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4/5/2005
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New York Rangers 3 , Washington Capitals 2
Shots: 29 - 19
PP: 0 of 5 (9 shots), Passing:76/91=83 %, Challenges:24/46=51 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:69/86=80 %, Challenges:21/42=48 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 560560 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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06:52 1-0
Jarome Iginla [5] (Tomas Holmström, Mikael Backlund)
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28:14 1-1
Doug Weight [3] (Nick Boynton, Sergei Zubov)
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41:43 2-1
Brian Rafalski [2] (Dan Boyle, Mikael Backlund)
43:06 3-1
Mikael Backlund [3] (Jarome Iginla, Kari Lehtonen)
47:46 3-2
Ryan Malone [4] (Keith Tkachuk, Doug Weight)
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Penalty summary:
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02:24
Owen Nolan (2 min for hooking)
13:09
Owen Nolan (2 min for hooking)
17:12
Doug Weight (2 min for hooking)
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24:03
Josef Melichar (2 min for roughing)
24:03
Ales Hemsky (2 min for roughing)
31:05
John Erskine (5 min for fighting)
31:05
Kyle Calder (5 min for fighting)
35:44
Josef Melichar (2 min for roughing)
35:44
Jarome Iginla (2 min for roughing)
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50:18
Doug Weight (2 min for slashing)
55:36
Blair Betts (2 min for high-sticking)
59:37
Owen Nolan (2 min for holding the stick)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.40 6
R Mike Grier 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 16.00 5
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 14.10 5
R Jarome Iginla 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 1 18.00 8
C Shane Endicott 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5.40 6
C Blair Betts 0 0 0 2 5 1 2 0 16.40 5
C Jason Arnott 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 0 20.30 7
C Mikael Backlund 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 17.10 8
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 6.50 7
L Kyle Calder 0 0 2 1 2 2 5 0 17.30 7
L Mark Bell 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 15.40 7
L Tomas Holmström 0 1 6 1 1 0 0 1 20.00 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 17.40 6
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 7
D Dan Boyle 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 24.30 8
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 15.30 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 7
D Brian Rafalski 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 2 1 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexei Smirnov 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 6.00 4
R Igor Grigorenko 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11.00 6
R Owen Nolan 0 0 2 1 1 0 6 0 18.20 7
R Mikael Samuelsson 0 0 2 6 1 4 0 0 19.30 8
C Brad Boyes 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 6.00 4
C Curtis Brown 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 0 17.40 6
C David Legwand 0 0 1 3 4 2 0 0 19.00 6
C Doug Weight 1 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 17.20 6
L Rico Fata 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 6.00 5
L Mattias Weinhandl 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 11.00 5
L Ryan Malone 1 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 20.40 8
L Keith Tkachuk 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 18.40 7
D John Erskine 0 0 0 3 1 3 5 0 10.30 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 19.20 7
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 25.50 6
D Josef Melichar 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 16.30 5
D Brad Lukowich 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 19.10 6
D Nick Boynton 0 1 1 4 0 4 0 -1 28.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 3 0 26 0 0 58.20 7
G Thomas Greiss 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mikael Backlund
2nd star: Jarome Iginla
3rd star: Dan Boyle
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Mark Bell had his 10 game goal streak snapped.
-Mark Bell had his 10 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Kimmo Timonen had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-John Erskine beat Kyle Calder in a fight.