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2/4/2006
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New York Rangers 5 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 22 - 24
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:75/91=82 %, Challenges:25/44=55 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:61/80=76 %, Challenges:33/52=62 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 560560 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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02:37 0-1
Ruslan Fedotenko [5] (Andy Delmore, Michal Rozsival)
09:58 1-1
Todd Bertuzzi [40] (Dan Boyle)
12:15 2-1
Blahoslav Vopat [3] (Blair Betts, Mark Eaton)
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21:17 3-1
Kyle Wharton [2] (Blahoslav Vopat)
28:19 4-1
Ales Hemsky [14] (Kyle Calder, Blair Betts)
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46:29 4-2
Colby Armstrong [14] (Andy Delmore, Marc-André Fleury)
54:04 4-3
Alexander Ovechkin [33] (Sidney Crosby, Evgeny Malkin)
58:21 5-3
Todd Bertuzzi [41] (Jarome Iginla, Brian Rafalski)
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Penalty summary:
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13:29
Mikael Backlund (5 min for fighting)
13:29
Ruslan Fedotenko (5 min for fighting)
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22:23
Logan Couture (5 min for fighting)
22:23
Erik Christensen (5 min for fighting)
29:56
Todd Bertuzzi (5 min for fighting)
29:56
Sidney Crosby (5 min for fighting)
30:52
Colby Armstrong (2 min for roughing)
30:52
Dan Boyle (2 min for roughing)
35:01
Sheldon Souray (2 min for roughing)
35:01
Jarome Iginla (2 min for roughing)
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43:33
Logan Couture (5 min for fighting)
43:33
Evgeny Malkin (5 min for fighting)
56:08
Kyle Wharton (5 min for fighting)
56:08
Devin Setoguchi (5 min for fighting)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 4.20 6
R Jason Ward 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 18.40 6
R Ales Hemsky 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 -1 20.00 8
R Jarome Iginla 0 1 2 1 3 1 2 1 17.20 7
C Logan Couture 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 4.30 6
C Blahoslav Vopat 1 1 3 1 1 1 0 2 20.10 8
C Blair Betts 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 -1 20.10 5
C Mikael Backlund 0 0 1 1 1 0 5 1 15.10 7
L Marcus Ricardsson 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5.10 5
L Niklas Hagman 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 2 19.30 5
L Kyle Calder 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
L Todd Bertuzzi 2 0 3 2 1 2 5 1 14.30 9
D Michael Sauer 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 2 18.00 7
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 20.40 6
D Brian Rafalski 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 22.20 6
D Kyle Wharton 1 0 1 5 0 5 5 2 16.40 8
D Mark Eaton 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 -1 20.40 7
D Dan Boyle 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 21.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Dan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 1 0 3 0 5 -1 7.40 5
R Colby Armstrong 1 0 3 3 0 3 2 2 19.30 9
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 15.20 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 17.50 6
C Erik Christensen 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 -1 7.20 5
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19.50 6
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 3 0 2 0 5 -2 13.30 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 1 3 2 0 1 5 0 19.20 9
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 7.40 6
L Ruslan Fedotenko 1 0 2 5 1 4 5 1 19.20 9
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 -2 13.30 7
L Markus Näslund 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 19.30 6
D Andy Delmore 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 21.30 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -3 14.30 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 23.40 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 3 2 4 0 1 22.10 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 -2 14.50 6
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 23.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 5 1 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Frédéric Cassivi 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Todd Bertuzzi
2nd star: Blahoslav Vopat
3rd star: Colby Armstrong
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Todd Bertuzzi scored his 40th goal of the season.
-Dan Boyle notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Kyle Wharton ended his 8 game point drought.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Evgeny Malkin has marked a new career high in assists with 38 assists.
-Colby Armstrong ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Mikael Backlund beat Ruslan Fedotenko in a fight.
-Logan Couture beat Erik Christensen in a fight.
-Sidney Crosby beat Todd Bertuzzi in a fight.
-Evgeny Malkin beat Logan Couture in a fight.
