who played 300 games for Buffalo earlier in his career, improved to 9-3-1 against the Sabres.
Thomas Vanek scored for Buffalo, which is 2-5-2 in its last nine home games. Jhonas Enroth stopped 29 shots in his sixth loss in seven decisions (1-5-1).
Callahan broke a 1-1 tie with 1:09 left in the second period, driving alone to the net after an errant pass by Christian Ehroff at the Rangers' blue line. The Rangers captain was covered by Ehrhoff, but still pushed a low shot behind Enroth.
Hagelin opened the scoring with 7:26 left in the second period, wristing a shot high over Enroth's glove with 2 seconds left on a Buffalo power play.
Vanek tied it 1:04 later, with a slap shot from the high slot.
Hagelin scored his second goal of the game 3:02 into the third period. He fired a slap shot from the left circle after receiving a long lead pass from Michael Del Zotto. Gaborik scored his 14th on a slap shot from the high slot with 2:34 remaining.
The Rangers are now 13-3-1 in their last 17 games.
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STAT OF THE GAME
Three of the Rangers' four goals in the contest were tallied on special teams, including two shorthanded goals in the second period and a power-play goal in the third. The Blueshirts are now 8-for-34 (23.5 percent) with the man-advantage in their last eight games and they are 11-1-2 this season in games when they tally at least one power-play goal.
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