Rangers 3–1 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Dec 21, 2009)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🗽 NYR	0	1	2	3
🌪️ CAR	0	1	0	1

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Marian Gaborik

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 22:49 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Brandon Dubinsky

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 20:30 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Henrik Lundqvist

32 saves

0.970 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

2nd period

🌪️ Sergei Samsonov Go-ahead 2nd · 00:46

Assists: Brandon Sutter, Brett Carson · beat Henrik Lundqvist

0–1

🗽 Marian Gaborik Tying 2nd · 01:14

Assists: Brandon Dubinsky, Michal Rozsival · beat Cam Ward

1–1

3rd period

🗽 Brandon Dubinsky Go-ahead 3rd · 01:21

Assists: Marian Gaborik, Vinny Prospal · beat Cam Ward

2–1

🗽 Marc Staal Empty net 3rd · 19:27

Unassisted

3–1

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Prospal · Dubinsky · Gaborik 21:12

L2 Higgins · Drury · Callahan 16:27

L3 Avery · Anisimov · Kotalik 12:57

L4 Brashear · Christensen · Lisin 7:47

D1 Staal · Rozsival 24:39

D2 Girardi · Redden 19:13

D3 Del Zotto · Gilroy 15:36

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Whitney · Ruutu · Staal 21:46

L2 Jokinen · Cullen · Sutter 14:36

L3 Samsonov · Dwyer · Kostopoulos 13:41

L4 Brind'Amour · Yelle · Walker 10:15

D1 Pitkanen · Carson 25:28

D2 Gleason · Alberts 20:58

D3 Ward · Harrison 12:02

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR CAR🌪️

31 Shots on goal 33

20 Hits 39

18 Blocked shots 10

7 Takeaways 13

5 Giveaways 6

6 Penalty minutes 2

NYR shooting 9.7% (3/31) CAR shooting 3.0% (1/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Henrik Lundqvist

32/33

.970 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 59:29 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located

NYR CAR

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 7-8 (47% win rate, 15 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 1-7-1 (11% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 2-3-2 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 1-6-2 (11% win rate, 9 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Rangers lead the season series 1–0

Apr 22009 🗽NYR @ 🌪️CAR 2–4 Mar 92009 🗽NYR @ 🌪️CAR 0–3 Jan 272009 🌪️CAR @ 🗽NYR 2–3 Dec 132008 🌪️CAR @ 🗽NYR 2–3 SO Feb 282008 🗽NYR @ 🌪️CAR 4–2

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❓ NYR vs CAR, answered

Who won Rangers vs Hurricanes on December 21, 2009?

Rangers won 3–1. The final score was Rangers 3, Hurricanes 1.

Who scored for Rangers?

Brandon Dubinsky, Marc Staal, Marian Gaborik.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Sergei Samsonov.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 32 saves on 33 shots (.970 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Hurricanes played?

At PNC Arena in Raleigh, the Hurricanes home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Hurricanes season series?

Rangers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🗽 Rangers

BeforeDec 19 🗽NYR @ 🔔PHI 2–1 AfterDec 23 🐆FLA @ 🗽NYR 1–4

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeDec 19 🐆FLA @ 🌪️CAR 2–3 AfterDec 23 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 5–1

Also on December 21

⚔️BUF 3–2 🍁TOR ⚡TBL 4–2 🏝️NYI 🐆FLA 4–1 🔔PHI 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 🐦ATL 🐻BOS 2–0 🏛️OTT 😈NJD 4–0 🐧PIT 🏔️COL 4–3 🌲MIN 🦈SJS 4–2 ⭐DAL

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