New York Rangers at Dallas Stars

Thursday, December 15, 2016, 8:30 PM ET American Airlines Center, Dallas Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Dallas Stars 2–0 on Thursday, December 15, 2016 on the road.

Final score, New York Rangers at Dallas Stars
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
New York Rangers	2	48-28-6
at Dallas Stars	0	34-37-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	0	0	2	2
Dallas Stars	0	0	0	0

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	11	9	10	30
Dallas Stars	6	18	3	27

Three stars

H. Lundqvist, New York Rangers (goaltender)
A. Niemi, Dallas Stars (goaltender)
R. Nash, New York Rangers (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Dallas Stars. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
3rd	07:08	New York Rangers	Rick Nash (12)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	NYR 1, DAL 0
3rd	18:56	New York Rangers	Mats Zuccarello (8)	Michael Grabner (5), Kevin Hayes (11)	Even strength, Empty net	NYR 2, DAL 0

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

Team stats

Team stats, New York Rangers at Dallas Stars
Stat	New York Rangers	Dallas Stars
Shots on goal	30	27
Power play	0 of 3	0 of 5
Penalty minutes	12	21
Hits	16	15
Blocked shots	14	13
Giveaways	8	14
Takeaways	4	5
Faceoffs won	30/57 (52.6%)	27/57 (47.4%)

Box score

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	1	0	0		16:30
Number 13 K. Hayes	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	43.8%	18:44
Number 19 J. Fast	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		16:18
Number 20 C. Kreider	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		15:49
Number 21 D. Stepan	C	0	0	0	+1	0	5	0	0	55%	19:00
Number 24 O. Lindberg	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	54.5%	12:38
Number 26 J. Vesey	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:15
Number 36 M. Zuccarello	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1	100%	18:43
Number 40 M. Grabner	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	1		13:29
Number 46 M. Hrivik	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	62.5%	06:45
Number 61 R. Nash	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1		15:21
Number 73 B. Pirri	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		09:57
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4		23:29
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	1		14:11
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	2		18:44
Number 22 N. Holden	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1		16:29
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	2		24:50
Number 76 B. Skjei	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		14:58

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	27	27	0	1.000	54:20	Win
Number 32 A. Raanta	0	0	0		05:31

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 R. Faksa	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	46.7%	16:30
Number 14 J. Benn	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	0	27.3%	23:13
Number 17 D. Shore	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	40%	11:22
Number 18 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1		19:53
Number 20 C. Eakin	C	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	50%	02:09
Number 21 A. Roussel	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		15:56
Number 22 J. Hudler	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		14:24
Number 25 B. Ritchie	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		14:53
Number 27 A. Cracknell	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	100%	06:55
Number 38 L. Korpikoski	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		12:33
Number 90 J. Spezza	C	0	0	0	-2	4	1	0	0	66.7%	17:35
Number 91 T. Seguin	C	0	0	0	-2	0	7	3	1	28.6%	21:31
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		21:48
Number 3 J. Klingberg	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1		24:12
Number 23 E. Lindell	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		21:58
Number 24 J. Benn	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		15:29
Number 28 S. Johns	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		14:46
Number 47 J. Oduya	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		15:32

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 A. Niemi	29	28	1	.966	58:21	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, New York Rangers at Dallas Stars
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:56	New York Rangers	Ryan McDonagh	High sticking	2
1st	08:10	Dallas Stars	Jason Spezza	Kneeing	2
1st	09:19	Dallas Stars	Cody Eakin	Charging (major)	5
1st	09:19	Dallas Stars	Cody Eakin	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
1st	19:04	Dallas Stars	Radek Faksa	Roughing	2
1st	19:04	New York Rangers	Nick Holden	Roughing	2
2nd	10:03	New York Rangers	Oscar Lindberg	Tripping	2
2nd	16:14	New York Rangers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	19:54	New York Rangers	Ryan McDonagh	Delaying game	2
3rd	06:22	New York Rangers	Jesper Fast	Interference	2
3rd	11:21	Dallas Stars	Jason Spezza	Hooking	2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach: Alain Vigneault
Dallas Stars head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Tom Chmielewski
Linesmen: Trent Knorr, Darren Gibbs
New York Rangers scratches: Adam Clendening, Matt Puempel
Dallas Stars scratches: Curtis McKenzie, Patrik Nemeth, Jamie Oleksiak

2016-2017 season series

Every New York Rangers and Dallas Stars game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Dallas Stars 0	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Dallas Stars, Thu, Dec 15, 2016
Dallas Stars 7 at New York Rangers 6	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at New York Rangers, Tue, Jan 17, 2017

Other NHL games on Dec 15

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 15, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 15, 2016
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at New York Islanders, Thu, Dec 15, 2016
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final/SO	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Dec 15, 2016
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 15, 2016
New Jersey Devils 2 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Dec 15, 2016
Minnesota Wild 5 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 15, 2016
Florida Panthers 3 at Winnipeg Jets 4	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Dec 15, 2016

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