New York Islanders at New York Rangers

Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the New York Islanders 5–4 on Monday, December 29, 2008 at home.

Final score, New York Islanders at New York Rangers
Team Goals 2008-2009 record
New York Islanders 4 26-47-9
at New York Rangers 5 43-30-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Islanders at New York Rangers
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
New York Islanders 1 1 2 4
New York Rangers 0 1 4 5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at New York Rangers
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
New York Islanders 6 9 9 24
New York Rangers 13 12 12 37

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 15:04 New York Islanders Mike Sillinger (2) Trent Hunter (13) Even strength NYI 1, NYR 0
2nd 08:29 New York Rangers Scott Gomez (7) Nikolay Zherdev (22), Brandon Dubinsky (15) Even strength NYI 1, NYR 1
2nd 19:48 New York Islanders Kyle Okposo (4) Freddy Meyer (4), Brendan Witt (3) Even strength NYI 2, NYR 1
3rd 00:49 New York Rangers Petr Prucha (2) Brandon Dubinsky (16), Wade Redden (14) Even strength NYI 2, NYR 2
3rd 02:08 New York Rangers Michal Rozsival (6) Chris Drury (14) Even strength NYI 2, NYR 3
3rd 02:35 New York Islanders Blake Comeau (2) Mark Streit (21), Mike Comrie (7) Even strength NYI 3, NYR 3
3rd 07:12 New York Rangers Markus Naslund (14) Scott Gomez (18) Even strength NYI 3, NYR 4
3rd 15:11 New York Rangers Nigel Dawes (6) Chris Drury (15), Ryan Callahan (4) Even strength NYI 3, NYR 5
3rd 19:41 New York Islanders Mike Comrie (4) Bruno Gervais (6), Bill Guerin (14) Even strength NYI 4, NYR 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, New York Islanders at New York Rangers
Stat New York Islanders New York Rangers
Shots on goal 24 37
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 20 14
Hits 35 25
Blocked shots 14 8
Giveaways 1 4
Takeaways 7 6
Faceoffs won 28/57 (49.1%) 29/57 (50.9%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 7 T. Hunter R 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 2 10:45
Number 10 R. Park R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 55.6% 20:35
Number 12 J. Bailey R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 50% 07:34
Number 13 B. Guerin R 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 0 19:04
Number 15 J. Tambellini L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 1 14:00
Number 18 M. Sillinger C 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 52.6% 14:08
Number 21 K. Okposo R 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21:17
Number 28 T. Jackman R 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 11:38
Number 49 M. Fritz L 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 01:40
Number 57 B. Comeau L 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 19:31
Number 89 M. Comrie C 1 1 2 +1 5 3 5 0 38.5% 16:12
Number 93 D. Weight C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 50% 17:41
Number 2 M. Streit D 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 22:17
Number 8 B. Gervais D 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 20:35
Number 14 C. Campoli D 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 16:23
Number 17 T. Pock D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:19
Number 32 B. Witt D 0 1 1 -1 2 2 2 2 20:34
Number 44 F. Meyer D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 4 2 21:47
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 J. MacDonald 37 32 5 .865 59:00 Loss

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 N. Dawes L 1 0 1 +2 5 1 2 0 10:41
Number 13 N. Zherdev R 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 17:53
Number 15 B. Betts C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 50% 11:15
Number 17 B. Dubinsky C 0 2 2 +1 0 0 3 0 73.3% 18:40
Number 19 S. Gomez C 1 1 2 0 0 7 0 0 38.5% 19:11
Number 20 F. Sjostrom L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 10:18
Number 23 C. Drury C 0 2 2 +1 0 2 0 0 42.1% 17:26
Number 24 R. Callahan R 0 1 1 +2 0 4 5 0 100% 19:19
Number 25 P. Prucha R 1 0 1 +1 0 5 3 0 12:11
Number 28 C. Orr R 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 06:36
Number 29 L. Korpikoski L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 13:15
Number 91 M. Naslund L 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 1 19:43
Number 3 M. Rozsival D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 3 0 22:03
Number 5 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 21:35
Number 6 W. Redden D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 2 21:16
Number 18 M. Staal D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20:41
Number 27 P. Mara D 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 2 18:48
Number 45 D. Kalinin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:49
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist 24 20 4 .833 59:20 Win

Penalties

Penalties, New York Islanders at New York Rangers
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:10 New York Islanders Mitchell Fritz Fighting (major) 5
1st 06:10 New York Rangers Colton Orr Fighting (major) 5
1st 07:48 New York Islanders Mike Comrie Fighting (major) 5
1st 07:48 New York Rangers Nigel Dawes Fighting (major) 5
1st 08:24 New York Islanders Jeff Tambellini Hooking 2
1st 18:53 New York Rangers Paul Mara Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 02:57 New York Islanders Tim Jackman Slashing 2
2nd 09:44 New York Rangers Paul Mara Tripping 2
2nd 12:44 New York Islanders Chris Campoli Hooking 2
3rd 03:59 New York Islanders Bruno Gervais Holding 2
3rd 10:29 New York Islanders Brendan Witt Tripping 2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach
Scott Gordon
New York Rangers head coach
Tom Renney
Referees
Brad Watson, Tom Kowal
Linesmen
Michel Cormier, Thor Nelson
New York Islanders scratches
Jon Sim, Andy Sutton, Radek Martinek, Rick DiPietro, Andy Hilbert, Joe Callahan, Brett Skinner, Frans Nielsen, Sean Bergenheim, Jeremy Colliton, Nate Thompson, Ben Walter, Mike Iggulden, Kurtis Mclean, Jesse Joensuu, Andrew MacDonald, Jamie Fraser, Sean Bentivoglio, Trevor Smith, Joel Rechlicz, Jack Hillen, Peter Mannino
New York Rangers scratches
Aaron Voros, Patrick Rissmiller, Dan Fritsche, Corey Potter, Michael Sauer, Artem Anisimov

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