GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: NY RANGERS (1-1) at NY ISLANDERS (2-1)

NHL: NY RANGERS at NY ISLANDERS

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NY ISLANDERS 2 4:32 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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NY RANGERS 0 1 0 1
NY ISLANDERS 1 1 0 2 FINAL

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: NYI - MARC-ANDRE BERGERON 1 (MIKE SILLINGER) 19:56
2ND PRD: NYR - FEDOR TYUTIN 1 (MARTIN STRAKA, MARCEL HOSSA) 2:09
NYI - (PP) BRYAN BERARD 1 (BILL GUERIN, MARC-ANDRE BERGERON)
13:56
3RD PRD: NONE

POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: NYR - 0 OF 6, NYI - 1 OF 7.

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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NYR 12 13 12 37
NYI 15 9 6 30

GOALIES: NYR - HENRIK LUNDQVIST
NYI - RICK DIPIETRO

OFFICIALS: REF - CHRIS ROONEY, MARC JOANNETTE
LIN - BRIAN MURPHY, PIERRE CHAMPOUX

ATT: 15,295</div>

 

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Ny Rangers 0 1 0 --1
Ny Islanders 1 1 0 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Ny Islanders, Marc-Andre Bergeron 1 (Mike
Sillinger), 19:56. Penalties: R Hollweg, Nyr (interference), 3:04; A
Sutton, Nyi (holding), 6:42; R Fedotenko, Nyi (roughing), 12:20; R
Callahan, Nyr (roughing), 12:20; R Callahan, Nyr (unsportsmanlike
cond), 18:06; B Berard, Nyi (hooking), 18:06; B Witt, Nyi (tripping),
19:44; B Shanahan, Nyr (holding stick), 19:53.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Ny Rangers, Fedor Tyutin 1 (Martin Straka,
Marcel Hossa), 2:09. 3, Ny Islanders, Bryan Berard 1 (power play)
(Bill Guerin, Marc-Andre Bergeron), 13:56. Penalties: M Malik, Nyr
(hooking), 13:08; B Betts, Nyr (hooking), 13:26; H Lundqvist, Nyr
(delay of game served by R Callahan), 14:49.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: B Guerin, Nyi (slashing), 4:33; B Gervais,
Nyi (high sticking), 5:56; M Hossa, Nyr (hooking), 9:39; M Rozsival,
Nyr (boarding), 9:47; B Guerin, Nyi (holding), 11:10; A Sutton, Nyi
(elbowing), 19:42.

Shots on goal:
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Ny Rangers 12 13 12 --37
Ny Islanders 15 9 6 --30
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Power-play Conversions: Ny Rangers - 0 of 6, Ny Islanders - 1 of 7.
Goalies : Ny Rangers, Henrik Lundqvist (30 shots, 28 saves; record:
1-2-0). Ny Islanders, Rick DiPietro (37 shots, 36 saves; record:
3-1-0). A: 15,295. Referees: Chris Rooney, Marc Joannette. Linesmen:
Brian Murphy, Pierre Champoux.</div>

 

By Doug Mittler
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


NEW YORK (Ticker) -- Bryan Berard's career has come full circle.

One day after re-signing with his former club, Berard scoredduring a two-man advantage to snap a second-period tie and liftthe New York Islanders to a 2-1 triumph over the New YorkRangers on Wednesday night in the first meeting of the seasonbetween the Atlantic Division rivals.


Defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron had a goal and an assist for theIslanders, who have won three of their first four games.

The 30-year-old Berard, who began his career with the Islandersand won the 1997 Calder Trophy, was with Ted Nolan's club intraining camp on a tryout basis.


Berard, who made it back to the NHL after suffering a severe eyeinjury while with Toronto in 1999-2000, was working out withthe Islanders at his own expense. He impressed enough to earnhimself a roster spot, which was created when Freddy Meyer wasclaimed off waivers by Phoenix on Monday.


Blue-liner Fedor Tyutin scored for the Rangers, who have lostback-to-back games after an Opening-Night win over Florida.

