Nashville Predators at New York Rangers

Monday, March 2, 2015, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Nashville Predators 4–1 on Monday, March 2, 2015 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2014-2015 record
Nashville Predators	1	47-25-10
at New York Rangers	4	53-22-7

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	5	11	10	26
New York Rangers	12	13	15	40

Three stars

M. Zuccarello, New York Rangers (2 assists)
C. Talbot, New York Rangers (goaltender)
C. Kreider, New York Rangers (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:36	New York Rangers	Marc Staal (5)	Mats Zuccarello (24), Derick Brassard (36)	Even strength	NSH 0, NYR 1
2nd	04:14	New York Rangers	Chris Kreider (17)	Mats Zuccarello (25), Derick Brassard (37)	Even strength	NSH 0, NYR 2
2nd	15:24	Nashville Predators	Matt Cullen (7)	Taylor Beck (6), Mike Santorelli (19)	Even strength	NSH 1, NYR 2
3rd	05:51	New York Rangers	Dominic Moore (6)	Dan Girardi (15), Tanner Glass (3)	Even strength	NSH 1, NYR 3
3rd	19:16	New York Rangers	Rick Nash (38)	Kevin Klein (17)	Even strength, Empty net	NSH 1, NYR 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at New York Rangers
Stat	Nashville Predators	New York Rangers
Shots on goal	26	40
Power play	0 of 3	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	6
Hits	10	14
Blocked shots	6	11
Giveaways	3	5
Takeaways	11	13
Faceoffs won	36/67 (53.7%)	31/67 (46.3%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 M. Cullen	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	42.9%	11:45
Number 9 F. Forsberg	L	0	0	0	-3	0	3	0	0		18:52
Number 10 M. Santorelli	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	50%	12:12
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	0	0	-3	0	0	1	0	68.2%	18:17
Number 15 C. Smith	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		15:51
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	1		20:57
Number 24 E. Nystrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	10:59
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	46.7%	11:07
Number 33 C. Wilson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		18:31
Number 41 T. Beck	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0		11:41
Number 57 G. Bourque	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:35
Number 63 M. Ribeiro	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	44.4%	20:36
Number 3 S. Jones	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		17:17
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	-4	0	2	0	1		29:47
Number 14 M. Ekholm	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		21:39
Number 44 C. Franson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		17:53
Number 59 R. Josi	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		28:35
Number 64 V. Bartley	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		04:49

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	39	36	3	.923	56:37	Loss

New York Rangers

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 10 J. Miller	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:27
Number 13 K. Hayes	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	38.5%	10:34
Number 15 T. Glass	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	3	0		10:31
Number 16 D. Brassard	C	0	2	2	+2	2	0	1	0	50%	17:41
Number 19 J. Fast	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		09:39
Number 20 C. Kreider	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0		14:26
Number 21 D. Stepan	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	47.6%	18:54
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		14:37
Number 28 D. Moore	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	57.1%	13:22
Number 36 M. Zuccarello	R	0	2	2	+2	2	1	0	0		17:59
Number 61 R. Nash	L	1	0	1	+2	0	4	0	0		20:15
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		14:35
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	1		20:40
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	3		20:50
Number 18 M. Staal	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	1	0		18:51
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	2		17:49
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	0	2		22:09
Number 93 K. Yandle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0		19:41

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 C. Talbot	26	25	1	.962	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:52	New York Rangers	Mats Zuccarello	High sticking	2
2nd	05:24	Nashville Predators	Matt Cullen	Interference	2
2nd	08:58	New York Rangers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	13:51	New York Rangers	Derick Brassard	Tripping	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Peter Laviolette
New York Rangers head coach: Alain Vigneault
Referees: Wes McCauley, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Tony Sericolo
Nashville Predators scratches: Ryan Ellis, Calle Jarnkrok
New York Rangers scratches: Matt Hunwick, James Sheppard

2014-2015 season series

Every Nashville Predators and New York Rangers game in the 2014-2015 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Nashville Predators, Sat, Feb 7, 2015
Nashville Predators 1 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at New York Rangers, Mon, Mar 2, 2015

Other NHL games on Mar 2

Other NHL games on Monday, March 2, 2015
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Chicago Blackhawks, Mon, Mar 2, 2015
Montreal Canadiens 0 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at San Jose Sharks, Mon, Mar 2, 2015

Sources and further reading

More schedules