Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers

Thursday, December 22, 2005, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 on Thursday, December 22, 2005 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	43-33-6
at New York Rangers	4	44-26-12

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	0	2	2
New York Rangers	1	1	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	7	15	10	32
New York Rangers	14	12	10	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:23	New York Rangers	Petr Prucha (16)	Jaromir Jagr (29), Martin Rucinsky (14)	Power play	TBL 0, NYR 1
2nd	09:09	New York Rangers	Martin Straka (5)	Martin Rucinsky (15), Tom Poti (11)	Power play	TBL 0, NYR 2
3rd	00:43	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ruslan Fedotenko (10)	Brad Richards (28), Darryl Sydor (6)	Even strength	TBL 1, NYR 2
3rd	11:16	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brad Richards (12)	Vinny Prospal (25), Dan Boyle (19)	Power play	TBL 2, NYR 2
3rd	18:12	New York Rangers	Tom Poti (1)	Martin Straka (27), Jaromir Jagr (30)	Power play	TBL 2, NYR 3
3rd	19:17	New York Rangers	Martin Rucinsky (9)	Jaromir Jagr (31), Martin Straka (28)	Even strength, Empty net	TBL 2, NYR 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	0	0	-1	2	5	1	0	0	60%	18:20
Number 11 C. Dingman	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		02:33
Number 17 R. Fedotenko	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	4	0	0		13:33
Number 18 R. DiMaio	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		18:23
Number 19 B. Richards	C	1	1	2	0	0	6	0	2	1	63.6%	23:52
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	62.5%	17:29
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	62.5%	06:27
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		20:28
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	50%	13:24
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	0	50%	20:30
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		14:42
Number 46 D. Reid	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		03:38
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		08:49
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	3	0		20:22
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		18:52
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	5	0		18:18
Number 44 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	0		15:29
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	3	0		19:27

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 47 J. Grahame	35	32	3	.914	59:24	Loss

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		12:13
Number 14 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	4	4	2	0	0	100%	14:17
Number 18 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41.7%	12:12
Number 19 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0	40%	14:51
Number 20 S. Rucchin	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	66.7%	13:40
Number 25 P. Prucha	R	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	1	100%	14:05
Number 26 M. Rucinsky	L	1	2	3	+1	0	5	1	0	0		19:43
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		11:32
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	3	3	+1	0	2	0	0	0		20:32
Number 81 M. Hossa	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		09:22
Number 82 M. Straka	C	1	2	3	+1	2	2	1	1	1	30.8%	19:35
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		23:20
Number 6 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	5	1	0		16:31
Number 8 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	0		23:57
Number 16 T. Poti	D	1	1	2	+1	4	4	0	1	1		19:58
Number 24 M. Kondratiev	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	3	0		16:01
Number 34 J. Strudwick	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		07:06
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	3	0		17:31

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	32	30	2	.938	60:00	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:54	New York Rangers	Marek Malik	Interference	2
1st	09:42	Tampa Bay Lightning	Chris Dingman	Roughing	2
2nd	06:43	New York Rangers	Tom Poti	Hooking	2
2nd	08:52	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	09:55	New York Rangers	Jason Ward	Hooking	2
2nd	13:18	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Ranger	Holding	2
2nd	14:11	New York Rangers	Michal Rozsival	Hooking	2
2nd	19:17	New York Rangers	Tom Poti	Holding	2
2nd	19:25	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	High sticking	2
3rd	01:23	New York Rangers	Martin Straka	Slashing	2
3rd	10:12	New York Rangers	Jason Ward	High sticking	2
3rd	16:58	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nolan Pratt	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Referees: Wes McCauley, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Michel Cormier
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Jim Campbell, Pavel Kubina, Norman Milley, Dimitri Afanasenkov, Martin Cibak, Timo Helbling, Brian Eklund, Doug O'Brien, Gerald Coleman, Nick Tarnasky
New York Rangers scratches: Michael Nylander, Fedor Fedorov, Alexandre Giroux, Jeff Taffe, Chad Wiseman, Colton Orr, Bryce Lampman, Ryan Hollweg, Thomas Pock, Jarkko Immonen, David Liffiton, Chris Holt, Al Montoya

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Nov 10, 2005
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, Thu, Dec 22, 2005
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at New York Rangers 0	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, Tue, Jan 3, 2006
New York Rangers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 25, 2006

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Washington Capitals 6 at Atlanta Thrashers 5	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Dec 22, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Thu, Dec 22, 2005
Minnesota Wild 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 22, 2005
San Jose Sharks 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Dec 22, 2005