Chris Drury deflected in Teppo Numminen’s shot 1:36 into overtime and the Buffalo Sabres got back to winning on the road last night with a 3–2 victory over the Rangers.

Drury won a faceoff back to Numminen, who ripped a drive that Drury knocked past goalie Henrik Lundqvist.

Thomas Vanek posted a goal and an assist in fewer than 2 1/2 minutes of the second period, and Buffalo overcame two goals by Martin Straka to beat the Rangers for the third time. The Sabres won both Madison Square Garden visits this season in overtime.

Straka tied it with 4:53 left in the third period and nearly provided a late lift to the Rangers for the second straight night. He carried a pass from Michael Nylander into the left circle and ripped a shot over Ryan Miller’s right shoulder.

Straka, who has four goals and three assists in a four-game point streak, connected Saturday in Pittsburgh with only 2.2 seconds remaining in overtime.

Miller was sharp in making 25 saves for the Sabres, who avoided their first losing streak of the season and improved to 11–1 on the road.

Vanek set up Maxim Afinogenov’s goal at 11:59 of the second period and then scored at 14:11 for the Sabres (19-3-2), who lead the Eastern Conference with 40 points. Buffalo had its NHLrecord 10-game road winning streak to start the season snapped at Ottawa on November 18 but bounced back after a 2–0–1 homestand.

The Rangers had a season-high three-game winning streak broken and fell to 5–4–2 at home — including two home losses in three weeks to Buffalo.

They got into trouble early in the second period by taking three consecutive penalties in a span of 41 seconds.

Lundqvist sparkled during an extended 5-on-3 disadvantage behind a team of tired penalty-killers. He stopped Donald Briere with his right pad from point-blank range after a smooth setup from Drury. Lundqvist then turned away that duo again about 90 seconds later, blocking Drury’s shot and a rebound try by Briere