Rick DiPietro stopped 36 shots and withstood a two-man advantagefor 38 seconds early in the second period. The Rangers kept upthe pressure later in the power play, but Scott Gomez wasunable to lift the puck over the sprawled goaltender.

With the game tied at 1-1 in the second period, the Rangers'Marek Malik and Blair Betts were whistled for hooking penalties18 seconds apart. Bill Guerin fed a pass to the top of the leftfaceoff circle, where Berard one-timed a high shot pastnetminder Henrik Lundqvist at 13:56 to give the Islanders thelead.


The game marked the first regular-season meeting between theteams after a fight-filled exhibition game here on September 24.

Those events were a spillover from a March 8 contest in whichthe Islanders' Chris Simon took a vicious swing at the Rangers'Ryan Hollweg. Simon was eligible to play in the preseason butstill is serving a 25-game suspension for the incident.

There was ample pushing and shoving and a series of minorpenalties in this one, but no fighting majors. Some of thosepenalties proved costly to the Rangers late in the first period.

With both teams two men down, the Islanders' Mike Sillinger wona faceoff in the right circle and blocked Betts out of the wayas Bergeron charged in and blasted a shot past Lundqvist withfour seconds left in the period.


The goal came just three seconds after Brendan Shanahan waswhistled for holding the stick, evening the sides.

The Rangers tied it 2:09 into the second, when Tyutin took acentering pass from Martin Straka and put a wrist shot frombetween the circles past DiPietro.


Lundqvist made 28 saves for the Rangers, who lost the seasonseries, 5-2-1, in 2006-07.

 

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Ny Rangers 0 1 0 --1
Ny Islanders 1 1 0 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Ny Islanders, Marc-Andre Bergeron 1 (Mike
Sillinger), 19:56. Penalties: R Hollweg, Nyr (interference), 3:04; A
Sutton, Nyi (holding), 6:42; R Fedotenko, Nyi (roughing), 12:20; R
Callahan, Nyr (roughing), 12:20; R Callahan, Nyr (diving), 18:06; B
Berard, Nyi (hooking), 18:06; B Witt, Nyi (tripping), 19:44; B
Shanahan, Nyr (holding stick), 19:53.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Ny Rangers, Fedor Tyutin 1 (Martin Straka,
Marcel Hossa), 2:09. 3, Ny Islanders, Bryan Berard 1 (power play)
(Bill Guerin, Marc-Andre Bergeron), 13:56. Penalties: M Malik, Nyr
(hooking), 13:08; B Betts, Nyr (hooking), 13:26; H Lundqvist, Nyr
(delay of game served by R Callahan), 14:49.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: B Guerin, Nyi (slashing), 4:33; B Gervais,
Nyi (high sticking), 5:56; M Hossa, Nyr (hooking), 9:39; M Rozsival,
Nyr (boarding), 9:47; B Guerin, Nyi (holding), 11:10; A Sutton, Nyi
(cross checking), 19:42.

Shots on goal:
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Ny Rangers 12 13 12 --37
Ny Islanders 15 9 6 --30
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Power-play Conversions: Ny Rangers - 0 of 6, Ny Islanders - 1 of 7.
Goalies : Ny Rangers, Henrik Lundqvist (30 shots, 28 saves; record:
1-2-0). Ny Islanders, Rick DiPietro (37 shots, 36 saves; record:
3-1-0). A: 15,295. Referees: Chris Rooney, Marc Joannette. Linesmen:
Brian Murphy, Pierre Champoux.</div>

 

