New York Rangers at New York Islanders

Thursday, March 5, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the New York Islanders 4–2 on Thursday, March 5, 2009 on the road.

Final score, New York Rangers at New York Islanders
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
New York Rangers	4	43-30-9
at New York Islanders	2	26-47-9

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

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	9	5	9	23
New York Islanders	10	12	8	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:33	New York Rangers	Nikolay Zherdev (18)	Unassisted	Even strength	NYR 1, NYI 0
2nd	05:37	New York Islanders	Blake Comeau (5)	Dean McAmmond (5), Joel Rechlicz (1)	Even strength	NYR 1, NYI 1
2nd	09:41	New York Rangers	Chris Drury (17)	Nik Antropov (26), Brandon Dubinsky (24)	Power play	NYR 2, NYI 1
3rd	00:49	New York Rangers	Scott Gomez (14)	Nikolay Zherdev (31)	Even strength	NYR 3, NYI 1
3rd	03:44	New York Islanders	Jack Hillen (1)	Blake Comeau (11), Dean McAmmond (6)	Even strength	NYR 3, NYI 2
3rd	13:24	New York Rangers	Markus Naslund (21)	Paul Mara (13), Chris Drury (26)	Power play	NYR 4, NYI 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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	1	1	2	+2	2	2	0	0	0		13:55
Number 15 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	60%	11:20
Number 16 S. Avery	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	0	0		13:56
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	1	0	40%	18:22
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	1	0	1	+2	0	4	1	0	0	57.1%	17:10
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0		10:32
Number 23 C. Drury	C	1	1	2	0	0	4	1	2	1	44.4%	19:45
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0	0		13:03
Number 28 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		09:31
Number 29 L. Korpikoski	L	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0	16.7%	12:30
Number 80 N. Antropov	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		16:58
Number 91 M. Naslund	L	1	0	1	+2	0	4	1	2	1		17:00
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0		18:41
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	2	0		25:16
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	0		19:09
Number 27 P. Mara	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	2	0		15:47
Number 33 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	0		24:25
Number 53 D. Morris	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		16:42

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	30	28	2	.933	59:58	Win

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 T. Hunter	R	0	0	0	+1	6	2	4	0		17:36
Number 11 A. Hilbert	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	2	50%	15:16
Number 12 J. Bailey	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0	40%	15:20
Number 15 J. Tambellini	L	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	1		14:55
Number 20 S. Bergenheim	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	3		15:00
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	100%	21:41
Number 28 T. Jackman	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	4	0		10:04
Number 37 D. McAmmond	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	1	71.4%	15:59
Number 40 J. Rechlicz	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	0		03:52
Number 51 F. Nielsen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	30%	17:46
Number 57 B. Comeau	L	1	1	2	+2	0	1	2	0		16:07
Number 58 J. Joensuu	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		11:04
Number 2 M. Streit	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		25:15
Number 8 B. Gervais	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		19:16
Number 24 R. Martinek	D	0	0	0	0	0	5	4	2		25:08
Number 26 J. Callahan	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		15:50
Number 38 J. Hillen	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	4	1		19:30
Number 43 A. MacDonald	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		10:56

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 Y. Danis	23	19	4	.826	58:47	Loss

Penalties, New York Rangers at New York Islanders
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:10	New York Islanders	Jeff Tambellini	Slashing	2
1st	19:19	New York Islanders	Trent Hunter	Roughing	2
1st	19:19	New York Rangers	Nikolay Zherdev	Roughing	2
2nd	08:03	New York Islanders	Trent Hunter	Tripping	2
2nd	10:33	New York Rangers	Lauri Korpikoski	Holding	2
2nd	11:34	New York Islanders	Josh Bailey	Tripping	2
3rd	01:11	New York Islanders	Trent Hunter	Boarding	2
3rd	12:24	New York Islanders	Andrew MacDonald	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	14:31	New York Rangers	Sean Avery	Cross checking	2

New York Rangers head coach: John Tortorella
New York Islanders head coach: Scott Gordon
Referees: Wes McCauley, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Jonny Murray
New York Rangers scratches: Erik Reitz, Aaron Voros, Patrick Rissmiller, Corey Potter, Michael Sauer, Artem Anisimov
New York Islanders scratches: Mike Sillinger, Doug Weight, Brendan Witt, Richard Park, Jon Sim, Andy Sutton, Rick DiPietro, Mitchell Fritz, Thomas Pock, Brett Skinner, Freddy Meyer, Jeremy Colliton, Nate Thompson, Ben Walter, Mike Iggulden, Kurtis Mclean, Jamie Fraser, Sean Bentivoglio, Trevor Smith, Peter Mannino

Every New York Rangers and New York Islanders game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 4 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New York Islanders, Mon, Oct 27, 2008
New York Islanders 2 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New York Rangers, Tue, Nov 4, 2008
New York Islanders 4 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New York Rangers, Mon, Dec 29, 2008
New York Rangers 2 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New York Islanders, Tue, Jan 13, 2009
New York Islanders 1 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New York Rangers, Wed, Feb 18, 2009
New York Rangers 4 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New York Islanders, Thu, Mar 5, 2009

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 5, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 5, 2009
Calgary Flames 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 5, 2009
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Thu, Mar 5, 2009
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Mar 5, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 5, 2009
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 5, 2009
Dallas Stars 4 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 5, 2009
Minnesota Wild 4 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 5, 2009