Rangers 2–1 Hurricanes — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2009)

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

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Erik Christensen

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 20:27 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Marian Gaborik

2 A

4 shots · 21:30 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Brandon Dubinsky

1 G

2 shots · 19:55 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🌪️ Joni Pitkanen PP Go-ahead 1st · 11:08

Assists: Ray Whitney, Eric Staal · beat Henrik Lundqvist

0–1

🗽 Erik Christensen PP Tying 1st · 17:36

Assists: Marian Gaborik, Ales Kotalik · beat Cam Ward

1–1

3rd period

🗽 Brandon Dubinsky Go-ahead 3rd · 11:49

Assists: Marian Gaborik, Erik Christensen · beat Cam Ward

2–1

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Drury · Gaborik · Callahan 21:01

L2 Higgins · Christensen · Dubinsky 19:55

L3 Avery · Anisimov · Kotalik 12:56

L4 Voros · Boyle · Lisin 6:44

D1 Staal · Girardi 22:36

D2 Rozsival · Del Zotto 19:32

D3 Redden · Gilroy 14:12

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Whitney · Staal · Cullen 19:45

L2 Ruutu · Jokinen · Sutter 18:22

L3 Samsonov · Dwyer · Kostopoulos 12:21

L4 Yelle · Brind'Amour · Walker 6:50

D1 Pitkanen · Gleason 25:57

D2 Ward · Wallin 19:44

D3 Carson · Alberts 13:22

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR CAR🌪️

35 Shots on goal 18

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

36 Hits 44

15 Blocked shots 17

8 Takeaways 8

4 Giveaways 7

13 Penalty minutes 17

NYR shooting 5.7% (2/35) CAR shooting 5.6% (1/18)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Henrik Lundqvist

17/18

.944 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

33/35

.943 SV% · 2 GA · 58:50 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located

NYR CAR

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 9-8 (53% win rate, 17 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 1st: 1-8-1 (10% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 3-3-2 (38% win rate, 8 games)

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 1-7-2 (10% win rate, 10 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Rangers lead the season series 2–0

Dec 212009 🗽NYR @ 🌪️CAR 3–1 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

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❓ NYR vs CAR, answered

Who won Rangers vs Hurricanes on December 31, 2009?

Rangers won 2–1. The final score was Rangers 2, Hurricanes 1.

Who scored for Rangers?

Brandon Dubinsky, Erik Christensen.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Joni Pitkanen.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 17 saves on 18 shots (.944 save percentage).

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🗽 Rangers

BeforeDec 30 🔔PHI @ 🗽NYR 6–0 AfterJan 2 🌪️CAR @ 🗽NYR 2–1

🌪️ Hurricanes

BeforeDec 28 🌪️CAR @ 🦅WSH 6–3 AfterJan 2 🌪️CAR @ 🗽NYR 2–1

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