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New York Rangers 3 , New Jersey Devils 4
Shots: 14 - 49
PP: 1 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:48/63=76 %, Challenges:29/32=87 %
PP: 2 of 10 (24 shots), Passing:73/85=85 %, Challenges:57/60=93 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 560560 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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01:17 1-0 Markus Näslund [29] (Wade Redden, Christian Ehrhoff)
05:45 1-1 Travis Zajac [33] (Mike Cammalleri, Brent Burns)
11:47 1-2 Patrik Elias [27] (Brian Gionta, Colin White)PP
14:21 1-3 Patrik Elias [28] (Paul Martin, David Clarkson)PP
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33:27 1-4 Jay Pandolfo [7] (Alex Korolyuk, Matt Corrente)
38:23 2-4 Markus Näslund [30] (Patrick Marleau, Fredrik Sjöström)PP
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44:59 3-4 Scott Gomez [31] (Fredrik Sjöström)
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Penalty summary:
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02:03 Alex Tanguay (2 min for hooking)
05:01 Wade Redden (5 min for fighting)
05:01 Colin White (5 min for fighting)
07:31 David Clarkson (2 min for hooking)
09:54 Christian Ehrhoff (2 min for boarding)
13:35 Alex Tanguay (2 min for hooking)
17:39 Christian Ehrhoff (2 min for high-sticking)
19:59 Fredrik Sjöström (2 min for high-sticking)
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23:22 Sean Avery (2 min for elbowing)
25:31 Wade Redden (5 min for fighting)
25:31 Brian Gionta (5 min for fighting)
30:09 Sean Avery (2 min for cross-checking)
34:54 Steve Downie (5 min for fighting)
34:54 Colin White (5 min for fighting)
36:38 David Clarkson (2 min for hooking)
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40:01 Calle Alfredo (2 min for slashing)
41:31 Vitaly Vishnevski (2 min for diving)
47:17 Aaron Voros (2 min for slashing)
49:33 Jay Pandolfo (2 min for elbowing)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Calle Alfredo 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4.00 5
R Aaron Voros 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -2 15.40 6
R Fredrik Sjöström 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 21.40 7
R Steve Downie 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 11.20 7
C Danny Hobbs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.00 6
C Petr Prucha 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -2 13.20 4
C Scott Gomez 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 20.10 8
C Patrick Marleau 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.30 7
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
L Sean Avery 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 -2 20.00 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 8.10 5
L Markus Näslund 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 15.50 8
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -2 15.20 4
D Marek Malik 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 14.00 8
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 1 2 3 0 0 4 1 23.10 8
D Craig Weller 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 12.40 4
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 0 7 0 0 2 1 27.50 8
D Wade Redden 0 1 0 1 0 1 10 1 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 4 0 45 0 0 59.30 10
G Antoine Lafleur 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alex Korolyuk 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5.50 5
R David Clarkson 0 1 3 3 0 1 4 0 17.10 8
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12.00 6
R Mike Cammalleri 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 20.00 7
C Petr Vrana 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 5.50 7
C John Madden 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 17.00 6
C Brian Gionta 0 1 4 0 1 0 5 0 17.10 7
C Travis Zajac 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 -1 23.20 9
L Jay Pandolfo 1 0 4 1 1 0 2 1 5.50 8
L Alexander Vasyunov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 6
L Patrik Elias 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 9
L Zach Parisé 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 24.00 8
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 15.50 7
D Paul Martin 0 1 9 0 0 0 0 -1 24.10 8
D Matt Corrente 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 20.00 7
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27.00 7
D Brent Burns 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.10 7
D Colin White 0 1 3 0 0 0 10 -1 18.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 11 0 0 60.00 4
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Patrik Elias
2nd star: Travis Zajac
3rd star: Markus Näslund

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Markus Näslund scored his 30th goal of the season.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Brian Gionta notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Jay Pandolfo ended his 6 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Colin White beat Wade Redden in a fight.
-Wade Redden beat Brian Gionta in a fight.
-Steve Downie fought Colin White in a fight.

Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 0( 18) , Albany River Rats 2( 10)
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0-1 Barry Tallackson (Sheldon Brookbank)
0-2 Patrick Davis (Jari Viuhkola)

Goalies: David LeNeveu - Jeff Frazee

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San Jose Sharks 4 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 46 - 17
PP: 2 of 13 (23 shots), Passing:82/93=88 %, Challenges:44/44=97 %
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:49/73=67 %, Challenges:32/38=82 %
Attendance: 17438 of 17438 (San Jose Arena)
Ticket income: 484776 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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04:11 0-1 Robert Nilsson [13] (Dustin Penner)
12:55 1-1 Mike Grier [10] (Tomas Plihal, Curtis Brown)
15:14 2-1 Joe Thornton [38] (Pavol Demitra, Kristopher Letang)PP
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22:36 3-1 Devin Setoguchi [25] (Jonathan Cheechoo, Kristopher Letang)
33:35 4-1 Jonathan Cheechoo [31] (Pavol Demitra, Kristopher Letang)PP
37:16 4-2 Thomas Vanek [37] (Derek Roy, Tim Connolly)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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05:17 Clarke MacArthur (2 min for hooking)
08:29 Ladislav Smid (2 min for boarding)
13:54 Ladislav Smid (2 min for holding the stick)
16:55 Pavol Demitra (2 min for holding the stick)
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20:31 Teppo Numminen (2 min for holding the stick)
24:26 Craig Rivet (2 min for elbowing)
27:01 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for hooking)
29:57 Dustin Penner (2 min for hooking)
33:05 Jochen Hecht (2 min for holding the stick)
38:31 Devin Setoguchi (2 min for diving)
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41:47 Tim Kennedy (2 min for hooking)
45:19 Joni Pitkänen (2 min for tripping)
50:36 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for roughing)
55:03 Tim Connolly (2 min for boarding)
57:21 Dustin Penner (2 min for diving)
59:33 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for tripping)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Grier 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 14.30 7
R Steve Bernier 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 14.50 7
R Pavol Demitra 0 2 5 1 0 0 2 -1 15.50 7
R Jarret Stoll 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
C Tomas Plihal 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 8.00 7
C Curtis Brown 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
C Devin Setoguchi 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 16.10 6
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 21.00 7
L Frazer McLaren 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 8.00 6
L Vyacheslav Kozlov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
L Jonathan Cheechoo 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 -1 15.50 9
L Joe Thornton 1 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 21.20 8
D Alexei Semenov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 6
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 21.30 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 2 4 0 0 2 -1 29.30 8
D Kyle McLaren 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 11.50 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 -1 30.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 2 0 15 0 0 60.00 6
G Tyson Sexsmith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tim Kennedy 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 7.30 4
R Dustin Penner 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 0 18.00 5
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 14.20 5
R Drew Stafford 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 21.50 6
C Dan Paillé 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.30 5
C Robert Nilsson 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 10.40 6
C Derek Roy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.20 5
C Tim Connolly 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 17.30 5
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 7.30 5
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 1 10.00 5
L Gilbert Brulé 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 18.00 6
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 22.00 9
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 2 0 0 6 1 17.30 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 23.20 8
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 -2 20.30 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 29.10 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.40 5
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 -1 19.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 4 0 42 0 0 60.00 10
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jonathan Cheechoo
2nd star: Kristopher Letang
3rd star: Mike Grier

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Mike Grier scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Joe Thornton has marked a new career high in goals with 38 tallies.
-Pavol Demitra notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Devin Setoguchi scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Kristopher Letang notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Evgeny Malkin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Dustin Penner notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Maxim Afinogenov had his 5 game goal streak snapped.
-Maxim Afinogenov had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Cleveland Barons 0( 13) , Rochester Americans 2( 24)
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0-1 Adam Mair (Phillip Gogulla)
0-2 Mike Weber (Marek Zagrapan, Nathan Gerbe)

Goalies: Taylor Dakers - Jhonas Enroth