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28/12/2008
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New York Rangers 3 , Tampa Bay Lightning 2
Shots: 27 - 27
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:63/78=80 %, Challenges:28/44=62 %
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:74/89=83 %, Challenges:25/40=61 %
Attendance: 6296 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 312282 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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01:35 0-1
Vaclav Prospal [8] (Paul Ranger, Filip Kuba)
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32:27 0-2
Nick Tarnasky [1] (Martin St. Louis, Vaclav Prospal)
34:07 1-2
Alexander Frolov [15] (Anze Kopitar, Steve Bégin)
38:08 2-2
Lubomir Visnovsky [6] (Donald Brashear, Pierre Parenteau)
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42:08 3-2
Steve Bégin [5] (Mike Knuble, Michal Rozsival)
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Penalty summary:
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00:33
Brendan Shanahan (2 min for roughing)
00:33
Anze Kopitar (2 min for roughing)
02:13
Aaron Miller (2 min for cross-checking)
12:57
Aaron Miller (2 min for tripping)
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22:54
Donald Brashear (5 min for fighting)
22:54
Nick Tarnasky (5 min for fighting)
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45:37
Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
45:37
Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
58:25
Kyle Turris (2 min for slashing)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 7.00 6
R Dan Fritsche 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 12.00 7
R Kyle Turris 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 -1 16.30 7
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 18.50 6
C Pierre Parenteau 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 10.50 6
C Steve Bégin 1 1 1 1 0 2 5 1 16.00 8
C Jarret Stoll 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 17.30 7
C Anze Kopitar 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 17.50 7
L Donald Brashear 0 1 1 2 0 2 5 1 6.40 7
L Mike Knuble 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 12.40 6
L Peter Mueller 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -1 17.40 7
L Alexander Frolov 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 20.50 8
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 13.40 6
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 21.40 5
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 4 3 4 0 0 26.40 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 14.40 7
D Aaron Miller 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 -1 19.00 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 24.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 2 0 25 0 0 60.00 9
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.00 5
R Mark Recchi 0 0 2 3 1 4 0 0 15.20 7
R Martin St. Louis 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 17.50 8
R Anson Carter 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 19.50 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 9.00 4
C Chris Gratton 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 15.20 7
C Nick Tarnasky 1 0 4 1 0 0 5 1 16.30 8
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 19.10 7
L Ryan Malone 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 9.00 4
L Gary Roberts 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 19.20 7
L Vaclav Prospal 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 15.50 6
L Brendan Shanahan 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 -1 15.50 5
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 19.50 6
D Matt Carle 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 -2 23.50 5
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 4 0 4 5 0 14.10 7
D Paul Ranger 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 19.30 7
D Filip Kuba 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 -2 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 3 0 24 0 0 58.50 7
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steve Bégin
2nd star: Alexander Frolov
3rd star: Lubomir Visnovsky
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Alexander Frolov scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Anze Kopitar notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Steve Bégin notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Steve Bégin ended his 5 game point drought.
-Donald Brashear ended his 7 game point drought.
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Filip Kuba notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Paul Ranger finally ended his 12 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Donald Brashear beat Nick Tarnasky in a fight.
-Shane O'Brien beat Steve Bégin in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 0( 9) , Detroit Vipers 2( 20)
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0-1 DTV Steven Stamkos (Chris Lawrence, Michel Ouellet)
0-2 DTV Jason Ward (Denis Kazionov, Ty Wishart)
Goalies: Miika Wiikman - Karri Rämö
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28/12/2008
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Atlanta Thrashers 1 , Philadelphia Flyers 4
Shots: 22 - 35
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:45/62=72 %, Challenges:29/38=74 %
PP: 1 of 7 (16 shots), Passing:83/93=89 %, Challenges:46/55=82 %
Attendance: 11200 of 18517 (Philips Arena)
Ticket income: 504000 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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11:47 0-1
Jeff Carter [7] (Scott Hartnell, Braydon Coburn)
16:58 0-2
John-Michael Liles [3] (Simon Gagné, Scott Hartnell)
19:55 0-3
Mike Richards [11] (Braydon Coburn, Sergei Kostitsyn)PP
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25:21 1-3
Jason Williams [12] (Paul Stastny, Ryan Smyth)
37:34 1-4
Jeff Carter [8] (Ilya Bryzgalov)SH
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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03:32
Ville Peltonen (2 min for hooking)
19:05
Ville Peltonen (2 min for high-sticking)
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27:01
Garnet Exelby (2 min for diving)
30:09
Marty Reasoner (2 min for boarding)
33:13
Marty Reasoner (2 min for tripping)
36:04
Scott Hartnell (2 min for elbowing)
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41:21
Ryan Smyth (2 min for tripping)
47:04
Niclas Hävelid (2 min for slashing)
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Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Thorburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.20 4
R Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 17.20 4
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 20.00 8
R Jason Williams 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 17.40 6
C Artem Chubarov 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.20 4
C Marty Reasoner 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 14.10 6
C Todd White 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 13.00 5
C Paul Stastny 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 -1 16.00 7
L Brett Sterling 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 8.20 4
L Ville Peltonen 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 11.50 7
L Slava Kozlov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 6
L Ryan Smyth 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 -1 20.50 8
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12.10 4
D Ken Klee 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 13.50 6
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 3 3 0 1 2 -1 24.40 8
D Aaron Rome 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 15.00 5
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 1 4 0 4 2 -1 23.30 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 30.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 4 0 31 0 0 60.00 7
G Johan Hedberg 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 12.20 5
R Scott Hartnell 0 2 5 2 2 1 2 2 20.30 8
R Claude Giroux 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.20 6
C Jared Ross 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 5.50 5
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 12.20 6
C Mike Richards 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 23.30 9
C Jeff Carter 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 18.20 9
L Boyd Kane 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 4.50 6
L Patrick Thoresen 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 15.30 6
L Wojtek Wolski 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
L Simon Gagné 0 1 5 1 2 0 0 2 21.00 7
D Brian Fahey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.50 6
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25.30 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 21.50 8
D Ryan Parent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.50 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 2 21.10 7
D John-Michael Liles 1 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 27.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 1 1 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jeff Carter
2nd star: Mike Richards
3rd star: Ilya Bryzgalov
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Scott Hartnell notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jeff Carter finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-John-Michael Liles ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Chicago Wolves 3( 26) , Philadelphia Phantoms 1( 10)
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1-0 CHW Sami Sandell (Junior Lessard, Grant Lewis)
1-1 PHL Andrei Popov (Patrik Hersley)
2-1 CHW Sami Sandell (Éric Perrin)
3-1 CHW Joe Motzko (Éric Perrin)
Goalies: Ondrej Pavelec - Michael-Lee Teslak