Rangers 4–3 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Mar 17, 2009)

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 🇨🇦 MTL

Andrei Markov

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 27:44 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Nikolay Zherdev

1 G

6 shots · 18:42 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Nik Antropov

1 G

5 shots · 16:07 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

2nd period

🗽 Nik Antropov Go-ahead 2nd · 07:13

Assists: Chris Drury, Wade Redden · beat Carey Price

1–0

🇨🇦 Alex Kovalev PP Tying 2nd · 18:26

Assists: Andrei Markov, Mathieu Schneider · beat Henrik Lundqvist

1–1

3rd period

🗽 Nikolay Zherdev Go-ahead 3rd · 05:32

Assists: Scott Gomez, Marc Staal · beat Carey Price

2–1

🇨🇦 Maxim Lapierre Tying 3rd · 06:12

Assists: Andrei Markov · beat Henrik Lundqvist

2–2

🗽 Ryan Callahan Go-ahead 3rd · 10:58

Assists: Brandon Dubinsky · beat Carey Price

3–2

🇨🇦 Andrei Markov Tying 3rd · 15:07

Assists: Guillaume Latendresse · beat Henrik Lundqvist

3–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Avery · Gomez · Zherdev 18:42

L2 Drury · Dubinsky · Callahan 16:48

L3 Sjostrom · Naslund · Antropov 15:10

L4 Korpikoski · Betts · Orr 6:29

D1 Staal · Girardi 24:22

D2 Redden · Morris 21:53

D3 Rozsival · Mara 19:01

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Higgins · Lapierre · Kovalev 20:18

L2 Kostitsyn · Koivu · Plekanec 18:45

L3 Latendresse · Pacioretty · D'Agostini 12:43

L4 Stewart · Metropolit · Kostopoulos 7:43

D1 Markov · Hamrlik 26:30

D2 Schneider · Gorges 21:22

D3 Komisarek · Brisebois 17:16

Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR MTL🇨🇦

42 Shots on goal 29

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

29 Hits 29

16 Blocked shots 17

6 Takeaways 16

12 Giveaways 22

12 Penalty minutes 8

NYR shooting 9.5% (4/42) MTL shooting 10.3% (3/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Henrik Lundqvist

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 64:54 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

39/42

.929 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 14-10-3 (52% win rate, 27 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 9-6-5 (45% win rate, 20 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 8-5-4 (47% win rate, 17 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 5-2-6 (38% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 2–1

Jan 72009 🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR 6–3 Dec 42008 🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–6 Feb 192008 🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–6 SO Feb 32008 🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–3 Jan 122008 🇨🇦MTL @ 🗽NYR 1–4

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Who won Rangers vs Canadiens on March 17, 2009?

Rangers won 4–3 in a shootout. The final score was Rangers 4, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Rangers?

Nik Antropov, Nikolay Zherdev, Ryan Callahan.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alex Kovalev, Andrei Markov, Maxim Lapierre.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 39 saves on 42 shots (.929 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Canadiens season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🗽 Rangers

BeforeMar 15 🔔PHI @ 🗽NYR 1–4 AfterMar 21 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 3–5

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeMar 14 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1 AfterMar 19 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏛️OTT 4–5

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