12.3.12

New York Rangers 2 , Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Shots: 15 - 34
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:49/58=84 %, Challenges:23/39=57 %
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:83/100=83 %, Challenges:39/54=70 %
Attendance: 18200 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 806260 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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14:25 1-0 Marian Gaborik [27] (Wayne Simmonds)
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30:26 1-1 Tyler Kennedy [12] (Paul Martin, Joe Morrow)SH
35:48 1-2 Brad Marchand [20] (Paul Martin, Mark Letestu)
38:17 2-2 Jason Pominville [27] (Marian Gaborik, Marc Staal)
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49:29 2-3 Jordan Staal [27] (Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang)PP
59:33 2-4 Steve Bégin [4])SH EN
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Penalty summary:
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01:32 Evgeni Malkin (2 min for hooking)
04:51 Magnus Paajarvi (2 min for slashing)
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23:42 Shower Soap (2 min for roughing)
23:42 Brayden Schenn (2 min for roughing)
29:58 Brad Marchand (2 min for slashing)
35:01 Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
35:01 Dan Girardi (5 min for fighting)
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41:58 Danny Brière (2 min for tripping)
48:14 Jirí Tlustý (2 min for hooking)
49:34 Magnus Paajarvi (2 min for slashing)
51:05 Marian Gaborik (2 min for cross-checking)
57:41 Evgeni Malkin (2 min for hooking)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 5.50 5
R Magnus Paajarvi 0 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 11.30 5
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 22.00 5
R Marian Gaborik 1 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 20.40 6
C Mike Rupp 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5.50 6
C Brian Boyle 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 8.40 6
C Derek Stepan 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 -2 20.40 4
C Jason Pominville 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 20.20 7
L Shower Soap 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5.50 5
L Jirí Tlustý 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12.30 6
L Wayne Simmonds 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 0 20.40 6
L Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 18.10 5
D Dan Girardi 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 -1 10.20 6
D Ryan McDonagh 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 25.50 6
D Kevin Shattenkirk 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 23.00 7
D Blake Parlett 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9.50 6
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 -2 24.10 5
D Marc Staal 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 26.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 4 0 30 0 0 58.30 7
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Arron Asham 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6.10 6
R Tyler Kennedy 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 10.50 8
R Danny Brière 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 -1 16.20 6
R Evgeni Malkin 0 1 4 3 0 0 4 -1 20.20 7
C Steve Bégin 1 0 1 2 2 1 5 1 11.20 7
C Mark Letestu 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 12.10 7
C Claude Giroux 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 -1 9.20 6
C Jordan Staal 1 0 6 3 0 3 0 0 22.00 9
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.30 5
L Brad Marchand 1 0 2 0 3 0 2 1 8.50 7
L Brayden Schenn 0 0 4 2 0 1 2 -1 23.00 8
L James Neal 0 0 7 3 0 3 0 0 26.50 8
D Joe Morrow 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 10.50 6
D Simon Despres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 20.00 6
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 29.10 8
D Paul Martin 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 11.50 8
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 -1 18.20 7
D Kris Letang 0 1 5 1 1 1 0 0 29.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Brent Johnson 2 0 13 0 0 60.00 6
G Marc-André Fleury 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jordan Staal
2nd star: Tyler Kennedy
3rd star: Steve Bégin

Notes for New York Rangers:
-Marc Staal notched his 20th assist of the season.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Mark Letestu has marked a new career high in points with 28 points.
-Brad Marchand scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Kris Letang has marked a new career high in points with 51 points.
-Tyler Kennedy finally ended his 16 game goal drought.
-Evgeni Malkin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Mark Letestu ended his 6 game point drought.
-Brad Marchand ended his 7 game goal drought.
-James Neal had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Joe Morrow ended his 8 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Steve Bégin fought Dan Girardi in a fight.

