New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers

Saturday, December 27, 2008, 7:30 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 4–2 on Saturday, December 27, 2008 on the road.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
New Jersey Devils	4	51-27-4
at New York Rangers	2	43-30-9

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

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	17	11	7	35
New York Rangers	7	17	9	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:54	New Jersey Devils	Brian Rolston (4)	Brian Gionta (20), Dainius Zubrus (12)	Power play	NJD 1, NYR 0
1st	04:14	New Jersey Devils	Patrik Elias (17)	Travis Zajac (15)	Shorthanded	NJD 2, NYR 0
1st	05:14	New York Rangers	Nigel Dawes (5)	Paul Mara (10), Marc Staal (6)	Power play	NJD 2, NYR 1
2nd	11:12	New Jersey Devils	Travis Zajac (10)	Patrik Elias (22), Zach Parise (23)	Even strength	NJD 3, NYR 1
3rd	08:59	New York Rangers	Dmitri Kalinin (1)	Corey Potter (1), Brandon Dubinsky (14)	Even strength	NJD 3, NYR 2
3rd	12:58	New Jersey Devils	Zach Parise (19)	Jamie Langenbrunner (17), Travis Zajac (16)	Even strength	NJD 4, NYR 2

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

New Jersey Devils 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 D. Zubrus	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	50%	13:47
Number 9 Z. Parise	L	1	1	2	+2	0	8	0	0	0		19:13
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	73.3%	13:19
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	0	1		14:50
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	0	1	1	0	2	3	1	1	0		13:05
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	0	0		17:43
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	6	0	0	80%	10:07
Number 17 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0		09:52
Number 19 T. Zajac	C	1	2	3	+3	0	3	0	1	0	63.2%	21:18
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		14:31
Number 23 D. Clarkson	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	5	0	0		13:17
Number 26 P. Elias	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	2	0		19:32
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		16:18
Number 6 A. Greene	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		17:47
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	0	0	+2	0	5	0	0	0		25:35
Number 27 M. Mottau	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		14:54
Number 28 J. Leach	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		16:47
Number 29 J. Oduya	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	3	0		20:57

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 S. Clemmensen	33	31	2	.939	59:34	Win

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	1	0	1	-1	0	4	3	0	1		15:06
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		16:35
Number 15 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	33.3%	11:10
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	2	0	0	54.5%	16:20
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	13.3%	18:45
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:08
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	2	0	56.3%	19:42
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	0	0		18:25
Number 28 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		06:46
Number 29 L. Korpikoski	L	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	0		11:30
Number 34 A. Voros	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	0	0		10:01
Number 91 M. Naslund	L	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	0	0		18:15
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		24:21
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	1	0		25:44
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	1	1	-1	4	1	4	0	0		20:24
Number 27 P. Mara	D	0	1	1	-2	0	3	3	0	0		21:26
Number 38 C. Potter	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0		13:52
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	1	0		14:04

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	35	31	4	.886	60:00	Loss

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:28	New York Rangers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	03:40	New Jersey Devils	Mike Rupp	Interference	2
1st	13:42	New York Rangers	Marc Staal	High sticking	2
1st	15:35	New Jersey Devils	Brian Gionta	Hooking	2
1st	19:03	New York Rangers	Marc Staal	Slashing	2
2nd	09:02	New York Rangers	Markus Naslund	Slashing	2
2nd	16:34	New Jersey Devils	David Clarkson	Broken stick	2
2nd	17:55	New Jersey Devils	John Madden	Interference	2

New Jersey Devils head coach: Brent Sutter
New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Referees: Stephane Auger, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Mark Shewchyk
New Jersey Devils scratches: Martin Brodeur, Bryce Salvador, Sheldon Brookbank, Barry Tallackson, Petr Vrana, Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond, Niclas Bergfors, Patrick Davis, Matt Halischuk, Anssi Salmela
New York Rangers scratches: Michal Rozsival, Petr Prucha, Patrick Rissmiller, Dan Fritsche, Michael Sauer, Artem Anisimov

Every New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 1 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, Mon, Oct 13, 2008
New York Rangers 5 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Nov 12, 2008
New York Rangers 5 at New Jersey Devils 8	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Dec 12, 2008
New Jersey Devils 4 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
New York Rangers 0 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Mon, Feb 9, 2009
New Jersey Devils 0 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, Mon, Mar 30, 2009

Other NHL games on Saturday, December 27, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final/SO	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Boston Bruins 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Florida Panthers 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
San Jose Sharks 2 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final/SO	Game page: San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Ottawa Senators 3 at Calgary Flames 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Calgary Flames, Sat, Dec 27, 2008