😈 ⭐
2008-09 regular season

Devils at Stars

🗓 📍 American Airlines Center, Dallas 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Stars beat Devils 4–2 at American Airlines Center on December 31, 2008.

NJD – DAL
27–44
Shots on goal
1/4–1/4
Power play
27–38
Hits
7–9
Blocked shots
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

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

Best games by the box score
1st star ⭐ DAL
Brad Richards
3 A
5 shots · 19:01 TOI
2nd star ⭐ DAL
Loui Eriksson
2 G
3 shots · 17:27 TOI
3rd star 😈 NJD
Brian Gionta
2 A
4 shots · 17:23 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
⭐ Loui Eriksson SH Go-ahead 1st · 10:09
Assists: Trevor Daley, Brad Richards · beat Scott Clemmensen
0–1
😈 Mike Mottau Tying 1st · 17:30
Assists: Patrik Elias, Brian Gionta · beat Marty Turco
1–1
😈 David Clarkson PP Go-ahead 1st · 19:36
Assists: Dainius Zubrus, Brian Gionta · beat Marty Turco
2–1
2nd period
⭐ Landon Wilson Tying 2nd · 05:39
Assists: Mike Ribeiro, Krys Barch · beat Scott Clemmensen
2–2
⭐ Mark Parrish PP Go-ahead 2nd · 09:58
Assists: Brad Richards, Stephane Robidas · beat Scott Clemmensen
2–3
3rd period
⭐ Loui Eriksson Empty net 3rd · 19:19
Assists: Brad Richards
2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Parise · Zajac · Elias 18:28
L2 Zubrus · Gionta · Langenbrunner 17:23
L3 Madden · Rolston · Clarkson 15:30
L4 Pandolfo · Rupp · Holik 9:39
D1 Martin · Oduya 24:08
D2 Salvador · Mottau 17:38
D3 Greene · Leach 14:26
⭐Stars
L1 Modano · Ribeiro · Lehtinen 21:00
L2 Neal · Eriksson · Richards 17:56
L3 Ott · Sutherby · Parrish 14:18
L4 Petersen · Wilson · Barch 7:00
D1 Robidas · Daley 23:52
D2 Niskanen · Sydor 18:15
D3 Grossmann · Hutchinson 13:09

Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD DAL⭐
27 Shots on goal 44
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
27 Hits 38
7 Blocked shots 9
3 Takeaways 8
8 Giveaways 12
8 Penalty minutes 8
NJD shooting 7.4% (2/27) DAL shooting 9.1% (4/44)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Scott Clemmensen
40/43
.930 SV% · 3 GA · 59:36 TOI
⭐Stars
Marty Turco
25/27
.926 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Devils
Devils — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-2-1 (62% win rate, 8 games)
Stars
Stars — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-10-3 (24% win rate, 17 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Devils
Devils — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-5 (29% win rate, 7 games)
Stars
Stars — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-0-1 (89% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Oct 222008 ⭐DAL @ 😈NJD 0–5 Nov 282007 ⭐DAL @ 😈NJD 2–4 Oct 72006 😈NJD @ ⭐DAL 1–3 Nov 282003 😈NJD @ ⭐DAL 0–2 Dec 212002 ⭐DAL @ 😈NJD 3–5
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Who won Devils vs Stars on December 31, 2008?

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

Who scored for Devils?

David Clarkson, Mike Mottau.

Who scored for Stars?

Loui Eriksson (2), Landon Wilson, Mark Parrish.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Scott Clemmensen made 40 saves on 43 shots (.930 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Marty Turco made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

What is the Devils vs Stars season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
😈 Devils
BeforeDec 30 😈NJD @ 🎵STL 4–3 AfterJan 2 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 1–4
⭐ Stars
BeforeDec 29 🦈SJS @ ⭐DAL 3–1 AfterJan 3 ⭐DAL @ 🛢️EDM 1–4
Also on December 31
🐆FLA 2–4 🏝️NYI 🦈SJS 2–3 🌲MIN 🐦ATL 1–3 🌪️CAR 🏔️COL 1–3 🌵PHX 🧥CBJ 2–0 🦆ANA 🛢️EDM 4–6 🔥CGY
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