Islanders 3–2 Rangers — Final Score & Stats (Dec 26, 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 🏝️ NYI

Kyle Okposo

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 17:05 TOI

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Frans Nielsen

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 18:39 TOI

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Dwayne Roloson

36 saves

0.947 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Frans Nielsen Go-ahead 1st · 07:45

Assists: Kyle Okposo, Josh Bailey · beat Henrik Lundqvist

1–0

2nd period

🏝️ Blake Comeau SH 2nd · 14:21

Assists: Kyle Okposo, Bruno Gervais · beat Henrik Lundqvist

2–0

3rd period

🗽 Brandon Dubinsky 3rd · 06:07

Assists: Chris Drury, Michal Rozsival · beat Dwayne Roloson

2–1

🗽 Brandon Dubinsky Tying 3rd · 19:13

Assists: Ryan Callahan, Michal Rozsival · beat Dwayne Roloson

2–2

Overtime

🏝️ Kyle Okposo Go-ahead OT · 04:13

Assists: Frans Nielsen, Mark Streit · beat Henrik Lundqvist

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Moulson · Nielsen · Park 18:20

L2 Tavares · Okposo · Bailey 16:47

L3 Comeau · Thompson · Schremp 16:16

L4 Sim · Hunter · Jackman 10:22

D1 Hillen · Sutton 28:06

D2 Streit · MacDonald 21:32

D3 Gervais · Witt 13:39

🗽Rangers

L1 Prospal · Dubinsky · Gaborik 23:59

L2 Higgins · Drury · Callahan 18:01

L3 Avery · Anisimov · Lisin 12:46

L4 Brashear · Boyle · Kotalik 4:39

D1 Girardi · Del Zotto 24:01

D2 Rozsival · Staal 19:50

D3 Gilroy · Redden 18:44

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NYR🗽

22 Shots on goal 38

30 Hits 36

26 Blocked shots 16

2 Takeaways 7

1 Giveaways 12

13 Penalty minutes 13

NYI shooting 13.6% (3/22) NYR shooting 5.3% (2/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Dwayne Roloson

36/38

.947 SV% · 2 GA · 64:13 TOI

🗽Rangers

Henrik Lundqvist

19/22

.864 SV% · 3 GA · 63:32 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

NYI NYR

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Islanders

Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-5-2 (36% win rate, 11 games)

Rangers

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

After 2nd — 2–0

Islanders

Islanders — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Islanders lead the season series 3–1

Dec 172009 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 5–2 Dec 162009 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 2–1 Oct 282009 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 1–3 Mar 52009 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 4–2 Feb 182009 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 1–3

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Who won Islanders vs Rangers on December 26, 2009?

Islanders won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Islanders 3, Rangers 2.

Who scored for Islanders?

Blake Comeau, Frans Nielsen, Kyle Okposo.

Who scored for Rangers?

Brandon Dubinsky (2).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 36 saves on 38 shots (.947 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 19 saves on 22 shots (.864 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?

Islanders lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeDec 23 🍁TOR @ 🏝️NYI 1–3 AfterDec 27 🔔PHI @ 🏝️NYI 2–1

🗽 Rangers

BeforeDec 23 🐆FLA @ 🗽NYR 1–4 AfterDec 30 🔔PHI @ 🗽NYR 6–0

Also on December 26

🏛️OTT 3–2 ⚔️BUF 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 🍁TOR 😈NJD 1–4 🦅WSH 🔔PHI 4–3 🌪️CAR 🧥CBJ 1–2 🐙DET 🐦ATL 3–4 ⚡TBL 🪶CHI 4–1 🐯NSH 🎵STL 3–4 🌲MIN

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