Islanders 4–5 Rangers — Final Score & Stats (Dec 29, 2008)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🏝️ NYI	1	1	2	4
🗽 NYR	0	1	4	5

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Scott Gomez

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 19:11 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Chris Drury

2 A

2 shots · 17:26 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Brandon Dubinsky

2 A

18:40 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Mike Sillinger Go-ahead 1st · 15:04

Assists: Trent Hunter · beat Henrik Lundqvist

1–0

2nd period

🗽 Scott Gomez Tying 2nd · 08:29

Assists: Nikolay Zherdev, Brandon Dubinsky · beat Joey MacDonald

1–1

🏝️ Kyle Okposo Go-ahead 2nd · 19:48

Assists: Freddy Meyer, Brendan Witt · beat Henrik Lundqvist

2–1

3rd period

🗽 Petr Prucha Tying 3rd · 00:49

Assists: Brandon Dubinsky, Wade Redden · beat Joey MacDonald

2–2

🗽 Michal Rozsival Go-ahead 3rd · 02:08

Assists: Chris Drury · beat Joey MacDonald

2–3

🏝️ Blake Comeau Tying 3rd · 02:35

Assists: Mark Streit, Mike Comrie · beat Henrik Lundqvist

3–3

🗽 Markus Naslund Go-ahead 3rd · 07:12

Assists: Scott Gomez · beat Joey MacDonald

3–4

🗽 Nigel Dawes 3rd · 15:11

Assists: Chris Drury, Ryan Callahan · beat Joey MacDonald

3–5

🏝️ Mike Comrie 3rd · 19:41

Assists: Bruno Gervais, Bill Guerin · beat Henrik Lundqvist

4–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Comeau · Okposo · Park 20:35

L2 Weight · Comrie · Guerin 17:41

L3 Tambellini · Sillinger · Jackman 14:00

L4 Fritz · Hunter · Bailey 7:34

D1 Streit · Meyer 22:02

D2 Gervais · Witt 20:34

D3 Campoli · Pock 15:51

🗽Rangers

L1 Naslund · Gomez · Callahan 19:19

L2 Dubinsky · Drury · Zherdev 17:53

L3 Korpikoski · Betts · Prucha 12:11

L4 Dawes · Sjostrom · Orr 10:18

D1 Rozsival · Girardi 21:49

D2 Redden · Staal 20:58

D3 Mara · Kalinin 17:18

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NYR🗽

24 Shots on goal 37

35 Hits 25

14 Blocked shots 8

7 Takeaways 6

1 Giveaways 4

20 Penalty minutes 14

NYI shooting 16.7% (4/24) NYR shooting 13.5% (5/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Joey MacDonald

32/37

.865 SV% · 5 GA · 59:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Henrik Lundqvist

20/24

.833 SV% · 4 GA · 59:20 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Islanders

Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-3-1 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-4-2 (45% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Islanders

Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-3-2 (29% win rate, 7 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Rangers lead the season series 2–1

Nov 42008 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 2–1 Oct 272008 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 4–2 Apr 42008 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 4–3 SO Apr 32008 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 3–0 Mar 62008 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 4–1

🔮 Ask Puckey

Got a question about Islanders vs Rangers?

Records, streaks, splits and player numbers, answered in seconds from real game results.

Try one

❓ NYI vs NYR, answered

Who won Islanders vs Rangers on December 29, 2008?

Rangers won 5–4. The final score was Islanders 4, Rangers 5.

Who scored for Islanders?

Blake Comeau, Kyle Okposo, Mike Comrie, Mike Sillinger.

Who scored for Rangers?

Markus Naslund, Michal Rozsival, Nigel Dawes, Petr Prucha, Scott Gomez.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Joey MacDonald made 32 saves on 37 shots (.865 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 20 saves on 24 shots (.833 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Rangers played?

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

What is the Islanders vs Rangers season series?

Rangers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from real box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeDec 27 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 AfterDec 31 🐆FLA @ 🏝️NYI 2–4

🗽 Rangers

BeforeDec 27 😈NJD @ 🗽NYR 4–2 AfterJan 3 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 1–2

Also on December 29

🇨🇦MTL 5–2 🐆FLA 🦈SJS 3–1 ⭐DAL 🌲MIN 1–2 🔥CGY 🐯NSH 1–5 🏔️COL 🧥CBJ 2–0 👑LAK

Islanders season page Rangers season page Full NHL schedule