Rangers Tie Series With Sabres

NEW YORK — The pressure is back on the Presidents’ Trophy winners.
Jaromir Jagr and Brendan Shanahan scored power-play goals, and Henrik Lundqvist made 29 saves to lift the New York Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night, tying the Eastern Conference semifinal series after four games.
The best-of-seven matchup now shifts back to Buffalo, where the Sabres — the NHL’s best team in the regular season — took what seemed to be a commanding 2-0 lead in the series. Now they will be feeling the heat from a nervous, title-starved town unwilling to accept anything less than the first Stanley Cup title in franchise history.
Game 5 is Friday night, with Game 6 back in New York on Sunday.
The Rangers had to survive a video replay on a late save by Lundqvist that the Sabres felt didn’t keep the puck out of the net.
Lundqvist dived onto his stomach with 17 seconds left and stopped Daniel Briere’s stuff attempt with his right pad as the puck slid on the goal line. For the first time in five close goal calls in these playoffs, the Sabres didn’t benefit from a video review.
Jagr scored his fourth of the playoffs and 71st overall in the postseason in the second period. Shanahan doubled New York’s lead in the third as the Rangers earned their second straight 2-1 win. Michal Rozsival ended Game 3 on Sunday in double overtime.
Ales Kotalik answered for Buffalo less than a minute after Shanahan’s goal, but it wasn’t enough. Ryan Miller was sharp again in making 26 saves, allowing two goals for the fourth straight game.