Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers

Tuesday, January 27, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 on Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Carolina Hurricanes	2	45-30-7
at New York Rangers	3	43-30-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	15	10	10	35
New York Rangers	14	10	7	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:21	New York Rangers	Lauri Korpikoski (3)	Scott Gomez (24), Markus Naslund (16)	Even strength	CAR 0, NYR 1
1st	10:03	New York Rangers	Scott Gomez (10)	Markus Naslund (17), Michal Rozsival (18)	Even strength	CAR 0, NYR 2
1st	13:04	Carolina Hurricanes	Ryan Bayda (4)	Tuomo Ruutu (15), Rod Brind'Amour (20)	Even strength	CAR 1, NYR 2
3rd	12:10	New York Rangers	Brandon Dubinsky (8)	Nikolay Zherdev (28), Dmitri Kalinin (9)	Even strength	CAR 1, NYR 3
3rd	12:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu (14)	Chad LaRose (4), Rod Brind'Amour (21)	Even strength	CAR 2, NYR 3

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

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	38.5%	12:46
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	100%	18:37
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0	29.4%	22:03
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0		15:03
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		18:53
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	1	1	2	+1	0	4	5	1	100%	15:29
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	22.2%	10:08
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	2	2	+1	0	4	2	0	50%	15:50
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1		09:44
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		12:16
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		10:13
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	3	1		15:20
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	0		22:07
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2		13:32
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3		19:50
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	0		26:41
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		12:08
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0		25:49

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	31	28	3	.903	59:31	Loss

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	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		13:11
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0		16:39
Number 15 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	45.5%	10:18
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	86.7%	14:22
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	2	0	63.6%	17:27
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1		11:56
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	4	50%	20:57
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	2		16:24
Number 28 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		04:46
Number 29 L. Korpikoski	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0		14:50
Number 34 A. Voros	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		11:54
Number 91 M. Naslund	L	0	2	2	+2	0	3	0	0		18:42
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	3		23:46
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		18:24
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	4	5		19:11
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		21:15
Number 27 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	+2	4	1	3	1		20:28
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2		17:31

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 S. Valiquette	35	33	2	.943	60:00	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:29	New York Rangers	Wade Redden	Roughing	2
1st	19:31	New York Rangers	Wade Redden	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	02:55	Carolina Hurricanes	Joni Pitkanen	Roughing	2
2nd	11:24	New York Rangers	Paul Mara	Holding	2
2nd	14:30	New York Rangers	Paul Mara	Tripping	2
3rd	03:21	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney	Hooking	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Referees: Wes McCauley, Paul Devorski
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Steve Miller
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Dan Lacouture, Josef Melichar, Michael Ryan, Niclas Wallin, Wade Brookbank, Tim Conboy, Dwight Helminen, Patrick Dwyer, Bryan Rodney, Justin Peters, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Zach Boychuk
New York Rangers scratches: Petr Prucha, Patrick Rissmiller, Dan Fritsche, Corey Potter, Michael Sauer, Artem Anisimov

Every Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
New York Rangers 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Mon, Mar 9, 2009
New York Rangers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Apr 2, 2009

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Boston Bruins, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final/OT	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
New Jersey Devils 4 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Florida Panthers, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Minnesota Wild 6	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Dallas Stars, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
San Jose Sharks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 0	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Buffalo Sabres 10 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Jan 27, 2009
Anaheim Ducks 7 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Jan 27, 2009