New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars

Wednesday, December 31, 2008, 8:30 PM ET American Airlines Center, Dallas Regular Season Final

Final score

The Dallas Stars beat the New Jersey Devils 4–2 on Wednesday, December 31, 2008 at home.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
New Jersey Devils	2	51-27-4
at Dallas Stars	4	36-35-11

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

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	14	2	11	27
Dallas Stars	10	19	15	44

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:09	Dallas Stars	Loui Eriksson (19)	Trevor Daley (11), Brad Richards (22)	Shorthanded	NJD 0, DAL 1
1st	17:30	New Jersey Devils	Mike Mottau (1)	Patrik Elias (23), Brian Gionta (21)	Even strength	NJD 1, DAL 1
1st	19:36	New Jersey Devils	David Clarkson (7)	Dainius Zubrus (13), Brian Gionta (22)	Power play	NJD 2, DAL 1
2nd	05:39	Dallas Stars	Landon Wilson (2)	Mike Ribeiro (26), Krys Barch (3)	Even strength	NJD 2, DAL 2
2nd	09:58	Dallas Stars	Mark Parrish (5)	Brad Richards (23), Stephane Robidas (14)	Power play	NJD 2, DAL 3
3rd	19:19	Dallas Stars	Loui Eriksson (20)	Brad Richards (24)	Even strength, Empty net	NJD 2, DAL 4

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	2	2	0	0	64.3%	17:27
Number 9 Z. Parise	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	5	0	0		18:43
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0	33.3%	15:35
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	100%	15:30
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	0	2	2	-1	0	4	0	0	0	100%	17:23
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		16:45
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0	0	44.4%	07:56
Number 17 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		09:39
Number 19 T. Zajac	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	26.7%	18:28
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		11:14
Number 23 D. Clarkson	R	1	0	1	-1	2	2	1	0	1		13:57
Number 26 P. Elias	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		17:52
Number 6 A. Greene	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	3	0		15:43
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0		25:47
Number 24 B. Salvador	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		18:56
Number 27 M. Mottau	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:20
Number 28 J. Leach	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:09
Number 29 J. Oduya	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0		22:28

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 S. Clemmensen	43	40	3	.930	59:36	Loss

Dallas Stars 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 9 M. Modano	C	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	1	0	62.5%	21:32
Number 13 K. Barch	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	0	0		05:38
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	62.5%	09:10
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	0	0	+1	0	5	3	0	0		17:56
Number 20 B. Sutherby	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	5	0	0		14:18
Number 21 L. Eriksson	L	2	0	2	+1	0	3	0	0	0		17:27
Number 22 L. Wilson	R	1	0	1	+1	2	1	2	0	0		07:00
Number 26 J. Lehtinen	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		21:00
Number 29 S. Ott	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	0	50%	15:19
Number 37 M. Parrish	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	1		14:11
Number 63 M. Ribeiro	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	4	0	0	50%	19:31
Number 91 B. Richards	C	0	3	3	+1	0	5	1	1	0	70.6%	19:01
Number 2 N. Grossmann	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		14:31
Number 3 S. Robidas	D	0	1	1	+1	2	6	5	1	0		25:08
Number 5 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		18:52
Number 6 T. Daley	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	1	0		22:35
Number 27 A. Hutchinson	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	0		11:47
Number 55 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	3	0		17:38

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Turco	27	25	2	.926	60:00	Win

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:03	Dallas Stars	Mike Modano	Tripping	2
1st	09:18	Dallas Stars	Landon Wilson	Interference	2
1st	18:10	Dallas Stars	Stephane Robidas	Hooking	2
2nd	08:26	New Jersey Devils	Bobby Holik	Hooking	2
2nd	10:40	New Jersey Devils	Andy Greene	Hooking	2
2nd	18:47	New Jersey Devils	David Clarkson	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	19:37	New Jersey Devils	Paul Martin	Cross checking	2
3rd	08:01	Dallas Stars	Andrew Hutchinson	Holding	2

New Jersey Devils head coach: Brent Sutter
Dallas Stars head coach: Dave Tippett
Referees: Dave Jackson, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Brad Lazarowich, Brian Murphy
New Jersey Devils scratches: Martin Brodeur, Colin White, Sheldon Brookbank, Barry Tallackson, Petr Vrana, Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond, Niclas Bergfors, Patrick Davis, Matt Halischuk, Anssi Salmela
Dallas Stars scratches: Sergei Zubov, Brenden Morrow, Doug Janik, Dan Jancevski, Sean Avery, Joel Lundqvist, Garrett Stafford, Mark Fistric, Raymond Sawada, Tom Wandell, Chris Conner, Fabian Brunnstrom

Every New Jersey Devils and Dallas Stars game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Dallas Stars 0 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Oct 22, 2008
New Jersey Devils 2 at Dallas Stars 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars, Wed, Dec 31, 2008

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