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NY RANGERS 0 1 0 --1
NY ISLANDERS 1 1 0 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Ny Islanders, Marc-Andre Bergeron 1 (Mike
Sillinger), 19:56. Penalties: R Hollweg, Nyr (interference), 3:04; A
Sutton, Nyi (holding), 6:42; R Fedotenko, Nyi (roughing), 12:20; R
Callahan, Nyr (roughing), 12:20; R Callahan, Nyr (diving), 18:06; B
Berard, Nyi (hooking), 18:06; B Witt, Nyi (tripping), 19:44; B
Shanahan, Nyr (holding stick), 19:53.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Ny Rangers, Fedor Tyutin 1 (Martin Straka,
Marcel Hossa), 2:09. 3, Ny Islanders, Bryan Berard 1 (power play)
(Bill Guerin, Marc-Andre Bergeron), 13:56. Penalties: M Malik, Nyr
(hooking), 13:08; B Betts, Nyr (hooking), 13:26; H Lundqvist, Nyr
(delay of game served by R Callahan), 14:49.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: B Guerin, Nyi (slashing), 4:33; B Gervais,
Nyi (high sticking), 5:56; M Hossa, Nyr (hooking), 9:39; M Rozsival,
Nyr (boarding), 9:47; B Guerin, Nyi (holding), 11:10; A Sutton, Nyi
(cross checking), 19:42.

Shots on goal:
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NY RANGERS 12 13 12 --37
NY ISLANDERS 15 9 6 --30
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Power-play Conversions: NYR - 0 of 6, NYI - 1 of 7. Goalies : Ny
Rangers, Henrik Lundqvist (30 shots, 28 saves; record: 1-2-0). Ny
Islanders, Rick DiPietro (37 shots, 36 saves; record: 3-1-0). A:
15,295. Referees: Chris Rooney, Marc Joannette. Linesmen: Brian
Murphy, Pierre Champoux.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

NY RANGERS NY ISLANDERS
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
B Shanahan 0 0 +1 5 R Park 0 0 even 1
B Betts 0 0 -1 2 A Hilbert 0 0 -1 4
B Dubinsky 0 0 even 1 B Guerin 0 1 even 3
M Staal 0 0 even 2 C Campoli 0 0 even 2
S Gomez 0 0 even 4 J Tambellini 0 0 even 2
C Drury 0 0 even 3 M Sillinger 0 1 even 1
R Callahan 0 0 even 2 S Bergenheim 0 0 even 1
P Prucha 0 0 even 2 R Martinek 0 0 even 1
C Orr 0 0 even 0 A Sutton 0 0 +1 1
M Rozsival 0 0 -1 1 R Fedotenko 0 0 even 3
J Strudwick 0 0 even 0 B Witt 0 0 even 0
R Hollweg 0 0 even 1 B Berard 1 0 even 1
D Girardi 0 0 +1 0 M Bergeron 1 1 even 4
F Tyutin 1 0 +1 7 J Vasicek 0 0 even 0
J Jagr 0 0 even 3 T Hunter 0 0 -1 3
M Malik 0 0 -1 2 B Gervais 0 0 -1 0
M Hossa 0 1 +1 0 M Satan 0 0 even 2
M Straka 0 1 +1 2 M Comrie 0 0 even 1
P Mara HEALTHY J Sim KNEE INJURY
S Avery SHOULDER S Bates GROIN
T Pock HEALTHY C Simon SUSPENDED NHL
D Bootland HEALTHY
A Johnson HEALTHY</div>

 

By Doug Mittler
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


NEW YORK (Ticker) -- Bryan Berard's career has come full circle.

One day after re-signing with his former club, Berard scoredduring a two-man advantage to snap a second-period tie and liftthe New York Islanders to a 2-1 triumph over the New YorkRangers on Wednesday night in the first meeting of the seasonbetween the Atlantic Division rivals.


Defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron had a goal and an assist for theIslanders, who have won three of their first four games.

The 30-year-old Berard, who began his career with the Islandersand won the 1997 Calder Trophy, was with coach Ted Nolan's clubin training camp on a tryout basis.


"He demonstrated to us that he really wanted to be here," Nolansaid. "That was really nice for Bryan."


Berard, who made it back to the NHL after suffering a severe eyeinjury while with Toronto in 1999-2000, was working out withthe Islanders at his own expense. He impressed enough to earnhimself a roster spot, which was created when Freddy Meyer wasclaimed off waivers by Phoenix on Monday.


