Minnesota Wild at New York Rangers

Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Minnesota Wild 2–1 on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Minnesota Wild	1	40-33-9
at New York Rangers	2	43-30-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	3	7	9	19
New York Rangers	10	13	7	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:55	New York Rangers	Nikolay Zherdev (22)	Wade Redden (22), Dan Girardi (15)	Even strength	MIN 0, NYR 1
2nd	01:31	Minnesota Wild	Marian Gaborik (4)	Marek Zidlicky (24), Peter Olvecky (3)	Even strength	MIN 1, NYR 1
2nd	02:24	New York Rangers	Scott Gomez (16)	Sean Avery (11), Nikolay Zherdev (33)	Even strength	MIN 1, NYR 2

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

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	1	0	1	0	2	5	4	0		20:52
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	40%	14:36
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0		15:57
Number 18 C. Gillies	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		03:02
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		16:39
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0		11:10
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	0	5	2	8	1		13:12
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	41.7%	22:44
Number 28 P. Olvecky	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	33.3%	10:47
Number 49 D. Fritsche	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	30%	15:07
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	33.3%	12:56
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		12:36
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	1		26:22
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	2	1		28:12
Number 26 K. Foster	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:05
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2		22:57
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		10:56
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	2		18:53

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	30	28	2	.933	59:24	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 13 N. Zherdev	R	1	1	2	+2	0	3	1	0		18:09
Number 15 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	60%	07:28
Number 16 S. Avery	L	0	1	1	+1	5	3	1	0	100%	16:39
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	55.6%	15:38
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	1	71.4%	18:56
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		15:40
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	61.1%	18:55
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		18:46
Number 28 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	0	7	1	2	0		04:06
Number 29 L. Korpikoski	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		05:41
Number 80 N. Antropov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	2	1		18:26
Number 91 M. Naslund	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		15:26
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	7	1		26:19
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	1	1	+2	0	3	1	0		20:39
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	5	2		24:52
Number 27 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2		15:31
Number 53 D. Morris	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	1		19:27
Number 56 M. Sauer	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		13:33

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	19	18	1	.947	59:49	Win

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:58	Minnesota Wild	Marek Zidlicky	Slashing	2
1st	16:20	Minnesota Wild	Cal Clutterbuck	Fighting (major)	5
1st	16:20	New York Rangers	Sean Avery	Fighting (major)	5
1st	18:40	Minnesota Wild	Owen Nolan	Fighting (major)	5
1st	18:40	New York Rangers	Colton Orr	Roughing	2
1st	18:40	New York Rangers	Colton Orr	Fighting (major)	5
1st	19:02	Minnesota Wild	Antti Miettinen	Interference	2
2nd	04:47	Minnesota Wild	Marian Gaborik	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	04:47	New York Rangers	Brandon Dubinsky	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	09:54	New York Rangers	Derek Morris	Roughing	2
3rd	11:59	Minnesota Wild	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	13:52	Minnesota Wild	Nick Schultz	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	19:27	Minnesota Wild	Kim Johnsson	Slashing	2

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
New York Rangers head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Chris Rooney, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Pierre Racicot
Minnesota Wild scratches: Krys Kolanos, Nolan Schaefer, Craig Weller, Mikko Koivu, Derek Boogaard, Tomas Mojzis, Brent Burns, Benoit Pouliot, John Scott
New York Rangers scratches: Michal Rozsival, Erik Reitz, Aaron Voros, Patrick Rissmiller, Corey Potter, Artem Anisimov

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