New York Rangers 5 , Montreal Canadiens 4
Shots: 33 - 33
PP: 1 of 3 (13 shots), Passing:62/75=82 %, Challenges:39/46=83 %
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:56/68=82 %, Challenges:47/56=82 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 560560 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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02:11 1-0
Ryan Kesler [16] (Matt Cooke, Chris Kelly)
12:37 1-1
Brandon Bochenski [6] (James Van Riemsdyk, Nick Petrecki)
13:14 2-1
Alex Picard [2] (Ryan Kesler, Matt Cooke)
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27:55 3-1
Brad Richards [23] (Alex Tanguay, Tom Gilbert)PP
31:39 3-2
Rob Niedermayer [15] (Michael Ryder, Luke Schenn)PP
34:06 4-2
Ryan Kesler [17] (Henrik Tallinder, Alex Picard)
36:26 4-3
Steven Stamkos [11] (Michael Ryder, Danny Markov)
37:17 5-3
Brad Richards [24] (Alex Tanguay)
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44:23 5-4
James Van Riemsdyk [9] (Derick Brassard, Darcy Tucker)
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Penalty summary:
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02:22
Marc-Andre Bourdon (2 min for roughing)
02:22
Rob Niedermayer (2 min for roughing)
03:34
Darcy Tucker (5 min for fighting)
03:34
Chris Stewart (5 min for fighting)
03:51
Vladimir Orszagh (2 min for hooking)
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24:06
Brandon Sutter (5 min for fighting)
24:06
Derick Brassard (5 min for fighting)
26:23
Patrick Thomas (2 min for elbowing)
28:41
Bill Thomas (5 min for fighting)
28:41
Tom Bateman (5 min for fighting)
30:33
Matt Cooke (2 min for tripping)
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52:47
Michael Ryder (5 min for high-sticking)
57:06
Derick Brassard (2 min for roughing)
57:06
Alex Tanguay (2 min for roughing)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bill Thomas 0 0 0 2 2 0 5 -1 6.40 5
R Oscar Möller 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12.20 4
R Ryan Kesler 2 1 4 1 0 0 0 2 19.30 9
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 20.30 7
C Ryan White 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 -1 7.50 7
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 1 4 0 3 5 1 14.50 7
C Chris Kelly 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 19.20 6
C Brad Richards 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 19.00 9
L Alexandre Burrows 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.00 5
L Chris Stewart 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 13.00 5
L Matt Cooke 0 2 5 1 0 0 2 1 22.00 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 2 3 0 1 0 2 1 17.00 7
D Ryan O'Byrne 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 13.20 7
D Alex Picard 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 23.50 8
D Ryan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25.00 7
D Marc-Andre Bourdon 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 13.50 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 19.30 6
D Tom Gilbert 0 1 7 3 0 1 0 0 24.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jacob Markstrom 4 0 29 0 0 60.00 6
G Evgeni Nabokov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tom Bateman 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 6.50 6
R Derick Brassard 0 1 1 0 0 0 7 0 9.20 7
R Rob Niedermayer 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 18.50 7
R Patrick Thomas 0 0 7 1 0 0 2 0 20.40 8
C Brandon Bochenski 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.20 7
C James Van Riemsdyk 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 10.10 8
C Steven Stamkos 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 -1 20.30 7
C Eric Staal 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 21.00 8
L Vladimir Orszagh 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.20 5
L Darcy Tucker 0 1 3 0 1 0 5 0 13.50 7
L Michael Ryder 0 2 1 0 2 0 5 -1 17.40 8
L Simon Gagné 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 19.50 7
D Adam Carver 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
D Luke Schenn 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 -1 22.50 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 2 6 0 1 0 0 27.10 9
D Nick Petrecki 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 10.40 7
D Danny Markov 0 1 0 7 0 3 0 -2 21.20 8
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Curtis McElhinney 5 0 14 0 0 37.20 4
G Brian Boucher 0 0 14 0 0 22.30 7
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Kesler
2nd star: Brad Richards
3rd star: Alex Picard
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Alex Tanguay notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Henrik Tallinder notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Rob Niedermayer scored his 15th goal of the season.
-James Van Riemsdyk ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Simon Gagné had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Darcy Tucker beat Chris Stewart in a fight.
-Brandon Sutter beat Derick Brassard in a fight.
-Bill Thomas beat Tom Bateman in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolf Pack 1( 18) , Hamilton Bulldogs 2( 21)
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0-1 HAM Nico Sacchetti (Jake Gardiner)
1-1 HFD Mike Zigomanis (Sasha Golin, Ty Wishart)
1-2 HAM Anton Gustafsson
Goalies: Dan Ellis - Thomas McCollum