GAME THREAD: NHL: NY RANGERS (8-8) at TORONTO (7-10)

NHL: NY RANGERS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
NY RANGERS 0 2 2
TORONTO 0 2 2 END OF THE 2ND

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: NONE
2ND PRD: NYR - BRENDAN SHANAHAN 5 (SEAN AVERY, SCOTT GOMEZ) 1:43
NYR - SEAN AVERY 2 (BRENDAN SHANAHAN, SCOTT GOMEZ) 2:25
TOR - ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY 5 (NIK ANTROPOV, IAN WHITE) 16:54
TOR - ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY 6 (ANDY WOZNIEWSKI, MATS SUNDIN)
18:54

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
NYR 9 9 18
TOR 11 9 20

GOALIES: NYR - STEPHEN VALIQUETTE
TOR - VESA TOSKALA</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------------
Ny Rangers 0 2 --2
Toronto 0 2 --2
------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: S Avery, Nyr (unsportsmanlike cond), 11:04;
D Tucker, Tor (unsportsmanlike cond), 11:04; D Tucker, Tor (major
fighting), 13:12; S Avery, Nyr (major fighting), 13:12; M Staal, Nyr
(tripping), 14:18.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Ny Rangers, Brendan Shanahan 5 (Sean Avery,
Scott Gomez), 1:43. 2, Ny Rangers, Sean Avery 2 (Brendan Shanahan,
Scott Gomez), 2:25. 3, Toronto, Alexei Ponikarovsky 5 (Nik Antropov,
Ian White), 16:54. 4, Toronto, Alexei Ponikarovsky 6 (Andy Wozniewski,
Mats Sundin), 18:54. Penalties: M Bell, Tor (slashing), 4:29; J Jagr,
Nyr (hooking), 5:03; J Strudwick, Nyr (holding), 8:28; S Gomez, Nyr
(roughing), 14:53.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------
Ny Rangers 9 9 --18
Toronto 11 9 --20
----------------------------------

Goalies : Ny Rangers, Stephen Valiquette (20 shots, 18 saves).
Toronto, Vesa Toskala (18 shots, 16 saves). Referees: Don Van
Massenhoven, Greg Kimmerly. Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Scott Driscoll.</div>

 

NHL: NY RANGERS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NHL NY RANGERS 2
TORONTO 2 19:55 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CORRECTION

NHL NY RANGERS 2
TORONTO 2
2ND PRD: TOR - ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY 6 (ANDY WOZNIEWSKI, MATS SUNDIN)
18:54</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NY RANGERS 2
TORONTO 2 19:55 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NY RANGERS 2
TORONTO 2 16:00 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NY RANGERS 2
TORONTO 2 11:50 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NY RANGERS 2
TORONTO 2 7:55 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NY RANGERS 2
TORONTO 2 4:00 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 3RD GOING INTO OT

1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
NY RANGERS 0 2 0 2
TORONTO 0 2 0 2 GOING INTO OT

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: NONE
2ND PRD: NYR - BRENDAN SHANAHAN 5 (SEAN AVERY, SCOTT GOMEZ) 1:43
NYR - SEAN AVERY 2 (BRENDAN SHANAHAN, DAN GIRARDI) 2:25
TOR - ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY 5 (NIK ANTROPOV, IAN WHITE) 16:54
TOR - ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY 6 (ANDY WOZNIEWSKI, MATS SUNDIN)
18:54
3RD PRD: NONE

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
NYR 9 9 4 22
TOR 11 9 10 30

GOALIES: NYR - STEPHEN VALIQUETTE
TOR - VESA TOSKALA</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NY RANGERS 2
TORONTO 2 4:55 LEFT, OT</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL NY RANGERS 2
TORONTO 2 2:30 LEFT, OT</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CORRECTION

NHL NY RANGERS 2
TORONTO 2 2:30 LEFT, OT</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF OT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NY RANGERS 0 2 0 0 2
TORONTO 0 2 0 0 2 END OF OT

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: NONE
2ND PRD: NYR - BRENDAN SHANAHAN 5 (SEAN AVERY, SCOTT GOMEZ) 1:43
NYR - SEAN AVERY 2 (BRENDAN SHANAHAN, DAN GIRARDI) 2:25
TOR - ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY 5 (NIK ANTROPOV, IAN WHITE) 16:54
TOR - ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY 6 (ANDY WOZNIEWSKI, MATS SUNDIN)
18:54
3RD PRD: NONE
OT: NONE