Farm game result:
Connecticut Whale 1( 11) , Wilkes-Barre/Scraton Penguins 2( 18)
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1-0 John Mitchell (Andre Deveaux)
1-1 Keven Veilleux (Brian Gibbons)
1-2 Tommy Enström (Deryk Engelland, Brian Gibbons)

Goalies: Cam Talbot - Brad Thiessen

San Jose Sharks 3 , Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Shots: 31 - 18
PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:70/84=83 %, Challenges:46/53=85 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:65/75=86 %, Challenges:34/57=58 %
Attendance: 17562 of 17562 (HP Pavillon at San Jose)
Ticket income: 820146 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:59 1-0 Patrick Marleau [29] (Joe Thornton, Tim Connolly)
13:03 1-1 Mikhail Grabovski [15] (Phil Kessel)
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24:05 1-2 Carl Gunnarsson [6] (Dustin Penner, Tyler Bozak)
33:41 2-2 Jason Demers [7] (Logan Couture, Brad Winchester)PP
37:57 3-2 Logan Couture [15] (Martin Havlat, Tommy Wingels)
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48:57 3-3 David Steckel [4] (Tyler Bozak, Dustin Penner)
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Penalty summary:
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05:19 Vladislav Namestnikov (2 min for hooking)
08:02 Vladislav Namestnikov (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:34 Keith Aulie (5 min for fighting)
22:34 Brad Winchester (5 min for fighting)
27:36 Nazem Kadri (2 min for elbowing)
33:14 Phil Kessel (2 min for slashing)
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48:06 Carl Gunnarsson (2 min for roughing)
48:06 Torrey Mitchell (2 min for roughing)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Torrey Mitchell 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 8.00 4
R Benn Ferriero 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 17.20 8
R Martin Havlat 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 18.00 7
R Patrick Marleau 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -2 21.50 5
C Tim Connolly 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 8.50 5
C James Sheppard 0 0 3 5 1 5 0 0 17.20 8
C Logan Couture 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 19.00 7
C Joe Thornton 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 -1 20.00 9
L Andrew Murray 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 10.40 4
L Brad Winchester 0 1 2 2 0 2 5 0 17.50 7
L Tommy Wingels 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 15.40 7
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 3 3 1 2 0 -1 21.00 7
D Colin White 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 16.30 6
D Jason Demers 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 20.50 9
D Dan Boyle 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 27.50 5
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -1 17.10 7
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 21.40 8
D Brent Burns 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 -1 26.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 3 0 15 0 0 65.00 5
G Antti Niemi 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jamie McGinn 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 15.20 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10.00 5
R Nikolai Kulemin 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 19.10 5
R Phil Kessel 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 16.40 6
C David Steckel 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 15.00 6
C Tyler Bozak 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 10.00 6
C Nazem Kadri 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 -1 17.00 6
C Mikhail Grabovski 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 18.20 7
L Vladislav Namestnikov 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 12.30 5
L Dustin Penner 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 16.20 7
L Joe Colborne 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 5
L Patrick Kane 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 19.20 6
D Keith Aulie 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 16.00 5
D John-Michael Liles 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -1 19.50 4
D Tobias Enström 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 26.30 5
D Carl Gunnarsson 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15.10 6
D Niklas Hjalmarsson 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 24.10 5
D Anton Strålman 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 29.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G James Reimer 3 0 28 0 0 65.00 8
G Pascal Leclaire 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Logan Couture
2nd star: Jason Demers
3rd star: Tyler Bozak

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Jason Demers has marked a new career high in points with 25 points.
-Logan Couture scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Jason Demers finally ended his 20 game goal drought.

Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Mikhail Grabovski scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Phil Kessel notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Dustin Penner has marked a new career high in assists with 32 assists.
-Nikolai Kulemin had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Nikolai Kulemin had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Carl Gunnarsson finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Carl Gunnarsson finally ended his 12 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Keith Aulie beat Brad Winchester in a fight.

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 1( 18) , Toronto Marlies 2( 21)
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0-1 Cody McCormick
0-2 Joey Crabb (Matt Lashoff, Kenny Ryan)
1-2 Nick Petrecki

Goalies: Tyson Sexsmith - Ben Scrivens