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1/3/2002
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New York Rangers 3 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 33 - 22
PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:67/79=84 %, Challenges:32/44=71 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:52/70=74 %, Challenges:45/61=72 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 560560 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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09:56 1-0
Matt Cullen [25] (Mark Bell)
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27:19 2-0
Martin St. Louis [25] (Martin Straka, Sandis Ozolinsh)
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43:02 2-1
Teemu Selänne [27] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Danny Markov)
43:49 3-1
Sandis Ozolinsh [6] (Bobby Holik, Frantisek Kaberle)
59:05 3-2
Chris Drury [25] (Teemu Selänne, Alex Tanguay)
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Penalty summary:
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37:38
Hannu Pikkarainen (2 min for cross-checking)
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45:41
Ryan Gibbons (2 min for tripping)
49:56
Lee Stempniak (2 min for cross-checking)
52:03
Niklas Hagman (2 min for tripping)
55:18
Frantisek Kaberle (2 min for elbowing)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Ward 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 6.20 6
R Mike Grier 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 12.20 5
R Adam Hall 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 1 19.00 9
R Martin St. Louis 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 19.10 7
C Blair Betts 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 6
C Petr Prucha 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 12.20 6
C Matt Cullen 1 0 6 1 1 0 0 1 20.30 8
C Bobby Holik 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 8
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 0 6.20 7
L Marcel Hossa 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 12.20 5
L Mark Bell 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 19.00 7
L Martin Straka 0 1 6 1 2 0 0 0 19.10 7
D Hannu Pikkarainen 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 12.20 6
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 21.10 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 26.30 7
D Darius Kasparaitis 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 17.30 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 18.20 5
D Sandis Ozolinsh 1 1 5 2 0 0 0 0 24.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Gibbons 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.50 5
R Lee Stempniak 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 -1 17.00 4
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -2 14.40 4
R Teemu Selänne 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 18.20 8
C Derek Roy 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8.20 5
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 15.10 5
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 18.10 5
C Chris Drury 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 18.20 8
L Jean-François Jacques 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 4 2 0 3 0 -1 15.10 9
L Alex Tanguay 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 -1 18.10 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 20.50 8
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 19.10 5
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -2 17.20 7
D Danny Markov 0 1 0 4 1 2 0 2 22.00 8
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 14.50 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 -2 17.30 6
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 2 29.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 30 0 0 60.00 9
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sandis Ozolinsh
2nd star: Martin St. Louis
3rd star: Teemu Selänne
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Matt Cullen scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Mark Bell notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Martin St. Louis scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Frantisek Kaberle notched his 20th assist of the season.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Chris Drury scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Teemu Selänne notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Darcy Tucker had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 0( 24) , Rochester Americans 1( 9)
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0-1 ROC Carsen Germyn (Sam Paolini, Chad Starling)
Goalies: Stephen Valiquette - Danny Battochio
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Montreal Canadiens 5 , Tampa Bay Lightning 3
Shots: 22 - 20
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:56/76=73 %, Challenges:31/51=59 %
PP: 1 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:64/79=81 %, Challenges:35/61=56 %
Attendance: 16106 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 492843 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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07:47 1-0
Brent Burns [2] (Alexander Edler, Mike Ribeiro)PP
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26:21 1-1
Eric Staal [25] (Marian Hossa)PP
29:35 2-1
Josh Green [3] (Mike Ribeiro)
33:26 2-2
Marian Hossa [26] (Paul Ranger, Dan Boyle)
35:51 2-3
Dany Heatley [29] (Thomas Vanek, Cory Sarich)
36:44 3-3
Matt Cooke [9] (Brad Boyes)
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52:05 4-3
Matt Cooke [10] (Brad Boyes, Brad Richards)
58:34 5-3
Alexander Edler [2] (Guillaume Latendresse) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:28
Jordan LaVallee (2 min for tripping)
07:31
Luke Richardson (2 min for elbowing)
16:26
Josh Green (5 min for fighting)
16:26
Cory Sarich (5 min for fighting)
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23:53
Alex Kovalev (2 min for hooking)
24:37
Luc Bourdon (2 min for boarding)
27:11
Andre Roy (2 min for roughing)
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44:21
Dan Jancevski (2 min for roughing)
44:21
Dave Spina (2 min for roughing)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Duncan Milroy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 0 3 1 3 0 2 12.50 7
R Chris Neil 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 16.50 7
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 5 0 1 0 2 -1 20.20 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 7.40 7
C Mike Ribeiro 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 2 13.00 6
C Brad Boyes 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 16.10 7
C Brad Richards 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 20.00 9
L Jordan LaVallee 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 9.00 5
L Josh Green 1 0 2 1 2 1 5 2 14.40 8
L Matt Cooke 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 16.40 9
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 20.20 7
D Dan Jancevski 0 0 1 2 0 3 2 2 16.10 6
D Luc Bourdon 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 16.20 7
D Brent Burns 1 0 2 7 1 5 0 -1 25.30 8
D Alexander Edler 1 1 1 2 3 3 0 2 15.40 6
D Kurtis Foster 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 18.50 6
D Janne Niinimaa 0 0 1 10 2 6 0 -1 27.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G José Theodore 3 0 17 0 0 60.00 5
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Andre Roy 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 8.20 4
R Rob DiMaio 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 -1 15.40 5
R Marian Hossa 1 1 2 3 2 3 0 -1 17.20 8
R Dany Heatley 1 0 5 3 4 3 0 0 19.30 8
C Éric Perrin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 7
C Paul Stastny 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 18.00 7
C Ryan Craig 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 15.00 6
C Eric Staal 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 19.20 7
L Dave Spina 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 7.30 4
L Eric Healey 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 17.50 5
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 15.00 4
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 17.20 5
D Luke Richardson 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 -1 18.00 5
D David Tanabe 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 19.30 6
D Cory Sarich 0 1 0 3 1 3 5 0 22.20 7
D Andy Delmore 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 18.10 5
D Paul Ranger 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 -1 18.10 5
D Dan Boyle 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 23.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc Denis 5 0 17 0 0 59.30 4
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Matt Cooke
2nd star: Marian Hossa
3rd star: Mike Ribeiro
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Matt Cooke scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Brad Richards notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Matt Cooke finally ended his 17 game goal drought.
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Eric Staal scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Cory Sarich has marked a new career high in assists with 17 assists.
Other notes:
-Josh Green fought Cory Sarich in a fight.
Farm game result:
Quebec Citadelles 2( 25) , Detroit Vipers 2( 22)
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0-1 DTV Daniel Corso
1-1 QUE Eric Manlow (Dmitri Utkin, James Sanford)
1-2 DTV Daniel Corso (Nolan Pratt, Zdenek Blatny)
2-2 QUE Mathieu Brunelle (Jon Gleed, Kim Staal)
Goalies: Loïc LaCasse - Nolan Schaefer