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NYR 9 9 4 5 27
TOR 11 9 10 4 34

GOALIES: NYR - STEPHEN VALIQUETTE
TOR - VESA TOSKALA</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF OT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NY RANGERS 0 2 0 0 2
TORONTO 0 2 0 0 2 END OF OT

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: NONE
2ND PRD: NYR - BRENDAN SHANAHAN 5 (SEAN AVERY, SCOTT GOMEZ) 1:43
NYR - SEAN AVERY 2 (BRENDAN SHANAHAN, DAN GIRARDI) 2:25
TOR - ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY 5 (NIK ANTROPOV, IAN WHITE) 16:54
TOR - ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY 6 (ANDY WOZNIEWSKI, MATS SUNDIN)
18:54
3RD PRD: NONE
OT: NONE

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NYR 9 9 4 5 27
TOR 11 9 10 4 34

GOALIES: NYR - STEPHEN VALIQUETTE
TOR - VESA TOSKALA</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------------------------------
Ny Rangers 0 2 0 0 (2) --3
Toronto 0 2 0 0 (0) --2
------------------------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: S Avery, Nyr (unsportsmanlike cond), 11:04;
D Tucker, Tor (unsportsmanlike cond), 11:04; D Tucker, Tor (major
fighting), 13:12; S Avery, Nyr (major fighting), 13:12; M Staal, Nyr
(tripping), 14:18.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Ny Rangers, Brendan Shanahan 5 (Sean Avery,
Scott Gomez),1:43. 2, Ny Rangers, Sean Avery 2 (Brendan Shanahan, Dan
Girardi),2:25. 3, Toronto, Alexei Ponikarovsky 5 (Nik Antropov, Ian
White),16:54. 4, Toronto, Alexei Ponikarovsky 6 (Andy Wozniewski, Mats
Sundin),18:54. Penalties: M Bell, Tor (slashing), 4:29; J Jagr, Nyr
(hooking), 5:03; J Strudwick, Nyr (holding), 8:28; S Gomez, Nyr
(roughing), 14:53.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: D Tucker, Tor (hooking), 0:00; M Stajan,
Tor (holding), 4:18; B Devereaux, Tor (hooking), 16:43.

OVERTIME -- Scoring: None.

SHOOTOUT -- Toronto, Nik Antropov (missed), Mats Sundin
(missed). Ny Rangers, Brendan Shanahan (goal), Marcel Hossa
(goal).

Shots on goal:
--------------------------------------------
Ny Rangers 9 9 4 5 --27
Toronto 11 9 10 4 --34
--------------------------------------------

Power-play Conversions: Ny Rangers - 0 of 4, Toronto - 0 of 4. Goalies
: Ny Rangers, Stephen Valiquette (34 shots, 32 saves; record: 1-0-0).
Toronto, Vesa Toskala (27 shots, 25 saves; record: 5-7-1). A: NA.
Referees: Don Van Massenhoven, Greg Kimmerly. Linesmen: Lonnie
Cameron, Scott Driscoll.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL FINAL IN SHOOTOUT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NY RANGERS 0 2 0 0 (2) 3
TORONTO 0 2 0 0 (0) 2 FINAL IN SHOOTOUT

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: NONE
2ND PRD: NYR - BRENDAN SHANAHAN 5 (SEAN AVERY, SCOTT GOMEZ) 1:43
NYR - SEAN AVERY 2 (BRENDAN SHANAHAN, DAN GIRARDI) 2:25
TOR - ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY 5 (NIK ANTROPOV, IAN WHITE) 16:54
TOR - ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY 6 (ANDY WOZNIEWSKI, MATS SUNDIN)
18:54
3RD PRD: NONE
OT: NONE
SO: TOR - NIK ANTROPOV (MISSED), MATS SUNDIN (MISSED)
NYR - BRENDAN SHANAHAN (GOAL), MARCEL HOSSA (GOAL)

POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: NYR - 0 OF 4, TOR - 0 OF 4.

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
NYR 9 9 4 5 27
TOR 11 9 10 4 34

GOALIES: NYR - STEPHEN VALIQUETTE
TOR - VESA TOSKALA

OFFICIALS: REF - DON VAN MASSENHOVEN, GREG KIMMERLY
LIN - LONNIE CAMERON, SCOTT DRISCOLL

ATT: NA</div>

 

TORONTO (Ticker) -- Brendan Shanahan had quite the impressiveshowing during the NHL's annual "Hall of Fame" game.

