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2011-12 regular season

Sharks at Rangers

🗓 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 1–0

Rangers beat Sharks 5–2 at Madison Square Garden on October 31, 2011.

SJS – NYR
26–31
Shots on goal
0/3–1/5
Power play
26–26
Hits
12–16
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🗽 NYR
Ryan Callahan
2 G, 1 A
4 shots · 19:28 TOI
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Dan Girardi
2 A
1 shots · 25:39 TOI
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Erik Christensen
2 A
08:56 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Ryan McDonagh Go-ahead 1st · 04:46
Assists: Ryan Callahan, Dan Girardi · beat Antti Niemi
0–1
🗽 Derek Stepan PP 1st · 14:53
Assists: Brandon Dubinsky, Dan Girardi · beat Antti Niemi
0–2
🦈 Joe Pavelski 1st · 17:50
Assists: Douglas Murray, Joe Thornton · beat Martin Biron
1–2
2nd period
🦈 Logan Couture Tying 2nd · 11:03
Assists: Joe Pavelski, Marc-Edouard Vlasic · beat Martin Biron
2–2
🗽 Ryan Callahan Go-ahead 2nd · 14:00
Assists: Erik Christensen, Brandon Dubinsky · beat Antti Niemi
2–3
🗽 Artem Anisimov 2nd · 16:42
Assists: Erik Christensen, Jeff Woywitka · beat Antti Niemi
2–4
🗽 Ryan Callahan 2nd · 19:12
Assists: Brad Richards · beat Antti Niemi
2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Pavelski · Thornton · Marleau 20:01
L2 Couture · Murray · Havlat 15:45
L3 Clowe · Handzus · Mitchell 13:20
L4 McGinn · Desjardins · Winchester 8:51
D1 Boyle · Burns 22:58
D2 Vlasic · Murray 21:36
D3 Demers · White 15:38
🗽Rangers
L1 Richards · Callahan · Gaborik 19:28
L2 Dubinsky · Stepan · Boyle 16:23
L3 Wolski · Prust · Fedotenko 14:56
L4 Anisimov · Christensen · Deveaux 8:56
D1 Girardi · Del Zotto 24:24
D2 McDonagh · Sauer 20:26
D3 Eminger · Woywitka 13:08

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS NYR🗽
26 Shots on goal 31
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
26 Hits 26
12 Blocked shots 16
4 Takeaways 8
3 Giveaways 4
15 Penalty minutes 11
SJS shooting 7.7% (2/26) NYR shooting 16.1% (5/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Antti Niemi
26/31
.839 SV% · 5 GA · 59:57 TOI
🗽Rangers
Martin Biron
24/26
.923 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Ryan McDonagh · 1st 04:46 · 0–1 Derek Stepan · 1st 14:53 · 0–2 Joe Pavelski · 1st 17:50 · 1–2 Logan Couture · 2nd 11:03 · 2–2 Ryan Callahan · 2nd 14:00 · 2–3 Artem Anisimov · 2nd 16:42 · 2–4 Ryan Callahan · 2nd 19:12 · 2–5
SJS NYR
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Sharks
Sharks — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)
Rangers
Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Rangers lead the season series 1–0
Mar 122011 🗽NYR @ 🦈SJS 3–2 SO Oct 192009 🦈SJS @ 🗽NYR 7–3 Dec 202008 🗽NYR @ 🦈SJS 2–3 Feb 172008 🦈SJS @ 🗽NYR 1–3 Nov 22006 🗽NYR @ 🦈SJS 3–1
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Who won Sharks vs Rangers on October 31, 2011?

Rangers won 5–2. The final score was Sharks 2, Rangers 5.

Who scored for Sharks?

Joe Pavelski, Logan Couture.

Who scored for Rangers?

Ryan Callahan (2), Artem Anisimov, Derek Stepan, Ryan McDonagh.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Antti Niemi made 26 saves on 31 shots (.839 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Martin Biron made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Rangers 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
🦈 Sharks
BeforeOct 29 🦈SJS @ 🏝️NYI 3–2 AfterNov 3 🐧PIT @ 🦈SJS 3–4
🗽 Rangers
BeforeOct 29 🏛️OTT @ 🗽NYR 5–4 AfterNov 3 🦆ANA @ 🗽NYR 1–2
Also on October 31
✈️WPG 4–3 🐆FLA 🐯NSH 4–5 🪶CHI
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