Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers

Saturday, December 13, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, December 13, 2008 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	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	1	1	0	0	0	2
New York Rangers	2	0	0	0	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	10	10	5	6	0	31
New York Rangers	10	8	9	2	0	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:27	New York Rangers	Markus Naslund (12)	Scott Gomez (16), Nikolay Zherdev (20)	Power play	CAR 0, NYR 1
1st	07:49	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu (10)	Tim Gleason (8), Eric Staal (9)	Even strength	CAR 1, NYR 1
1st	16:55	New York Rangers	Blair Betts (4)	Fredrik Sjostrom (2), Paul Mara (9)	Shorthanded	CAR 1, NYR 2
2nd	07:19	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney (10)	Scott Walker (5), Rod Brind'Amour (11)	Even strength	CAR 2, NYR 2

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	New York Rangers	Markus Naslund	Saved
1	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen	Saved
2	New York Rangers	Nikolay Zherdev	Saved
2	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov	Saved
3	New York Rangers	Fredrik Sjostrom	Saved
3	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney	Saved
4	New York Rangers	Scott Gomez	Saved
4	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal	Saved
5	New York Rangers	Chris Drury	Goal
5	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin Williams	Saved

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	0	0	2	1	0	62.5%	13:22
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		15:34
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	1	1	+1	0	6	0	0	35%	24:04
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	1	0	1	+1	0	5	1	0		21:46
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		19:43
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	1	0	1	+1	2	2	3	0	100%	19:40
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	66.7%	07:35
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	1	1	0	0	5	4	0	72%	24:09
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	50%	08:22
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	1	1	+1	2	0	4	0		13:34
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		15:27
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	3		24:57
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	5	1		18:26
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		31:14
Number 27 B. Carson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		10:33
Number 29 B. Rodney	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		05:24
Number 38 T. Conboy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:48
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1		31:25

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	29	27	2	.931	64:55	OT 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 N. Dawes	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		10:43
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0		16:09
Number 15 B. Betts	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	2	1	0	33.3%	13:39
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	6	0	0	44.4%	15:02
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	0	1	1	-1	4	3	1	0	0	50%	24:49
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	1	0		16:05
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	42.9%	19:16
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	6	1	0		15:11
Number 28 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		05:31
Number 29 L. Korpikoski	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		08:15
Number 34 A. Voros	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		11:28
Number 91 M. Naslund	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	0	1		17:13
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	2	0		25:17
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	0	0		23:45
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	2	0		23:22
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		22:05
Number 27 P. Mara	D	0	1	1	-1	2	2	2	0	0		18:48
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0		17:22

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	31	29	2	.936	65:00	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:25	Carolina Hurricanes	Ryan Bayda	Roughing	2
1st	09:13	Carolina Hurricanes	Dennis Seidenberg	Holding	2
1st	11:03	New York Rangers	Paul Mara	Interference	2
1st	12:33	New York Rangers	Scott Gomez	Holding	2
1st	15:43	New York Rangers	Wade Redden	High sticking	2
3rd	00:23	New York Rangers	Michal Rozsival	Tripping	2
3rd	03:19	Carolina Hurricanes	Joni Pitkanen	High sticking	2
3rd	04:52	New York Rangers	Chris Drury	High sticking double minor	4
3rd	06:11	New York Rangers	Scott Gomez	Interference	2
3rd	09:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu	Hooking	2
3rd	14:22	New York Rangers	Wade Redden	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	18:13	Carolina Hurricanes	Scott Walker	Tripping	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Referees: Paul Devorski, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Tony Sericolo
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Dan Lacouture, Josef Melichar, Michael Ryan, Frantisek Kaberle, Niclas Wallin, Wade Brookbank, Chad LaRose, Dwight Helminen, Anton Babchuk, Patrick Dwyer, Justin Peters, Casey Borer, 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 Saturday, December 13, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
Minnesota Wild 1 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
Washington Capitals 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 4 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
New York Islanders 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
Dallas Stars 0 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Dec 13, 2008
St. Louis Blues 4 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 13, 2008