New York Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes
Regular season · Thursday, December 1, 2011 · RBC Center
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Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at RBC Center. The Hurricanes outshot the Rangers 31-27.
Goals came from Jiri Tlusty, Ryan Callahan, Jeff Skinner, Ryan McDonagh, Marian Gaborik, Sean Avery, Derek Joslin and Michael Sauer.
Martin Biron made 28 saves on 31 shots for the win; Cam Ward stopped 22 of 27.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Jiri Tlusty (1)Brandon Sutter (1)0–100:35 CAR
Ryan Callahan (1)Brad Richards (1), Michael Del Zotto (1)1–101:42 NYR · PPG
Jeff Skinner (1)Joni Pitkanen (1), Eric Staal (1)1–219:51 CAR
2nd period
Ryan McDonagh (1)Brandon Dubinsky (1), Dan Girardi (1)2–208:54 NYR
Marian Gaborik (1)Artem Anisimov (1), Jeff Woywitka (1)3–211:50 NYR
Sean Avery (1)Marian Gaborik (1), Derek Stepan (1)4–213:47 NYR
Derek Joslin (1)Eric Staal (2), Tuomo Ruutu (1)4–317:47 CAR
3rd period
Michael Sauer (1)Brian Boyle (1), Carl Hagelin (1)5–305:42 NYR
Team stats
NYRCAR
27Shots on goal31
47%Faceoff %53%
1/4Power play0/1
7Penalty minutes23
18Hits17
22Blocked shots21
4Giveaways9
6Takeaways14
Penalties
- 1st 01:00
Justin Faulk · tripping2 min - 1st 09:50
Brandon Prust · tripping2 min - 1st 17:27Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 2nd 06:42Joni Pitkanen · holding2 min
- 3rd 10:34Brian Boyle · fighting5 min
- 3rd 10:34Anthony Stewart · instigator2 min
- 3rd 10:34Anthony Stewart · fighting5 min
- 3rd 10:34Anthony Stewart · misconduct10 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 10Marian GaborikR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 18:11 |
| 16Sean AveryL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 08:37 |
| 17Brandon DubinskyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 13:31 |
| 19Brad RichardsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 20:54 |
| 21Derek StepanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:33 |
| 22Brian BoyleC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 13:29 |
| 24Ryan CallahanR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 20:06 |
| 42Artem AnisimovC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:22 |
| 62Carl HagelinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 11:31 |
| 4Michael Del ZottoD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:14 |
| 5Dan GirardiD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 27:30 |
| 6Jeff WoywitkaD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 10:47 |
| 27Ryan McDonaghD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 26:55 |
| 38Michael SauerD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:37 |
| 8Brandon PrustL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:37 |
| 26Ruslan FedotenkoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:12 |
| 34John MitchellC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:45 |
| 44Steve EmingerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:20 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Henrik LundqvistG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 43Martin BironG | W | 31 | 28 | 3 | .903 | 59:49 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| 12Eric StaalC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 22:39 |
| 15Tuomo RuutuR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 19:59 |
| 16Brandon SutterC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:09 |
| 19Jiri TlustyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:59 |
| 53Jeff SkinnerC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 19:52 |
| 25Joni PitkanenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:35 |
| 27Derek JoslinD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 20:52 |
| 13Anthony StewartR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:40 |
| 14Andreas NodlR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:45 |
| 23Alexei PonikarovskyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 13:14 |
| 36Jussi JokinenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:54 |
| 37Tim BrentC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 07:21 |
| 39Patrick DwyerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 14:43 |
| 59Chad LaRoseR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:38 |
| 5Bryan AllenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 | 14:49 |
| 6Tim GleasonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 21:02 |
| 28Justin FaulkD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 21:21 |
| 51Tomas KaberleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:35 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Cam WardG | L | 27 | 22 | 5 | .815 | 58:13 |
| 33Brian BoucherG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |