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23/12/2011
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New York Rangers 7 , Nashville Predators 2
Shots: 22 - 27
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:62/72=86 %, Challenges:31/62=49 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:71/86=82 %, Challenges:25/42=58 %
Attendance: 14282 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 708388 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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02:08 0-1
Patrik Berglund [9] (Steve Ott)
04:21 1-1
Nikolai Zherdev [13] (Alexander Frolov, Anze Kopitar)
08:28 2-1
Nikolai Zherdev [14] (Anze Kopitar, Lubomir Visnovsky)
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21:36 3-1
Nikolai Zherdev [15] (Lubomir Visnovsky)
31:33 3-2
Colin Wilson [3] (Valtteri Filppula, Patrik Berglund)
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48:05 4-2
Colby Armstrong [14] (Paul Stastny, Peter Mueller)
50:26 5-2
Nikolai Zherdev [16] (Anze Kopitar, Alexander Frolov)
54:42 6-2
Anze Kopitar [20] (Alexander Frolov)
55:46 7-2
Peter Mueller [17] (Bobby Sanguinetti, Dmitri Kalinin)
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Penalty summary:
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00:24
Eric Staal (2 min for roughing)
00:24
Anze Kopitar (2 min for roughing)
13:27
Lubomir Visnovsky (2 min for hooking)
18:13
Patrik Berglund (2 min for roughing)
18:13
Anze Kopitar (2 min for roughing)
19:55
Colby Armstrong (5 min for fighting)
19:55
Colin Wilson (5 min for fighting)
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22:13
Lubomir Visnovsky (2 min for elbowing)
29:54
Devin Setoguchi (5 min for fighting)
29:54
Mike Komisarek (5 min for fighting)
32:41
Colby Armstrong (2 min for roughing)
32:41
Chris Phillips (2 min for roughing)
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56:01
Steve Bégin (2 min for roughing)
56:01
Patrik Berglund (2 min for roughing)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.30 6
R Kyle Turris 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15.20 6
R Colby Armstrong 1 0 3 2 3 2 7 1 14.20 8
R Nikolai Zherdev 4 0 4 0 3 0 0 4 18.40 9
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 11.00 7
C Steve Bégin 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 15.30 7
C Paul Stastny 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.10 7
C Anze Kopitar 1 3 3 4 0 2 4 4 17.20 10
L Frantisek Jilecek 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.30 5
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 14.50 6
L Peter Mueller 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 14.10 8
L Alexander Frolov 0 3 2 0 7 0 0 4 21.30 7
D Michael Sauer 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 16.00 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 17.40 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 2 0 1 2 1 4 4 27.10 8
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 18.40 6
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 16.00 6
D Duncan Keith 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 4 24.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 2 0 25 0 0 60.00 9
G Chris Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 5 1 6 0 -1 7.10 6
R Colin Wilson 1 0 2 2 0 1 5 1 14.50 6
R Richard Park 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 18.00 5
R Alexei Cherepanov 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 -4 20.00 5
C Logan Couture 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 7.10 4
C Valtteri Filppula 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 16.00 5
C Patrik Berglund 1 1 4 1 3 1 4 -1 16.40 8
C Eric Staal 0 0 3 2 1 2 2 -4 20.10 7
L Jan Bulis 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 7.10 5
L Nick Spaling 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 1 14.50 5
L Steve Ott 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 -1 18.10 6
L Devin Setoguchi 0 0 3 3 0 2 5 -4 19.50 8
D Cody Franson 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 13.20 6
D Jonathon Blum 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 23.10 4
D Marc Staal 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -4 23.30 6
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 1 15.20 5
D Nick Schultz 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 19.50 5
D Shea Weber 0 0 5 2 1 2 0 -5 24.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Nikolai Khabibulin 7 0 15 0 0 60.00 4
G Riku Helenius 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nikolai Zherdev
2nd star: Anze Kopitar
3rd star: Peter Mueller
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Nikolai Zherdev scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Alexander Frolov notched the 300th assist of his career.
-Anze Kopitar scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Dmitri Kalinin notched his 20th assist of the season.
Notes for Nashville Predators:
Other notes:
-Colby Armstrong fought Colin Wilson in a fight.
