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4/3/2009
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Nashville Predators 3 , New York Rangers 2
Shots: 40 - 20
PP: 2 of 7 (25 shots), Passing:67/82=81 %, Challenges:38/43=86 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:60/83=72 %, Challenges:31/44=68 %
Attendance: 17113 of 17113 (Sommet Center)
Ticket income: 497988 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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13:58 0-1
Fredrik Sjöström [13] (Lauri Korpikoski, Blair Betts)
19:09 1-1
Thomas Vanek [26] (Jason Arnott, Jean-Pierre Dumont)PP
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37:37 2-1
Ryan Suter [6] (Scott Niedermayer, Dan Hamhuis)
38:01 2-2
Nik Antropov [16] (Scott Gomez, Paul Mara)
38:58 3-2
Jean-Pierre Dumont [19] (Scott Niedermayer, Thomas Vanek)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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03:07
Radek Bonk (2 min for tripping)
08:58
Scott Gomez (2 min for boarding)
10:23
Blair Betts (2 min for cross-checking)
17:49
Tomás Záborský (2 min for boarding)
19:49
Fredrik Sjöström (2 min for tripping)
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33:46
Radek Bonk (2 min for cross-checking)
38:22
Nik Antropov (2 min for hooking)
39:53
Shawn Thornton (5 min for attempt to injury)
39:53
Shawn Thornton (10 min game misconduct)
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44:04
Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for roughing)
44:04
Wade Redden (2 min for roughing)
45:52
Lauri Korpikoski (2 min for high-sticking)
52:13
Greg de Vries (2 min for roughing)
52:13
Tomás Záborský (2 min for roughing)
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Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Colin Wilson 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5.20 7
R Wade Belak 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 -1 23.20 7
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 13.30 7
C Rich Peverly 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 5.20 7
C Scott Nichol 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 14.30 6
C Radek Bonk 0 0 5 1 0 0 4 -1 16.10 7
C Jason Arnott 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 -1 23.10 7
L Paul Thompson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5.20 6
L Jed Ortmeyer 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 14.50 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 16.50 7
L Thomas Vanek 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 -1 24.30 8
D Greg de Vries 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 10.10 6
D Niklas Kronwall 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16.50 6
D Ryan Suter 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 7 2 1 4 0 -1 24.00 8
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 17.00 9
D Scott Niedermayer 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 -1 30.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Jeremy Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Shawn Thornton 0 0 0 2 2 2 15 -1 5.10 6
R Fredrik Sjöström 1 0 1 0 3 0 2 1 10.20 5
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 11.50 6
R Nik Antropov 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 1 17.50 7
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 6.50 4
C Blair Betts 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 20.30 7
C Scott Gomez 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 16.20 7
C Chris Drury 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 25.20 7
L Tomás Záborský 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 -1 9.40 5
L Lauri Korpikoski 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 10.20 6
L Sean Avery 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 11.50 7
L Kristian Huselius 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 16.50 6
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 13.50 6
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 6
D Paul Mara 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 20.40 7
D Erik Reitz 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 24.20 6
D Derek Morris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.00 5
D Wade Redden 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 29.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 37 0 0 58.00 10
G Steve Valiquette 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jean-Pierre Dumont
2nd star: Thomas Vanek
3rd star: Scott Niedermayer
Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Jean-Pierre Dumont notched his 30th assist of the season.
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Fredrik Sjöström has marked a new career high in goals with 13 tallies.
-Blair Betts has marked a new career high in points with 14 points.
-Lauri Korpikoski notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Scott Gomez notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Fredrik Sjöström finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Fredrik Sjöström finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-Nik Antropov ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Blair Betts ended his 8 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Milwaukee Admirals 4( 20) , Hartford Wolf Pack 0( 17)
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1-0 MIL Ryan Jones (Vladimir Kutny)
2-0 MIL Stephen Dixon (Ryan Maki)
3-0 MIL Tyler McGregor (Mike Santorelli)
4-0 MIL Fredrik Pettersson (Antti Pihlstrom, Teemu Laakso)
Goalies: Pekka Rinne - Miika Wiikman