New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils
Playoffs · Friday, April 18, 2008 · Prudential Center
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Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the New Jersey Devils 5–3 on Friday, April 18, 2008 at Prudential Center. The Devils outshot the Rangers 26–23.
Goals came from Brian Gionta, Michal Rozsival, Jaromir Jagr, Scott Gomez, Chris Drury, Bryce Salvador, Patrik Elias and Brandon Dubinsky.
Henrik Lundqvist made 23 saves on 26 shots for the win; Martin Brodeur stopped 18 of 22.
Scoring
1st period
Brian Gionta (1)Travis Zajac (1), Dainius Zubrus (1)0–104:40 NJD
Michal Rozsival (1)Jaromir Jagr (5)1–104:58 NYR
Jaromir Jagr (2)Martin Straka (4), Brandon Dubinsky (3)2–106:38 NYR · 
Scott Gomez (3)Sean Avery (2), Brendan Shanahan (3)3–118:01 NYR
2nd period
Chris Drury (2)Nigel Dawes (1), Ryan Callahan (1)4–105:35 NYR
Bryce Salvador (1)Unassisted4–209:26 NJD
Patrik Elias (4)Zach Parise (4), Jamie Langenbrunner (4)4–313:50 NJD ·
3rd period
Brandon Dubinsky (3)Martin Straka (5), Jaromir Jagr (6)5–319:00 NYR ·
Team stats
NYRNJD
2326
40%60%
1/21/4
84
1529
81
119
47
Penalties
- 5:08 into the first period
Patrik Elias · slashing2 min - 8:57 into the first period
Christian Backman · hooking2 min - 11:07 into the first periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 18:37 into the first periodBrian Gionta · slashing2 min
- 12:28 into the second periodBrandon Dubinsky · interference2 min
- 12:57 into the second periodMarc Staal · slashing2 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 68Jaromir JagrR | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 3 | 17:40 |
| 17Brandon DubinskyC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 17:08 |
| 82Martin StrakaC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 17:42 |
| 10Nigel DawesL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:05 |
| 14Brendan ShanahanL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 17:38 |
| 16Sean AveryL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:02 |
| 19Scott GomezC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 21:00 |
| 23Chris DruryC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 17:47 |
| 24Ryan CallahanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:56 |
| 3Michal RozsivalD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 24:21 |
| 15Blair BettsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 06:32 |
| 20Fredrik SjostromL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 05:37 |
| 44Ryan HollwegL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 05:19 |
| 5Dan GirardiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:48 |
| 18Marc StaalD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 20:51 |
| 27Paul MaraD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:21 |
| 51Fedor TyutinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:08 |
| 55Christian BackmanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:43 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Henrik LundqvistG | W | 26 | 3 | .885 |
| 40Steve ValiquetteG | 0 | 0 | – |
New Jersey Devils
| 9Zach PariseL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | 18:27 |
| 14Brian GiontaR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | 18:45 |
| 15Jamie LangenbrunnerR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 5 | 19:57 |
| 16Dainius ZubrusC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:04 |
| 19Travis ZajacC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 18:18 |
| 26Patrik EliasC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | 19:55 |
| 24Bryce SalvadorD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 17:48 |
| 11John MaddenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | 19:16 |
| 17Mike RuppL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 04:32 |
| 18Sergei BrylinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:04 |
| 20Jay PandolfoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 15:46 |
| 22Arron AshamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:03 |
| 23David ClarksonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 13:23 |
| 2Vitaly VishnevskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 16:54 |
| 5Colin WhiteD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 17:32 |
| 7Paul MartinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | 25:06 |
| 27Mike MottauD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 19:13 |
| 29Johnny OduyaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | 18:27 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kevin WeekesG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Martin BrodeurG | L | 22 | 4 | .818 |