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21/11/2008
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New York Rangers 5 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 31 - 31
PP: 3 of 7 (16 shots), Passing:70/90=77 %, Challenges:28/32=84 %
PP: 1 of 7 (15 shots), Passing:64/85=75 %, Challenges:34/41=81 %
Attendance: 18010 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 828460 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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06:02 1-0
Christian Bäckman [2] (Michal Rozsival, Scott Gomez)
07:45 2-0
Michal Rozsival [2] (Christian Bäckman, Scott Gomez)PP
12:51 3-0
Petr Prucha [6] (Marco Sturm, Phil Kessel)PP
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25:45 4-0
Scott Gomez [6] (Brendan Shanahan, Petr Prucha)PP
39:19 4-1
Jonathan Cheechoo [19] (Marc Savard, Corey Locke)
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44:02 4-2
Jonathan Cheechoo [20] (Chris Higgins)
44:49 4-3
Jonathan Cheechoo [21] (Chris Higgins, Marc Savard)PP
47:39 5-3
Christian Bäckman [3] (Scott Gomez, Michal Rozsival)
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Penalty summary:
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00:02
Chris Higgins (2 min for slashing)
03:16
Alex Bourret (2 min for roughing)
07:29
Zdeno Chara (2 min for holding the stick)
08:03
Jarkko Immonen (2 min for hooking)
11:14
Mike Angelidis (2 min for slashing)
15:28
Chris Higgins (2 min for slashing)
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20:34
Fedor Tyutin (2 min for hooking)
24:32
Marc Savard (2 min for high-sticking)
30:12
Alex Bourret (2 min for tripping)
35:04
Michael Ryder (2 min for cross-checking)
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44:18
Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
44:18
Josh Gratton (5 min for fighting)
44:18
Josh Gratton (2 min for instigating)
44:18
Josh Gratton (10 min misconduct)
48:55
Erik Cole (2 min for tripping)
55:32
Fredrik Sjöström (2 min for high-sticking)
59:37
Phil Kessel (2 min for hooking)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4.40 5
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 -2 15.30 6
R Petr Prucha 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 8
R Pascal Dupuis 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 18.20 8
C Alex Bourret 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 4.40 7
C Jarkko Immonen 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 -2 11.30 5
C Phil Kessel 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 17.20 7
C Scott Gomez 1 3 5 1 0 0 0 2 20.20 9
L Josh Gratton 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 8.30 6
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 11.30 5
L Marco Sturm 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
L Brendan Shanahan 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 20.50 7
D Corey Potter 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 11.30 4
D Marek Malik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.40 6
D Christian Bäckman 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 25.10 8
D Marc Staal 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 -2 21.00 7
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 0 20.30 7
D Michal Rozsival 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 29.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 28 0 0 60.00 8
G Stephen Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7.10 6
R Erik Cole 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 -1 16.20 6
R Michael Ryder 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 0 15.40 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 3 0 8 0 0 0 0 1 22.00 9
C Corey Locke 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 -1 7.40 5
C Bryan Smolinski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22.10 5
C Marc Savard 0 2 5 1 1 0 2 1 20.50 7
L Mike Angelidis 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 7.10 4
L Mikhail Grabovski 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.20 5
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 13.20 7
L Chris Higgins 0 2 5 1 0 0 4 1 20.10 8
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.50 4
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 18.00 7
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 24.20 5
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 16.30 5
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 22.40 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 2 4 0 2 2 1 29.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 5 0 26 0 0 60.00 4
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Scott Gomez
2nd star: Christian Bäckman
3rd star: Jonathan Cheechoo
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Scott Gomez notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Christian Bäckman notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Petr Prucha notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Chris Higgins has marked a new career high in assists with 17 assists.
-Jonathan Cheechoo scored his 20th goal of the season.
Other notes:
-Josh Gratton beat Maxim Lapierre in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolf Pack 5( 28) , Hamilton Bulldogs 0( 7)
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1-0 HFD Ryan Hollweg (Blair Betts, David LeNeveu)
2-0 HFD Lauri Korpikoski (Hugh Jessiman, Artem Anisimov)
3-0 HFD Lauri Korpikoski (Dan Girardi, Artem Anisimov)
4-0 HFD Lauri Korpikoski (Pierre Parenteau, Artem Anisimov)
5-0 HFD Ryan Hollweg (Blair Betts)
Goalies: David LeNeveu - Yann Danis