New York Rangers 5 , Atlanta Thrashers 1
Shots: 21 - 22
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:58/71=81 %, Challenges:42/59=70 %
PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:62/84=73 %, Challenges:36/45=78 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 560560 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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19:05 1-0
Markus Näslund [18] (Marian Gaborik, Kimmo Timonen)
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28:54 2-0
Andy McDonald [14] (Wade Redden, Marian Gaborik)
32:58 2-1
Colby Armstrong [17] (Todd White, Anton Babchuk)
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49:54 3-1
Andy McDonald [15] (Marek Zagrapan, Nick Palmieri)
50:37 4-1
Wade Redden [3] (Andy McDonald, Markus Näslund)
51:02 5-1
Wade Redden [4] (Braydon Coburn, Andy McDonald)
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Penalty summary:
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08:47
Jan Hrdina (2 min for boarding)
15:23
Braydon Coburn (5 min for fighting)
15:23
Chris Thorburn (5 min for fighting)
18:31
Jason Spezza (5 min for fighting)
18:31
Marek Zagrapan (5 min for fighting)
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39:23
Braydon Coburn (2 min for roughing)
39:23
Jean-Pierre Dumont (2 min for roughing)
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41:54
Jan Hrdina (2 min for slashing)
43:22
John Madden (2 min for roughing)
43:22
Wade Redden (2 min for roughing)
47:18
Nick Palmieri (2 min for tripping)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nick Palmieri 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 -1 9.10 5
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 16.50 5
R Nigel Dawes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 6
R Marian Gaborik 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 5 18.20 8
C Marek Zagrapan 0 1 2 2 1 0 5 -1 10.00 7
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17.40 5
C Mike Comrie 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 14.10 5
C Andy McDonald 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 5 19.30 10
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.10 6
L Hugh Jessiman 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17.00 6
L Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 14.10 6
L Markus Näslund 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 5 17.40 9
D Boris Valabik 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 -1 18.20 7
D Paul Mara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 6
D Wade Redden 2 1 4 2 0 1 2 5 22.00 10
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 15.40 7
D Kimmo Timonen 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 1 23.10 7
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 1 3 1 0 7 3 21.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Chet Pickard 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Thorburn 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 -1 6.30 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 11.30 7
R Jason Williams 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 -1 16.30 7
R Colby Armstrong 1 0 6 6 0 3 0 -2 23.10 10
C Dustin Boyd 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 7.20 5
C Erik Christensen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 6
C John Madden 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 20.20 7
C Jason Spezza 0 0 2 5 1 2 5 -2 17.40 8
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 -1 7.20 4
L Jan Bulis 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 13.30 6
L Stéphane Veilleux 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 5
L Todd White 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 -3 19.50 7
D Tobias Enström 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14.50 6
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 -1 20.10 7
D Garnet Exelby 0 0 1 5 0 3 0 -3 25.00 8
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 15.50 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18.40 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 -3 25.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 5 0 16 0 0 60.00 4
G Kari Lehtonen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Andy McDonald
2nd star: Wade Redden
3rd star: Markus Näslund
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Andy McDonald scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Nick Palmieri notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Braydon Coburn notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Wade Redden finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Braydon Coburn finally ended his 12 game point drought.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Colby Armstrong has marked a new career high in goals with 17 tallies.
Other notes:
-Braydon Coburn fought Chris Thorburn in a fight.
-Jason Spezza beat Marek Zagrapan in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 2( 16) , Chicago Wolves 1( 24)
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0-1 CHW Will Engasser (Colin Stuart)
1-1 HFD Dane Byers (Max Campbell, Reid Cashman)
2-1 HFD Andy Inderieden (Max Campbell, Tysen Dowzak)
Goalies: Erik Ersberg - Ondrej Pavelec