"It's good to get back and playing the game," Berard said. "It'sexciting to get back playing. I've missed a lot of hockey thelast few years. It was frustrating missing the first threegames."


Blue-liner Fedor Tyutin scored for the Rangers, who have lostback-to-back games after an Opening-Night win over Florida.

Rick DiPietro stopped 36 shots and withstood a two-man advantagefor 38 seconds early in the second period.


"We played smart defensively. We got the puck out when weneeded it," DiPietro said.


The Rangers kept up the pressure later in the power play, butScott Gomez was unable to lift the puck over the sprawledgoaltender.


"We threw everything at Ricky tonight. He played awesome,"Gomez said. "But tonight was probably our best game."

Coach Tom Renney's squad was unable to get the equalizer despitehaving an extra skater and drawing a penalty on Islandersdefenseman Andy Sutton the final 18 seconds.


"We put ourselves a little bit behind the eight ball," Renneysaid. "We created a lot of chances. I'm sure we outchancedthem tonight."


With the game tied at 1-1 in the second period, the Rangers'Marek Malik and Blair Betts were whistled for hooking penalties18 seconds apart. Bill Guerin fed a pass to the top of the leftfaceoff circle, where Berard one-timed a high shot pastnetminder Henrik Lundqvist at 13:56 to give the Islanders thelead.


The game marked the first regular-season meeting between theteams after a fight-filled exhibition game here on September 24.

Those events were a spillover from a March 8 contest in whichthe Islanders' Chris Simon took a vicious swing at the Rangers'Ryan Hollweg. Simon was eligible to play in the preseason butstill is serving a 25-game suspension for the incident.

There was ample pushing and shoving and a series of minorpenalties in this one, but no fighting majors. Some of thosepenalties proved costly to the Rangers late in the first period.

With both teams two men down, the Islanders' Mike Sillinger wona faceoff in the right circle and blocked Betts out of the wayas Bergeron charged in and blasted a shot past Lundqvist withfour seconds left in the period.


"It was all about winning the faceoff," Bergeron said. "I wasready for it."


The goal came just three seconds after Brendan Shanahan waswhistled for holding the stick, evening the sides.

The Rangers tied it 2:09 into the second, when Tyutin took acentering pass from Martin Straka and put a wrist shot frombetween the circles past DiPietro.


Lundqvist made 28 saves for the Rangers, who lost the seasonseries, 5-2-1, in 2006-07.

 

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Ny Rangers 0 1 0 --1
Ny Islanders 1 1 0 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Ny Islanders, Marc-Andre Bergeron 1 (Mike
Sillinger), 19:56. Penalties: R Hollweg, Nyr (interference), 3:04; A
Sutton, Nyi (holding), 6:42; R Fedotenko, Nyi (roughing), 12:20; R
Callahan, Nyr (roughing), 12:20; R Callahan, Nyr (diving), 18:06; B
Berard, Nyi (hooking), 18:06; B Witt, Nyi (tripping), 19:44; B
Shanahan, Nyr (holding stick), 19:53.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Ny Rangers, Fedor Tyutin 1 (Martin Straka,
Marcel Hossa), 2:09. 3, Ny Islanders, Bryan Berard 1 (power play)
(Bill Guerin, Marc-Andre Bergeron), 13:56. Penalties: M Malik, Nyr
(hooking), 13:08; B Betts, Nyr (hooking), 13:26; H Lundqvist, Nyr
(delay of game served by R Callahan), 14:49.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: B Guerin, Nyi (slashing), 4:33; B Gervais,
Nyi (high sticking), 5:56; M Hossa, Nyr (hooking), 9:39; M Rozsival,
Nyr (boarding), 9:47; B Guerin, Nyi (holding), 11:10; A Sutton, Nyi
(cross checking), 19:42.

