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30/12/2009
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New York Rangers 3 , Montreal Canadiens 1
Shots: 27 - 18
PP: 0 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:75/96=78 %, Challenges:37/49=74 %
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:61/84=72 %, Challenges:27/42=62 %
Attendance: 10403 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 476458 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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29:07 1-0
Marian Gaborik [11] (Chris Higgins, Chris Drury)
30:09 2-0
Tyler Arnason [11] (Ales Kotalik, Chris Higgins)
33:03 3-0
Chris Drury [12] (Chris Higgins, Marian Gaborik)
34:34 3-1
Paul Mara [4] (Jaroslav Spacek, Glen Metropolit)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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01:49
Marc Staal (2 min for roughing)
06:14
Roman Hamrlik (2 min for high-sticking)
09:29
Dany Masse (2 min for roughing)
11:44
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for hooking)
12:44
Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:54
Matt Gilroy (5 min for fighting)
22:54
Ben Eager (5 min for fighting)
23:57
Nikolai Zherdev (2 min for cross-checking)
34:17
Brandon Dubinsky (2 min for tripping)
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50:47
Dany Masse (2 min for hooking)
59:19
Marian Gaborik (2 min for tripping)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Sean Avery 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 12.00 6
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 9.50 6
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 17.10 7
R Marian Gaborik 1 1 4 1 3 0 2 2 20.40 9
C Brian Boyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 9.40 5
C Tyler Arnason 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 7
C Chris Drury 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 20.10 8
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 4
L Donald Brashear 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 4
L Ales Kotalik 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 18.40 6
L Chris Higgins 0 3 2 3 1 0 0 2 19.10 8
D Corey Potter 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 9.00 6
D Marc Staal 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 20.40 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 1 28.20 8
D Matt Gilroy 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0 9.50 5
D Dan Girardi 0 0 4 3 3 3 0 2 23.00 8
D Wade Redden 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 29.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 1 0 17 0 0 60.00 8
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Yannick Riendeau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
R Georges Laraque 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 1 4 2 2 0 0 17.50 7
R Michael Ryder 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 -2 20.10 6
C Glen Metropolit 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 6
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -1 13.00 6
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 10.00 5
C Evgeni Malkin 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 -2 18.20 6
L Dany Masse 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 7.10 4
L Ben Eager 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 -1 15.50 4
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 11.20 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -2 20.50 6
D P.K. Subban 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 15.00 4
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 12.20 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 -2 26.30 8
D Hal Gill 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 -1 21.30 7
D Paul Mara 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 -2 28.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Jonas Hiller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marian Gaborik
2nd star: Chris Drury
3rd star: Chris Higgins
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Brian Boyle had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Jaroslav Spacek notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Evgeni Malkin had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Paul Mara finally ended his 22 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Matt Gilroy fought Ben Eager in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 2( 17) , Quebec Citadelles 5( 24)
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0-1 QUE Ryan White (Mathieu Carle, James Wyman)
0-2 QUE Andrew Conboy (Ryan White, Andre Benoit)
0-3 QUE James Wyman (Mathieu Carle)
1-3 HFD Michael Sauer (Artem Anisimov)
1-4 QUE Sami Sandell (Mikael Johansson)
1-5 QUE Ryan White (Sergei Kostitsyn, Mathieu Darche)
2-5 HFD Andreas Ambuhl (Ivan Baranka)
Goalies: Miika Wiikman - Jaroslav Halak