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NY Rangers 4, Washington 3

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
NYR(12-10-1)	0	2	2	4
WAS(13-5-6)	1	0	2	3

Final

7:00 PM ET, October 8, 2009

Verizon Center

Washington, DC

THREE STARS

M. Gaborik
Rangers (RW)

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

N. Backstrom
Capitals (C )

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

M. Staal
Rangers (D )

Goals: 0
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Verizon Center Location: Washington, DC	Referees: Stephane Auger, Ian Walsh Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Scott Cherrey
Attendance: 18,277 (97.9% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

NY Rangers

Washington

Total Shots
	29
	28

PIM
	16
	8

Hits
	16
	22

Giveaways
	11
	17

Takeaways
	13
	15

Faceoffs Won
	25
	36

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
9:18		Alexander Semin (5) Assists: Brian Pothier	Washington 1-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
4:01		Brandon Dubinsky: 2 Minutes for Hooking Nicklas Backstrom
7:01		Matt Bradley: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Michael Del Zotto
10:27		Jeff Schultz: 2 Minutes for Hooking Marian Gaborik
11:31		Ales Kotalik: 2 Minutes for Holding Brooks Laich
11:58		Daniel Girardi: 2 Minutes for Tripping Chris Clark
14:14		2-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Vaclav Prospal)

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
8:47		Ryan Callahan (1) Unassisted	Game tied 1-1
10:48		Ales Kotalik (2) Assists: Artem Anisimov, Enver Lisin	NY Rangers 2-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
6:45		Michal Rozsival: 2 Minutes for Holding Chris Clark
7:14		Chris Drury: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Alexander Semin
7:43		Mike Green: 2 Minutes for Tripping Marc Staal
16:13		Christopher Higgins: 2 Minutes for Interference of Alexander Semin
17:32		2-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Chris Clark)

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
3:17		Nicklas Backstrom (1) Assists: Tyler Sloan	Game tied 2-2
7:51		Nicklas Backstrom (2) (Power Play) Assists: Brooks Laich, Alexander Semin	Washington 3-2
8:09		Marian Gaborik (3) Assists: Vaclav Prospal	Game tied 3-3
10:42		Marian Gaborik (4) (Power Play) Assists: Michael Del Zotto	NY Rangers 4-3
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
6:54		Aaron Voros: 2 Minutes for Holding Mike Green
10:19		Boyd Gordon: 2 Minutes for Tripping Artem Anisimov
14:54		Donald Brashear: 2 Minutes for Tripping Mike Green

Player Summary

New York Rangers												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
A. Anisimov C	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	9:37	0:00	0:00	9:37	2	6	25.0
B. Boyle C	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	13	6:16	0:00	1:27	4:49	2	2	50.0
D. Brashear LW	0	0	-1	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	13	6:31	0:00	0:00	6:31	0	0	00.0
R. Callahan RW	1	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	28	22:12	2:46	7:02	12:24	0	0	00.0
M. Del Zotto D	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	17	14:05	4:00	0:00	10:05	0	0	00.0
C. Drury C	0	0	0	1	1	4	1	2	2	2	0	25	17:23	1:15	5:21	10:47	11	9	55.0
B. Dubinsky C	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	2	27	22:57	1:33	4:47	16:37	9	15	37.5
M. Gaborik RW	2	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	21:04	4:16	1:53	14:55	0	0	00.0
M. Gilroy D	0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	31	21:33	1:20	2:00	18:13	0	0	00.0
D. Girardi D	0	0	2	1	1	2	1	2	3	1	2	33	24:04	0:00	5:21	18:43	0	0	00.0
C. Higgins LW	0	0	-1	6	6	2	1	2	0	0	0	27	18:51	2:19	4:02	12:30	1	0	100.0
A. Kotalik RW	1	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	1	1	3	14	12:39	3:51	0:27	8:21	0	0	00.0
E. Lisin RW	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	11	9:03	0:32	0:00	8:31	0	0	00.0
V. Prospal C	0	1	1	4	4	2	0	0	0	3	0	24	18:23	3:04	0:00	15:19	0	4	00.0
W. Redden D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	33	20:46	0:24	3:39	16:43	0	0	00.0
M. Rozsival D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	14	8:22	0:36	1:37	6:09	0	0	00.0
M. Staal D	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	29	23:57	0:19	8:24	15:14	0	0	00.0
A. Voros LW	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	11	5:20	0:00	0:00	5:20	0	0	00.0
New York Rangers Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
S Avery									Knee Injury
E Grachev									Healthy

Washington Capitals												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
N. Backstrom C	2	0	1	5	3	1	0	0	0	1	3	22	21:43	7:54	0:32	13:17	9	7	56.3
M. Bradley RW	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	14	11:25	0:22	0:20	10:43	0	0	00.0
C. Clark RW	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	13:04	2:47	0:00	10:17	0	0	00.0
J. Erskine D	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	17	13:54	0:00	0:30	13:24	0	0	00.0
B. Gordon C	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	14	8:14	0:00	1:34	6:40	4	1	80.0
M. Green D	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	2	0	1	3	26	27:38	9:16	2:07	16:15	0	0	00.0
M. Knuble RW	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	23	17:16	3:40	1:59	11:37	0	0	00.0
B. Laich C	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	22	19:10	6:29	1:27	11:14	5	4	55.6
Q. Laing LW	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	14	10:14	0:22	1:42	8:10	1	0	100.0
B. Morrison C	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	19	17:24	3:48	0:49	12:47	8	8	50.0
S. Morrisonn D	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	23	15:05	0:00	2:12	12:53	0	0	00.0
A. Ovechkin LW	0	0	-1	9	9	0	0	0	3	3	1	21	24:57	11:27	0:00	13:30	0	0	00.0
B. Pothier D	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	20	17:09	1:58	0:34	14:37	0	0	00.0
T. Poti D	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	28	18:57	2:03	2:58	13:56	0	0	00.0
J. Schultz D	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	25	15:40	0:04	2:09	13:27	0	0	00.0
A. Semin LW	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	20	21:49	9:17	0:00	12:32	0	1	00.0
T. Sloan D	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	10	7:22	0:00	0:00	7:22	0	0	00.0
D. Steckel C	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	12:11	0:22	2:07	9:42	9	4	69.2
Washington Capitals Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Nylander									Healthy
M Jurcina									Healthy
E Fehr									Shoulder

Goaltending Summary

New York Rangers Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
H. Lundqvist	28	3	25	.893	60:00	0

Washington Capitals Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
J. Theodore	29	4	25	.862	58:25	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
New York Rangers	7	12	10	29
Washington	9	9	10	28

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
New York Rangers	1 of 5
Washington	1 of 9

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Thursday, October 8th

Anaheim	6	Final
Boston	1

Phoenix	1	Final
Buffalo	2

NY Islanders	2	Final
Ottawa	3	OT

Pittsburgh	5	Final
Philadelphia	4

NY Rangers	4	Final
Washington	3

Chicago	2	Final
Detroit	3

New Jersey	4	Final
Tampa Bay	3	SO

Atlanta	4	Final
St. Louis	2

Colorado	2	Final
Nashville	3

Calgary	4	Final
Edmonton	3	SO

Minnesota	3	Final
Los Angeles	6

Columbus	3	Final
San Jose	6

ESPN NHL

NY Rangers 4, Washington 3

Final

NHL Scores

Thursday, October 8th