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New Jersey Devils vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Thursday, March 2, 2006 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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2–3

Final, in a shootout

28–40

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Game summary

The New York Islanders beat the New Jersey Devils 3–2 in a shootout on Thursday, March 2, 2006 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Devils 40–28.

Goals came from Brent Sopel, Scott Gomez, Jason Blake and Jay Pandolfo.

Rick DiPietro made 26 saves on 28 shots for the win; Martin Brodeur stopped 38 of 40.

Goals
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Scoring

2nd period

3rd period

Team stats

NJDNYI
2840
53%47%
0/32/4
1311
1719
2112
1920
1613

Penalties

  • 6:29 into the first periodJason Blake · hooking2 min
  • 14:20 into the first periodCam Janssen · fighting5 min
  • 14:20 into the first periodJohn Erskine · fighting5 min
  • 19:57 into the first periodPaul Martin · hooking2 min
  • 7:49 into the second periodColin White · delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 10:34 into the second periodSergei Brylin · holding2 min
  • 6:22 into the third periodAlexei Yashin · hooking2 min
  • 10:37 into the third periodArron Asham · hooking2 min
  • 13:09 into the third periodErik Rasmussen · hooking2 min

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