Shanahan had a goal in regulation and joined Marcel Hossa inscoring in the shootout as the New York Rangers defeated theToronto Maple Leafs, 3-2, on Saturday in a battle of "OriginalSix" teams.


Steve Valiquette, who was making his first start of the season,stopped Nik Antropov and Mats Sundin in the bonus format topreserve the victory. Valiquette, a Toronto native, finishedthe game with 32 saves.


Henrik Lundqvist has started the previous 16 games for theRangers, who earned their first victory on the road in seventries this season.


Valiquette's last victory, ironically, came in a shootoutagainst the St. Louis Blues in March at Madison Square Garden.

Shanahan opened the scoring at 1:43 of the second period.

The future Hall of Famer scored his fifth goal of the seasonafter finishing off a perfect behind-the-back pass from SeanAvery to beat netminder Vesa Toskala.


Shanahan returned the favor to Avery just 42 seconds later.

Scott Gomez's blast produced a rebound, which Shanahan hit outof mid-air right onto the stick of Avery at the side of the net.The agitator simply tapped in the puck for his second goal ofthe campaign.


With New York leading, 2-0, Alexei Ponikarovsky scored goalsexactly two minutes apart to level the game.


Ponikarovsky halved the deficit for the Maple Leafs with threeminutes remaining in the second period. After accepting a feedfrom fellow Russian Antropov, Ponikarovsky blasted the puck fromthe right faceoff circle that sailed over Valiquette's leftshoulder and just under the crossbar.


Ponikarovsky tied it with 66 seconds remaining in the secondperiod.


Toronto captain Mats Sundin skated in on net, but after he wasunable to register a shot, teammate Jason Blake weakly put thepuck on goal. Valiquette made the save but unwittingly left therebound in front for Ponikarovsky, who wristed it in to tie thegame at 2-2.


Toskala finished with 25 saves for Toronto.


On Monday, the Hall of Fame officially will welcome MarkMessier, Ron Francis, Al MacInnis and Scott Stevens in theplayers category, while Jim Gregory will be added in thebuilders category.

 

NHL: NY RANGERS at TORONTO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NHL
NY RANGERS 3
TORONTO 2</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------------------------------
Ny Rangers 0 2 0 0 (2) --3
Toronto 0 2 0 0 (0) --2
------------------------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: S Avery, Nyr (unsportsmanlike cond), 11:04;
D Tucker, Tor (unsportsmanlike cond), 11:04; D Tucker, Tor (major
fighting), 13:12; S Avery, Nyr (major fighting), 13:12; M Staal, Nyr
(tripping), 14:18.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Ny Rangers, Brendan Shanahan 5 (Sean Avery,
Scott Gomez),1:43. 2, Ny Rangers, Sean Avery 2 (Brendan Shanahan, Dan
Girardi),2:25. 3, Toronto, Alexei Ponikarovsky 5 (Nik Antropov, Ian
White),16:54. 4, Toronto, Alexei Ponikarovsky 6 (Andy Wozniewski, Mats
Sundin),18:54. Penalties: M Bell, Tor (slashing), 4:29; J Jagr, Nyr
(hooking), 5:03; J Strudwick, Nyr (holding), 8:28; S Gomez, Nyr
(roughing), 14:53.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: D Tucker, Tor (hooking), 0:00; M Stajan,
Tor (holding), 4:18; B Devereaux, Tor (hooking), 16:43.

OVERTIME -- Scoring: None.

SHOOTOUT -- Toronto, Nik Antropov (missed), Mats Sundin
(missed). Ny Rangers, Brendan Shanahan (goal), Marcel Hossa
(goal).

Shots on goal:
--------------------------------------------
Ny Rangers 9 9 6 3 --27
Toronto 11 9 10 4 --34
--------------------------------------------

Power-play Conversions: Ny Rangers - 0 of 4, Toronto - 0 of 4. Goalies
: Ny Rangers, Stephen Valiquette (34 shots, 32 saves; record: 1-0-0).
Toronto, Vesa Toskala (27 shots, 25 saves; record: 5-7-1). A: 19,503.
Referees: Don Van Massenhoven, Greg Kimmerly. Linesmen: Lonnie
Cameron, Scott Driscoll.</div>