New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers

Regular season · Saturday, December 27, 2008 · Madison Square Garden

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4–2

35–33

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Game summary

The New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 4–2 on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at Madison Square Garden. The Devils outshot the Rangers 35–33.

Goals came from Brian Rolston, Patrik Elias, Nigel Dawes, Travis Zajac, Dmitri Kalinin and Zach Parise.

Scott Clemmensen made 31 saves on 33 shots for the win; Henrik Lundqvist stopped 31 of 35.

Goals
NJD	2	1	1	4	35
NYR	1	0	1	2	33

Scoring

1st period

Brian Rolston (4)Brian Gionta (20), Dainius Zubrus (12)1–002:54 NJD ·
Patrik Elias (17)Travis Zajac (15)2–004:14 NJD ·
Nigel Dawes (5)Paul Mara (10), Marc Staal (6)2–105:14 NYR ·

2nd period

Travis Zajac (10)Patrik Elias (22), Zach Parise (23)3–111:12 NJD

3rd period

Dmitri Kalinin (1)Corey Potter (1), Brandon Dubinsky (14)3–208:59 NYR
Zach Parise (19)Jamie Langenbrunner (17), Travis Zajac (16)4–212:58 NJD

Team stats

NJDNYR

3533

62%38%

1/41/4

88

3036

166

13

911

Penalties

1:28 into the first periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
3:40 into the first periodMike Rupp · interference2 min
13:42 into the first periodMarc Staal · high sticking2 min
15:35 into the first periodBrian Gionta · hooking2 min
19:03 into the first periodMarc Staal · slashing2 min
9:02 into the second periodMarkus Naslund · slashing2 min
16:34 into the second periodDavid Clarkson · broken stick2 min
17:55 into the second periodJohn Madden · interference2 min

Season series

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters

19Travis ZajacC	1	2	3	+3	3	0	1	0	63	21:18
9Zach PariseL	1	1	2	+2	8	0	0	0	–	19:13
26Patrik EliasC	1	1	2	+2	3	0	2	0	–	19:32
8Dainius ZubrusC	0	1	1	0	1	3	0	0	50	13:47
12Brian RolstonR	1	0	1	−1	4	0	0	0	–	14:50
14Brian GiontaR	0	1	1	0	3	1	1	2	–	13:05
15Jamie LangenbrunnerR	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0	–	17:43
11John MaddenC	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	73	13:19
16Bobby HolikC	0	0	0	−1	0	6	0	0	80	10:07
17Mike RuppL	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	–	09:52
20Jay PandolfoL	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	14:31
23David ClarksonR	0	0	0	−1	2	5	0	2	–	13:17
5Colin WhiteD	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	–	16:18
6Andy GreeneD	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	–	17:47
7Paul MartinD	0	0	0	+2	5	0	0	0	–	25:35
27Mike MottauD	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	–	14:54
28Jay LeachD	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	–	16:47
29Johnny OduyaD	0	0	0	+2	2	0	3	0	–	20:57

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
1Kevin WeekesG		0	0	0	–	–
35Scott ClemmensenG	W	33	31	2	.939	59:34

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters

10Nigel DawesL	1	0	1	−1	4	3	0	0	–	15:06
17Brandon DubinskyC	0	1	1	−1	3	2	0	0	55	16:20
18Marc StaalD	0	1	1	−1	1	4	0	4	–	20:24
27Paul MaraD	0	1	1	−2	3	3	0	0	–	21:26
38Corey PotterD	0	1	1	+1	1	2	0	0	–	13:52
45Dmitri KalininD	1	0	1	+1	3	2	1	0	–	14:04
13Nikolay ZherdevR	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	–	16:35
15Blair BettsC	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	33	11:10
19Scott GomezC	0	0	0	−1	2	1	0	0	13	18:45
20Fredrik SjostromL	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	10:08
23Chris DruryC	0	0	0	−3	1	1	2	0	56	19:42
24Ryan CallahanR	0	0	0	−1	1	4	0	0	–	18:25
28Colton OrrR	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	–	06:46
29Lauri KorpikoskiL	0	0	0	+1	4	0	0	0	–	11:30
34Aaron VorosL	0	0	0	+1	1	4	0	0	–	10:01
91Markus NaslundL	0	0	0	−2	2	0	0	2	–	18:15
5Dan GirardiD	0	0	0	−1	1	1	0	0	–	24:21
6Wade ReddenD	0	0	0	−1	3	3	1	0	–	25:44

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
30Henrik LundqvistG	L	35	31	4	.886	60:00
40Steve ValiquetteG		0	0	0	–	–