New York Rangers 5 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 31 - 32
PP: 3 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:68/83=81 %, Challenges:39/45=84 %
PP: 3 of 8 (18 shots), Passing:70/83=84 %, Challenges:35/41=83 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 782600 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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01:16 1-0
Christian Bäckman [8] (Martin Straka, Scott Gomez)
08:21 2-0
Fredrik Sjöström [7] (Chris Drury, Martin Straka)PP
14:58 2-1
Tomas Plekanec [10] (Mikhail Grabovski, Michael Ryder)PP
15:41 2-2
Mikhail Grabovski [7] (Mathieu Dandenault, Francis Bouillon)PP
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26:38 3-2
Christian Bäckman [9] (Brendan Shanahan, Jaromir Jagr)PP
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42:02 4-2
Jaromir Jagr [30] (Scott Gomez, Christian Bäckman)
44:09 5-2
Martin Straka [19] (Andrew Hutchinson, Chris Drury)PP
48:28 5-3
Andrei Kostitsyn [17] (Ryan Getzlaf, Chris Pronger)PP
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Penalty summary:
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07:29
Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for boarding)
10:03
Josh Gratton (5 min for fighting)
10:03
Mike Komisarek (5 min for fighting)
13:54
Martin Straka (2 min for elbowing)
15:26
Paul Mara (2 min for boarding)
16:09
Sean Avery (2 min for roughing)
16:09
Patrice Brisebois (2 min for roughing)
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21:53
Ryan Hollweg (2 min for high-sticking)
25:33
Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for hooking)
27:11
Corey Locke (2 min for high-sticking)
32:44
Sean Avery (2 min for slashing)
34:44
Josh Gratton (2 min for tripping)
37:52
Christian Bäckman (2 min for hooking)
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43:02
Steve Bégin (2 min for tripping)
43:47
Mike Komisarek (2 min for tripping)
47:15
Sean Avery (2 min for slashing)
49:53
Jaromir Jagr (2 min for high-sticking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Christian Bäckman
2nd star: Martin Straka
3rd star: Jaromir Jagr
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Christian Bäckman has marked a new career high in goals with 8 tallies.
-Martin Straka notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Chris Drury notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Jaromir Jagr notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Jaromir Jagr scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Scott Gomez had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Andrew Hutchinson ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Tomas Plekanec scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Mikhail Grabovski ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Andrei Kostitsyn ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Francis Bouillon ended his 6 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Josh Gratton beat Mike Komisarek in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolf Pack 0( 5) , Hamilton Bulldogs 1( 11)
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0-1
Duncan Milroy (Olivier Legault, Mark Streit)
Goalies: Chris Holt - Yann Danis