New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes

Thursday, February 28, 2008, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–2 on Thursday, February 28, 2008 on the road.

Final score, New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
New York Rangers	4	42-27-13
at Carolina Hurricanes	2	43-33-6

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	2	1	1	4
Carolina Hurricanes	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	15	11	2	28
Carolina Hurricanes	5	10	13	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:50	New York Rangers	Brandon Dubinsky (13)	Jaromir Jagr (39)	Even strength	NYR 1, CAR 0
1st	19:16	New York Rangers	Sean Avery (11)	Dan Girardi (15)	Even strength	NYR 2, CAR 0
2nd	02:14	New York Rangers	Chris Drury (21)	Marc Staal (7), Nigel Dawes (10)	Even strength	NYR 3, CAR 0
2nd	07:39	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole (16)	Bret Hedican (13), Patrick Eaves (7)	Even strength	NYR 3, CAR 1
3rd	04:54	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole (17)	Unassisted	Power play	NYR 3, CAR 2
3rd	07:28	New York Rangers	Brendan Shanahan (21)	Nigel Dawes (11), Scott Gomez (48)	Even strength	NYR 4, CAR 2

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

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 N. Dawes	L	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	1		12:19
Number 14 B. Shanahan	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1		17:27
Number 15 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	37.5%	13:10
Number 16 S. Avery	L	1	0	1	+1	10	3	0	0		12:21
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	64.3%	14:28
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	0	63.6%	17:25
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		11:27
Number 23 C. Drury	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	2	60%	18:47
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	0		13:41
Number 44 R. Hollweg	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	100%	07:06
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		14:42
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		18:39
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	3		25:10
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0		21:01
Number 8 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	2	1		22:41
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	1	1	+1	4	1	1	0		15:35
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6		18:43
Number 55 C. Backman	D	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1		14:22

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	28	26	2	.929	60:00	Win

Carolina Hurricanes 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 8 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0	46.7%	23:24
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	4	7	1	0	0	37.5%	24:49
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		14:17
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		20:25
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		18:07
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		13:05
Number 19 T. Letowski	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	75%	07:21
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	0	10	2	2	1	0		15:53
Number 26 E. Cole	L	2	0	2	-2	0	3	3	1	1		23:43
Number 37 K. Aucoin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	30%	14:56
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		06:36
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	3	0		17:11
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		20:23
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	1	1	-2	2	0	1	3	0		17:44
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		18:43
Number 28 W. Brookbank	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		04:01
Number 38 T. Conboy	D	0	0	0	-1	5	0	2	1	0		10:45
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		24:48

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	28	24	4	.857	58:46	Loss

Penalties, New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:01	New York Rangers	Marek Malik	Hooking	2
1st	13:19	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal	Hooking	2
2nd	00:10	Carolina Hurricanes	Bret Hedican	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	05:25	New York Rangers	Christian Backman	High sticking	2
2nd	12:15	Carolina Hurricanes	Tim Conboy	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	12:15	New York Rangers	Ryan Callahan	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	17:04	Carolina Hurricanes	Scott Walker	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	17:04	New York Rangers	Sean Avery	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	01:58	New York Rangers	Marc Staal	High sticking double minor	4
3rd	04:54	New York Rangers	Christian Backman	Holding	2
3rd	09:00	New York Rangers	Christian Backman	Roughing	2
3rd	19:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal	Cross checking	2

New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Bill McCreary, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Tim Nowak
New York Rangers scratches: Jason Strudwick, Paul Mara, Colton Orr, Thomas Pock, Petr Prucha, Ivan Baranka, Greg Moore, Dane Byers
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Rod Brind'Amour, David Tanabe, Michael Leighton, Justin Williams, Tim Gleason, Brandon Nolan, Dennis Seidenberg, Chad LaRose, Joey Mormina, Jeff Hamilton, Joe Jensen, Casey Borer

Every New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at New York Rangers 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers, Mon, Dec 3, 2007
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers, Wed, Dec 26, 2007
New York Rangers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Jan 29, 2008
New York Rangers 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Feb 28, 2008

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