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19/12/2008
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New York Islanders 3 , Carolina Hurricanes 2
Shots: 25 - 18
NYI PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:67/77=87 %, Challenges:35/54=63 %
CAR PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:71/82=86 %, Challenges:32/48=65 %
Attendance: 16297 of 16297 (Nassau Coliseum)
Ticket income: 798553 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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01:51 0-1 CAR Angelo Esposito [5] (Marian Gaborik)
07:56 0-2 CAR Mikko Koivu [8] (James Sheppard, Keith Ballard)PP
17:01 1-2 NYI Jonathan Cheechoo [15] (Alexander Ovechkin, Vernon Fiddler)
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24:29 2-2 NYI Rod Brind'Amour [11] (Alexander Ovechkin, Vernon Fiddler)
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42:19 3-2 NYI Jonathan Cheechoo [16] (Rod Brind'Amour, Alexander Ovechkin)
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Penalty summary:
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06:03 NYI Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for boarding)
13:44 NYI Matt Lashoff (2 min for slashing)
17:21 CAR Antti Laaksonen (2 min for cross-checking)
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New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Picard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 7
R Georges Laraque 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 16.20 5
R Richard Park 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 12.00 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 2 0 6 0 1 0 0 3 19.10 9
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.20 6
C Craig Conroy 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 18.20 7
C Tim Connolly 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.50 6
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 17.30 8
L Vernon Fiddler 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 8.40 7
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 18.20 5
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 -1 13.10 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 3 4 2 2 2 0 3 19.50 10
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 18.20 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 15.50 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 25.50 7
D Niclas Hävelid 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 18.20 7
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 17.40 5
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 3 24.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 2 0 16 0 0 60.00 6
G Curtis Joseph 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Antti Laaksonen 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 -1 8.10 4
R Taylor Pyatt 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -1 13.10 6
R Scott Walker 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 17.50 7
R Mikko Koivu 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 -1 20.50 7
C Joel Champagne 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 8.10 6
C Tony Lagerström 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 13.10 6
C Angelo Esposito 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 20.50 7
L Craig Adams 0 0 2 4 0 4 0 -1 10.20 7
L Gilbert Brulé 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 -1 15.10 5
L Marian Gaborik 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.40 7
L James Sheppard 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 -1 20.50 6
D Andy Sutton 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 -1 17.40 7
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 16.20 6
D Jack Johnson 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 -2 24.10 7
D Keith Ballard 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 -1 18.20 7
D Aaron Miller 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 6
D Dan Boyle 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 27.50 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 3 0 22 0 0 58.00 6
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jonathan Cheechoo
2nd star: Alexander Ovechkin
3rd star: Rod Brind'Amour
Notes for New York Islanders:
-Jonathan Cheechoo scored his 15th goal of the season.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Mikko Koivu ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Keith Ballard ended his 8 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3(
, Lowell Lock Monsters 0( 19)
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1-0 BRG Tomi Mäki (Jonathan Ericsson, Kamil Kreps)
2-0 BRG Aki Seitsonen (Brandon Prust, Kamil Kreps)
3-0 BRG Jeremy Williams (Brandon Prust)
Goalies: Martin Prusek - Nolan Schaefer