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19/3/2009
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New York Rangers 5 , Washington Capitals 4
Shots: 26 - 22
PP: 2 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:75/88=85 %, Challenges:50/61=80 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:67/81=82 %, Challenges:37/51=71 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 855400 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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14:46 1-0
Nikolai Zherdev [25] (Nik Antropov, Marc Staal)PP
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25:37 1-1
Ryan Craig [12] (Alexander Ovechkin, Dany Heatley)
28:59 1-2
Dany Heatley [43] (Eric Fehr, Brian Pothier)
29:56 1-3
Matt Bradley [6] (Dany Heatley, Kurtis Foster)
34:33 2-3
Nikolai Zherdev [26] (Nik Antropov, Wade Redden)PP
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48:14 2-4
Alexander Ovechkin [46] (Ryan Craig, Alex Bourret)
49:07 3-4
Derek Morris [4] (Brandon Dubinsky, Dan Fritsche)
49:48 4-4
Markus Näslund [36] (Alexander Frolov, Marc Staal)
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64:39 5-4
Marc Staal [11] (Scott Gomez, Markus Näslund)
Penalty summary:
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04:01
Oskar Osala (2 min for hooking)
11:28
Michal Rozsival (2 min for tripping)
13:35
Eric Fehr (2 min for holding the stick)
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21:41
Eric Fehr (2 min for tripping)
32:56
Oskar Osala (2 min for tripping)
34:54
Eric Fehr (2 min for hooking)
37:58
Alex Bourret (2 min for hooking)
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42:54
Fredrik Sjöström (2 min for elbowing)
55:36
Fredrik Sjöström (2 min for boarding)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 0 6.50 6
R Dan Fritsche 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 17.40 8
R Nik Antropov 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 -3 18.40 6
R Alexander Frolov 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 1 21.30 8
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6.50 5
C Mark Bell 0 0 2 2 1 5 0 1 21.50 8
C Andy McDonald 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -3 14.10 7
C Scott Gomez 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 21.50 8
L Patrick Rissmiller 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.50 6
L Brandon Dubinsky 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 17.40 6
L Nikolai Zherdev 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 14.30 6
L Markus Näslund 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 19.40 8
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 20.10 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 -3 15.50 5
D Marc Staal 1 2 1 5 2 0 0 1 28.40 9
D Derek Morris 1 0 1 4 0 2 0 1 21.30 8
D Paul Mara 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 13.50 6
D Wade Redden 0 1 4 4 0 2 0 1 29.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 4 0 18 0 0 64.40 5
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 1 0 2 2 0 6 0 10.10 5
R Brett MacLean 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 15.30 7
R Matt Bradley 1 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 10.50 8
R Dany Heatley 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 23.00 10
C Alex Bourret 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 10.10 7
C David Steckel 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 18.10 6
C Brooks Laich 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.50 5
C Ryan Craig 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 17.40 6
L Oskar Osala 0 0 1 2 1 1 4 0 9.50 7
L François Bouchard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 6
L Marian Gaborik 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 19.10 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 1 5 7 1 3 0 1 22.40 10
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 14.20 6
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13.20 6
D Kurtis Foster 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 30.20 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 26.00 7
D Tom Poti 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 15.10 5
D Brian Pothier 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 30.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Al Montoya 5 0 21 0 0 64.40 4
G Simeon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marc Staal
2nd star: Dany Heatley
3rd star: Nikolai Zherdev
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Nikolai Zherdev scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Brandon Dubinsky has marked a new career high in assists with 27 assists.
-Marc Staal finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
-Derek Morris finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Kurtis Foster notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Matt Bradley ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Alex Bourret finally ended his 12 game point drought.
-Ryan Craig finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolf Pack 0( 12) , Hershey Bears 2( 16)
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0-1 HER Martin Kariya (Kyle Wilson, Sasha Pokulok)
0-2 HER Jay Beagle
Goalies: Antoine Lafleur - Daren Machesney