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New Jersey Devils 5 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 37 - 39
PP: 1 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:51/61=83 %, Challenges:46/53=85 %
PP: 2 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:66/73=90 %, Challenges:40/43=90 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 864416 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:57 1-0 Alexander Vasyunov [9] (Andy Greene, Dan Girardi)
14:14 1-1 Tomas Plekanec [25] (Jussi Jokinen)PP
19:05 1-2 Jussi Jokinen [7] (Mathieu Carle, Scott Gomez)PP
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26:33 2-2 Jason Arnott [22] (Jamie Langenbrunner, Ilya Kovalchuk)
31:18 2-3 Corey Trivino [14] (Mathieu Carle, Dustin Boyd)
34:52 3-3 Patrik Elias [22] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Jason Arnott)PP
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50:52 4-3 Patrik Elias [23] (Travis Zajac)
58:38 5-3 Jamie Langenbrunner [11] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Jason Arnott) EN
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Penalty summary:
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02:02 Mike Cammalleri (2 min for elbowing)
11:57 Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for high-sticking)
13:52 David Clarkson (2 min for hooking)
18:46 Jacob Josefson (2 min for elbowing)
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21:56 Jason Arnott (2 min for hooking)
33:32 R.J. Umberger (2 min for roughing)
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42:37 Andy Greene (2 min for high-sticking)
48:33 Ryan Callahan (2 min for hooking)
51:16 Mattias Tedenby (5 min for fighting)
51:16 Maxim Lapierre (5 min for fighting)
52:04 Jason Arnott (2 min for hooking)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Ryder 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
R Alexander Vasyunov 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 8
R Jamie Langenbrunner 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 14.50 8
R Ilya Kovalchuk 0 3 4 4 0 0 2 1 19.50 10
C Jacob Josefson 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 6.10 5
C Dainius Zubrus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.00 6
C Jason Arnott 1 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 18.10 9
C Travis Zajac 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 1 20.30 8
L Mattias Tedenby 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 6.40 6
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 12.50 6
L David Clarkson 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 1 19.50 7
L Patrik Elias 2 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 20.40 9
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11.00 6
D John Merrill 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 20.40 7
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 27.10 8
D Andy Greene 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 11.20 7
D Dan Girardi 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 2 22.10 8
D Eric Gélinas 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 0 27.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 36 0 0 60.00 10
G Jeff Frazee 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan White 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 11.10 6
R Ryan Callahan 0 0 2 3 1 1 2 0 10.20 7
R Mike Cammalleri 0 0 6 1 1 1 2 -2 19.30 7
R R.J. Umberger 0 0 3 2 1 1 2 0 19.00 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 -2 11.40 7
C Corey Trivino 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 7
C Tomas Plekanec 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 7
C Scott Gomez 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.30 8
L Daniel Cleary 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.30 5
L Dustin Boyd 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 10.20 8
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 5 2 0 1 0 -2 18.50 7
L Jussi Jokinen 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 19.40 8
D Morgan Ellis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 6
D Ryan O'Byrne 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -3 20.00 6
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 26.50 7
D Mathieu Carle 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 8
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 21.00 5
D Mike Green 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 24.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 5 0 32 0 0 59.20 6
G Alex Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ilya Kovalchuk
2nd star: Jason Arnott
3rd star: Patrik Elias

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Andy Greene has marked a new career high in assists with 23 assists.
-Jason Arnott notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Travis Zajac had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-John Merrill had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Tomas Plekanec has marked a new career high in points with 60 points.
-Tomas Plekanec scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Mathieu Carle notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Alexander Frolov had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Jussi Jokinen finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Mattias Tedenby beat Maxim Lapierre in a fight.

Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 1( 24) , Quebec Citadelles 8( 31)
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0-1 QUE Tom Pyatt (Maxim Trunev)
0-2 QUE Steve Quailer (Andreas Engqvist)
0-3 QUE Alexander Avtsin (Ben Maxwell)
0-4 QUE Steve Quailer (Andreas Engqvist)
0-5 QUE Maxim Trunev (Dany Massé, David Fischer)
0-6 QUE Mark Fayne (Tom Pyatt)
1-6 ALB Morten Madsen (Brandon Burlon, Jonathan Granström)
1-7 QUE Maxim Trunev (Tom Pyatt)

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New York Rangers 4 , New York Islanders 3
Shots: 35 - 33
PP: 3 of 4 (4 shots), Passing:59/62=95 %, Challenges:39/52=73 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:57/68=83 %, Challenges:42/54=76 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 844480 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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08:49 1-0 Steve Bernier [24] (Rostislav Olesz, Andrei Kostitsyn)PP
14:41 1-1 Anton Gustafsson [13] (Andrei Markov, Marcus Johansson)
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30:08 2-1 Bryan Bickell [7] (Paul Kariya, Marc Staal)PP
35:36 3-1 Marc Staal [9] (Bryan Bickell, Paul Kariya)PP
37:57 4-1 Rostislav Olesz [25] (Steve Bernier, Tomas Kopecky)
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47:24 4-2 John Tavares [30] (Anton Gustafsson, Andrei Markov)
48:27 4-3 Robbie Schremp [21] (Anton Gustafsson, Nino Niederreiter)
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Penalty summary:
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08:07 Nino Niederreiter (2 min for tripping)
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28:18 Radek Dvorak (2 min for hooking)
33:55 Robbie Schremp (2 min for slashing)
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41:46 Tomás Marcinko (5 min for fighting)
41:46 Evgeny Grachev (5 min for fighting)
43:25 Tyler Pitlick (2 min for cross-checking)
59:08 Nino Niederreiter (2 min for high-sticking)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tomas Kopecky 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.20 6
R Fredrik Modin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 16.10 6
R Jack Skille 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 12.30 6
R Steve Bernier 1 1 4 1 1 1 0 0 19.10 8
C Tyler Pitlick 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8.50 4
C Ryan Bourque 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
C Evgeny Grachev 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 -1 16.10 7
C Rostislav Olesz 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.20 8
L Bryan Bickell 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 13.00 7
L Nik Antropov 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
L Paul Kariya 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 16.40 8
D Pavel Valentenko 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 16.50 7
D Dylan McIlrath 0 0 1 6 0 2 0 -1 16.00 8
D Marc Staal 1 1 2 4 2 4 0 0 25.50 8
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 -1 20.50 7
D Sergei Zubov 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 -1 16.00 7
D Brent Seabrook 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 23.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jaroslav Halak 3 0 30 0 0 60.00 9
G Michal Neuvirth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Radek Dvorak 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 8.00 4
R Trent Hunter 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 12.10 8
R Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
R Nino Niederreiter 0 1 3 2 1 0 4 2 19.40 8
C Joshua Bailey 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 11.40 7
C Tomás Marcinko 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 0 12.10 7
C Marcus Johansson 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 15.20 6
C John Tavares 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 20.50 8
L Matt Moulson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8.00 4
L Kirill Kabanov 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 12.10 7
L Robbie Schremp 1 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 18.00 8
L Anton Gustafsson 1 2 5 3 1 3 0 2 19.00 9
D Bruno Gervais 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
D Calvin De Haan 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 8
D Andrei Markov 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 1 28.50 8
D Radek Martinek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 6
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 18.30 8
D John Carlson 0 0 2 4 0 4 0 1 27.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kevin Poulin 4 0 31 0 0 58.00 7
G Jase Weslosky 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Steve Bernier
2nd star: Rostislav Olesz
3rd star: Bryan Bickell

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Steve Bernier has marked a new career high in goals with 24 tallies.
-Rostislav Olesz scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Evgeny Grachev had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Bryan Bickell finally ended his 18 game goal drought.

Notes for New York Islanders:
-John Tavares scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Nino Niederreiter notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Tuomo Ruutu had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Tomás Marcinko fought Evgeny Grachev in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 3( 16) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1( 17)
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1-0 HFD David Kveton (Brandon Prust, Otakar Boj)
2-0 HFD Enver Lisin (Etahn Werek, Tomas Kundratek)
3-0 HFD Etahn Werek (William D. Way, Enver Lisin)
3-1 BRG Jesse Joensuu (Frans Nielsen)

Goalies: Antoine Lafleur - Mikko Koskinen