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3/12/2009
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New York Rangers 3 , Minnesota Wild 2
Shots: 29 - 19
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:67/81=82 %, Challenges:28/50=54 %
PP: 0 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:70/85=82 %, Challenges:28/46=59 %
Attendance: 9225 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 433576 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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09:51 1-0
Wade Redden [2] (Paul Mara, Markus Näslund)
18:22 2-0
Scott Gomez [10] (Wade Redden, Michal Rozsival)
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29:28 3-0
Petr Prucha [8] (Chris Drury, Markus Näslund)
38:07 3-1
Mikko Koivu [6] (Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Craig Weller)
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58:39 3-2
Éric Bélanger [8] (Marian Gaborik, Kim Johnsson)
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Penalty summary:
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14:09
Craig Weller (2 min for holding the stick)
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32:05
Colton Gillies (2 min for boarding)
35:29
Aaron Voros (2 min for tripping)
39:59
Aaron Voros (2 min for hooking)
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44:04
Brandon Dubinsky (2 min for high-sticking)
48:46
Brandon Dubinsky (2 min for holding the stick)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Aaron Voros 0 0 1 2 2 0 4 0 8.30 6
R Hugh Jessiman 0 0 1 4 6 4 0 -1 15.20 5
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 6
R Petr Prucha 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 13.40 8
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 1 1 2 0 4 0 8.30 5
C Blair Betts 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 -1 19.40 7
C Scott Gomez 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 18.10 7
C Chris Drury 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 19.30 7
L Tomás Záborský 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8.30 5
L Nigel Dawes 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 16.10 5
L Patrick Rissmiller 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
L Markus Näslund 0 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 13.40 8
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 16.20 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 17.40 6
D Paul Mara 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 24.30 7
D Bobby Sanguinetti 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 16.00 4
D Marc Staal 0 0 2 5 1 5 0 -1 19.50 9
D Wade Redden 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 25.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 2 0 17 0 0 60.00 6
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Craig Weller 0 1 0 3 1 3 2 -1 7.40 6
R Petr Kalus 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 10.50 5
R Antti Miettinen 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 19.00 6
R Pierre-Marc Bouchard 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 18.40 6
C Colton Gillies 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 -1 7.40 5
C Krys Kolanos 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 11.30 7
C Éric Bélanger 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 -1 20.10 8
C Mikko Koivu 1 0 2 3 2 3 0 1 20.40 8
L Julian Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.40 5
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 10.50 5
L Andrew Brunette 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 21.10 7
L Marian Gaborik 0 1 2 5 1 4 0 1 19.40 8
D Ben Wright 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
D Martin Skoula 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.40 6
D Brent Burns 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 28.50 7
D Nick Schultz 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 12.30 6
D Marek Zidlicky 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20.00 5
D Kim Johnsson 0 1 3 2 3 2 0 -1 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Josh Harding 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Wade Redden
2nd star: Petr Prucha
3rd star: Scott Gomez
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Markus Näslund notched the 500th assist of his career.
-Scott Gomez scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Chris Drury scored the 600th point of his career.
Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Marian Gaborik notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Éric Bélanger ended his 7 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 5( 29) , Houston Aeros 2( 15)
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1-0 HFD Steve Regier (Andrew Thomas)
2-0 HFD Mikhail Zhukov (Justin Soryal)
2-1 HOU Morten Madsen (Richard Lelkes, Maxim Noreau)
3-1 HFD François-Pierre Guénette (Andreas Jämtin)
4-1 HFD Justin Soryal (Michael Sauer, Mikhail Zhukov)
5-1 HFD Zbynek Hrdel
5-2 HOU Matthew Glasser (Kevin Croxton)
Goalies: Miika Wiikman - Barry Brust