-Kyle Wharton fought Devin Setoguchi in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 2( 33) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 9)
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0-1 WIL Sergei Anshakov (Brian Ihnacak)
0-2 WIL Sergei Anshakov (Joe Vitale)
1-2 HFD Danny Irmen (Bryce Lampman)
2-2 HFD Shane Endicott
Goalies: Daren Machesney - Andrew Penner
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Tampa Bay Lightning 3 , Buffalo Sabres 5
Shots: 20 - 31
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:54/71=76 %, Challenges:22/36=59 %
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:87/102=85 %, Challenges:31/50=60 %
Attendance: 11652 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 600078 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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08:48 1-0
Jason Allison [19] (Marian Hossa, Paul Kariya)PP
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28:12 1-1
Alyn McCauley [6] (Lubomir Visnovsky, Zdeno Chara)PP
30:39 2-1
Jason Allison [20] (Paul Kariya, Karl Alzner)
31:05 2-2
Steve Bégin [18] (Ronald Petrovicky, Zdeno Chara)
36:15 3-2
Bryan Smolinski [9] (Jakub Sindel, Jonathan Audette)
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40:53 3-3
Ilya Kovalchuk [32] (Patrick Marleau, Zdeno Chara)
46:53 3-4
Alyn McCauley [7] (Antoine Vermette, Erik Johnson)
50:27 3-5
Ilya Kovalchuk [33] (Patrick Marleau)
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Penalty summary:
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07:47
Alyn McCauley (2 min for hooking)
10:14
Jakub Sindel (2 min for holding the stick)
18:56
Alexander Radulov (2 min for high-sticking)
19:31
Erik Johnson (2 min for roughing)
19:31
Tomas Kaberle (2 min for roughing)
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20:55
Daymond Langkow (2 min for hooking)
24:51
Marian Hossa (5 min for fighting)
24:51
Ronald Petrovicky (5 min for fighting)
25:48
Wade Redden (5 min for fighting)
25:48
Ilya Kovalchuk (5 min for fighting)
26:35
Fredrik Modin (2 min for hooking)
28:58
Tomas Kaberle (2 min for roughing)
28:58
Alex Plante (2 min for roughing)
36:23
Darby Mullen (2 min for tripping)
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48:01
Scott Hannan (5 min for fighting)
48:01
Matt Smaby (5 min for fighting)
48:43
Wade Redden (2 min for roughing)
48:43
Alexander Radulov (2 min for roughing)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alain Flori 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8.00 4
R Radek Smolenak 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 17.20 7
R Alexander Polushin 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 15.00 4
R Marian Hossa 0 1 3 5 0 0 5 -2 16.30 8
C Chris Lawrence 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.00 4
C Jakub Sindel 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 16.50 8
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -2 15.40 6
C Jason Allison 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.50 6
L Darby Mullen 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.40 5
L Bryan Smolinski 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 16.50 5
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 3 3 0 1 2 -3 17.10 8
L Paul Kariya 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 20.10 7
D Matt Smaby 0 0 0 8 2 8 5 1 15.50 8
D Karl Alzner 0 1 2 4 0 2 0 -1 20.30 8
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 0 3 2 0 4 -2 22.10 5
D Jonathan Audette 0 1 0 2 1 3 0 1 22.50 7
D Andy Rogers 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 17.20 7
D Wade Redden 0 0 1 2 0 2 7 -1 19.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jocelyn Thibault 5 0 26 0 0 60.00 5
G Riku Helenius 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 8.50 6
R Pat Rissmiller 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 12.30 5
R Alyn McCauley 2 0 4 1 2 0 2 -1 18.30 8
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 1 2 2 0 0 5 3 18.20 7
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 10.40 7
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.50 5
C Antoine Vermette 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 16.50 8
C Patrick Marleau 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 21.10 7
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 8.50 6
L James Sheppard 0 0 0 6 4 6 0 0 10.50 7
L Steve Bégin 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 18.00 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 2 0 5 7 3 3 5 1 20.40 10
D Alex Plante 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 10.50 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 28.30 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 0 14.00 6
D Erik Johnson 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 17.40 8
D Zdeno Chara 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 29.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 3 0 17 0 0 60.00 5
G Marty Turco 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ilya Kovalchuk
2nd star: Alyn McCauley
3rd star: Zdeno Chara
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Jason Allison scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Bryan Smolinski finally ended his 29 game goal drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
Other notes:
-Ronald Petrovicky beat Marian Hossa in a fight.
-Ilya Kovalchuk beat Wade Redden in a fight.
-Scott Hannan fought Matt Smaby in a fight.
Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 2( 26) , Rochester Americans 2( 28)
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1-0 DTV Justin Keller (Ben Knopp, Daniel Corso)
1-1 ROC Martin Kariya (Reid Cashman, Tomas Fleischmann)
1-2 ROC Graig Mischler
2-2 DTV Daniel Corso (Justin Keller, Doug O'Brien)
Goalies: Gerald Coleman - Brent Johnson