Shots on goal:
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Ny Rangers 12 13 12 --37
Ny Islanders 15 9 6 --30
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Power-play Conversions: Ny Rangers - 0 of 6, Ny Islanders - 1 of 7.
Goalies : Ny Rangers, Henrik Lundqvist (30 shots, 28 saves; record:
1-2-0). Ny Islanders, Rick DiPietro (37 shots, 36 saves; record:
3-1-0). A: 15,295. Referees: Chris Rooney, Marc Joannette. Linesmen:
Brian Murphy, Pierre Champoux.</div>

 

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NY RANGERS 0 1 0 --1
NY ISLANDERS 1 1 0 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Ny Islanders, Marc-Andre Bergeron 1 (Mike
Sillinger), 19:56. Penalties: R Hollweg, Nyr (interference), 3:04; A
Sutton, Nyi (holding), 6:42; R Fedotenko, Nyi (roughing), 12:20; R
Callahan, Nyr (roughing), 12:20; R Callahan, Nyr (diving), 18:06; B
Berard, Nyi (hooking), 18:06; B Witt, Nyi (tripping), 19:44; B
Shanahan, Nyr (holding stick), 19:53.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Ny Rangers, Fedor Tyutin 1 (Martin Straka,
Marcel Hossa), 2:09. 3, Ny Islanders, Bryan Berard 1 (power play)
(Bill Guerin, Marc-Andre Bergeron), 13:56. Penalties: M Malik, Nyr
(hooking), 13:08; B Betts, Nyr (hooking), 13:26; H Lundqvist, Nyr
(delay of game served by R Callahan), 14:49.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: B Guerin, Nyi (slashing), 4:33; B Gervais,
Nyi (high sticking), 5:56; M Hossa, Nyr (hooking), 9:39; M Rozsival,
Nyr (boarding), 9:47; B Guerin, Nyi (holding), 11:10; A Sutton, Nyi
(cross checking), 19:42.

Shots on goal:
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NY RANGERS 12 13 12 --37
NY ISLANDERS 15 9 6 --30
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Power-play Conversions: NYR - 0 of 6, NYI - 1 of 7. Goalies : Ny
Rangers, Henrik Lundqvist (30 shots, 28 saves; record: 1-2-0). Ny
Islanders, Rick DiPietro (37 shots, 36 saves; record: 3-1-0). A:
15,295. Referees: Chris Rooney, Marc Joannette. Linesmen: Brian
Murphy, Pierre Champoux.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

NY RANGERS NY ISLANDERS
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
B Shanahan 0 0 +1 5 R Park 0 0 even 1
B Betts 0 0 -1 2 A Hilbert 0 0 -1 4
B Dubinsky 0 0 even 1 B Guerin 0 1 even 3
M Staal 0 0 even 2 C Campoli 0 0 even 2
S Gomez 0 0 even 4 J Tambellini 0 0 even 2
C Drury 0 0 even 3 M Sillinger 0 1 even 1
R Callahan 0 0 even 2 S Bergenheim 0 0 even 1
P Prucha 0 0 even 2 R Martinek 0 0 even 1
C Orr 0 0 even 0 A Sutton 0 0 +1 1
M Rozsival 0 0 -1 1 R Fedotenko 0 0 even 3
J Strudwick 0 0 even 0 B Witt 0 0 even 0
R Hollweg 0 0 even 1 B Berard 1 0 even 1
D Girardi 0 0 +1 0 M Bergeron 1 1 even 4
F Tyutin 1 0 +1 7 J Vasicek 0 0 even 0
J Jagr 0 0 even 3 T Hunter 0 0 -1 3
M Malik 0 0 -1 2 B Gervais 0 0 -1 0
M Hossa 0 1 +1 0 M Satan 0 0 even 2
M Straka 0 1 +1 2 M Comrie 0 0 even 1
P Mara HEALTHY J Sim KNEE INJURY
S Avery SHOULDER S Bates GROIN
T Pock HEALTHY C Simon SUSPENDED NHL
D Bootland HEALTHY
A Johnson HEALTHY</div>

 

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