-Mike Komisarek beat Devin Setoguchi in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 2( 21) , Milwaukee Admirals 1( 24)
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1-0 HFD Cory Urquhart
2-0 HFD David Kveton (Joe Barnes)
2-1 MIL Triston Grant (Ryan Flynn)
Goalies: Jim Marmo - Jeremy Smith
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New Jersey Devils 2 , Carolina Hurricanes 4
Shots: 17 - 28
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:57/75=76 %, Challenges:25/45=54 %
PP: 0 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:76/90=84 %, Challenges:36/54=65 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 862512 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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14:05 0-1
Jussi Jokinen [17] (Stephen Weiss)
18:49 1-1
Nathan Horton [13] (Andrei Markov, Luke Schenn)PP
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33:35 1-2
Alex Tanguay [11] (Sam Gagner)
36:46 2-2
Alexander Ovechkin [18] (Ilya Kovalchuk)
39:07 2-3
Carl Söderberg [3] (Matt Corrente, Jarome Iginla)
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59:35 2-4
Alex Tanguay [12]) EN
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Penalty summary:
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00:45
Joni Pitkänen (5 min for fighting)
00:45
Nathan Horton (5 min for fighting)
01:45
Jochen Hecht (2 min for tripping)
07:37
Mike Commodore (2 min for roughing)
15:03
Matt Corrente (5 min for fighting)
15:03
Sergei Ogorodnikov (5 min for fighting)
18:23
Alex Tanguay (2 min for slashing)
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26:53
David Fischer (5 min for fighting)
26:53
Scottie Upshall (5 min for fighting)
28:29
David Hale (2 min for high-sticking)
34:05
Scottie Upshall (5 min for fighting)
34:05
Pavel Vorobiev (5 min for fighting)
39:36
Scottie Upshall (5 min for fighting)
39:36
Ian Laperriere (5 min for fighting)
39:36
Scottie Upshall (10 min game misconduct)
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41:46
Michael Walk (2 min for slashing)
53:01
Chris Stewart (5 min for fighting)
53:01
Travis Zajac (5 min for fighting)
56:02
Mike Commodore (2 min for hooking)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Vasyunov 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 10.00 5
R Ian Laperriere 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 -1 8.50 7
R Pavel Vorobiev 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 -1 13.50 6
R Nathan Horton 1 0 3 1 2 0 5 -1 17.50 7
C Michael Walk 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9.50 5
C James Sheppard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 12.50 5
C Travis Zajac 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 -3 17.40 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 1 5 1 4 0 1 20.40 9
L Sergei Ogorodnikov 0 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 7.00 4
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10.00 4
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -4 20.00 5
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 20.40 8
D Brandon Burlon 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 9.30 5
D Mike Commodore 0 0 1 4 1 1 4 -3 20.50 7
D Luke Schenn 0 1 0 7 4 4 0 0 29.20 6
D David Hale 0 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 10.30 7
D David Fischer 0 0 0 5 1 0 5 -4 20.00 6
D Andrei Markov 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 29.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jeff Frazee 4 0 24 0 0 58.50 6
G Steve Mason 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Stewart 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 7.20 6
R Scottie Upshall 0 0 2 1 1 2 25 0 6.40 6
R Sam Gagner 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 21.20 7
R Jarome Iginla 0 1 5 4 1 3 0 2 24.40 10
C Zach Boychuk 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 8.00 7
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 16.20 7
C Stephen Weiss 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 15.20 8
C Brad Richards 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 -1 20.30 7
L Cody McLeod 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 8.00 5
L Carl Söderberg 1 0 1 6 4 6 0 1 15.50 8
L Alex Tanguay 2 0 5 0 0 0 2 2 15.00 9
L Jussi Jokinen 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.50 8
D Matt Corrente 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 14.20 6
D Anton Myllari 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 17.00 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 1 5 2 4 0 0 28.40 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16.30 5
D Tobias Enström 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 13.50 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 -1 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonathan Bernier 2 0 15 0 0 60.00 6
G Ian Turgeon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alex Tanguay
2nd star: Jarome Iginla
3rd star: Stephen Weiss
Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Pavel Vorobiev had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Carl Söderberg ended his 6 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Nathan Horton beat Joni Pitkänen in a fight.
-Sergei Ogorodnikov beat Matt Corrente in a fight.
-David Fischer beat Scottie Upshall in a fight.
-Scottie Upshall beat Pavel Vorobiev in a fight.
-Scottie Upshall fought Ian Laperriere in a fight.
-Travis Zajac beat Chris Stewart in a fight.
Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 1( 15) , Lowell Lock Monsters 5( 22)
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0-1 LOW Robbie Earl (Nick Dodge, Ryan Stoa)
0-2 LOW Ryan Stoa (Jakub Vojta, Nick Dodge)
0-3 LOW Nick Dodge (Ryan Stoa)
0-4 LOW Ryan Stoa (Nick Dodge, Tim Kunes)
0-5 LOW Brandon Nolan (Hubert Labrie)
1-5 ALB Éric Castonguay (John Mitchell)
Goalies: Damiano Ciaccio - Magnus Åkerlund