Devils 4–2 Rangers — Final Score & Stats (Dec 27, 2008)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

Head-to-head →

Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Travis Zajac

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 21:18 TOI

2nd star 😈 NJD

Zach Parise

1 G, 1 A

8 shots · 19:13 TOI

3rd star 😈 NJD

Scott Clemmensen

31 saves

0.939 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Brian Rolston PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:54

Assists: Brian Gionta, Dainius Zubrus · beat Henrik Lundqvist

1–0

😈 Patrik Elias SH 1st · 04:14

Assists: Travis Zajac · beat Henrik Lundqvist

2–0

🗽 Nigel Dawes PP 1st · 05:14

Assists: Paul Mara, Marc Staal · beat Scott Clemmensen

2–1

2nd period

😈 Travis Zajac 2nd · 11:12

Assists: Patrik Elias, Zach Parise · beat Henrik Lundqvist

3–1

3rd period

🗽 Dmitri Kalinin 3rd · 08:59

Assists: Corey Potter, Brandon Dubinsky · beat Scott Clemmensen

3–2

😈 Zach Parise 3rd · 12:58

Assists: Jamie Langenbrunner, Travis Zajac · beat Henrik Lundqvist

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Parise · Zajac · Elias 19:32

L2 Pandolfo · Langenbrunner · Rolston 14:50

L3 Zubrus · Madden · Clarkson 13:19

L4 Rupp · Holik · Gionta 10:07

D1 Martin · Oduya 23:16

D2 Greene · Leach 17:17

D3 White · Mottau 15:36

🗽Rangers

L1 Drury · Gomez · Callahan 18:45

L2 Naslund · Dubinsky · Zherdev 16:35

L3 Dawes · Korpikoski · Betts 11:30

L4 Sjostrom · Voros · Orr 10:01

D1 Redden · Girardi 25:02

D2 Mara · Staal 20:55

D3 Kalinin · Potter 13:58

Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD NYR🗽

35 Shots on goal 33

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

30 Hits 36

16 Blocked shots 6

9 Takeaways 11

1 Giveaways 3

8 Penalty minutes 8

NJD shooting 11.4% (4/35) NYR shooting 6.1% (2/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Scott Clemmensen

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 59:34 TOI

🗽Rangers

Henrik Lundqvist

31/35

.886 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Devils

Devils — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-2-1 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-3-2 (50% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Devils

Devils — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-3 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Dec 122008 🗽NYR @ 😈NJD 5–8 Nov 122008 🗽NYR @ 😈NJD 5–2 Oct 132008 😈NJD @ 🗽NYR 1–4 Apr 182008 🗽NYR @ 😈NJD 5–3 Apr 162008 😈NJD @ 🗽NYR 3–5

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Who won Devils vs Rangers on December 27, 2008?

Devils won 4–2. The final score was Devils 4, Rangers 2.

Who scored for Devils?

Brian Rolston, Patrik Elias, Travis Zajac, Zach Parise.

Who scored for Rangers?

Dmitri Kalinin, Nigel Dawes.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Scott Clemmensen made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 31 saves on 35 shots (.886 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Devils vs Rangers season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

😈 Devils

BeforeDec 26 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 1–0 AfterDec 30 😈NJD @ 🎵STL 4–3

🗽 Rangers

BeforeDec 23 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 5–4 AfterDec 29 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 4–5

Also on December 27

🇨🇦MTL 3–2 🐧PIT 🐻BOS 4–2 🌪️CAR 🏝️NYI 3–4 ⚔️BUF 🔔PHI 0–3 🧥CBJ 🐆FLA 4–6 ⚡TBL 🦆ANA 3–4 ⭐DAL 🦈SJS 2–3 🎵STL 👑LAK 4–0 🌵PHX

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