New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins

Friday, February 23, 2001, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 6–4 on Friday, February 23, 2001 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
New York Rangers	4	33-43-5-1
at Pittsburgh Penguins	6	42-28-9-3

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	2	1	1	4
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	3	1	6

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	12	8	7	27
Pittsburgh Penguins	12	13	7	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:25	New York Rangers	Radek Dvorak (18)	Jan Hlavac (25), Petr Nedved (34)	Even strength	NYR 1, PIT 0
1st	14:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev (37)	Martin Straka (44)	Even strength	NYR 1, PIT 1
1st	17:26	New York Rangers	Mark Messier (19)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	NYR 2, PIT 1
1st	18:44	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev (38)	Kevin Stevens (18), Jaromir Jagr (49)	Power play	NYR 2, PIT 2
2nd	03:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux (22)	Alex Kovalev (35), Martin Straka (45)	Power play	NYR 2, PIT 3
2nd	06:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Beranek (7)	Wayne Primeau (14), Jan Hrdina (22)	Even strength	NYR 2, PIT 4
2nd	11:52	New York Rangers	Brian Leetch (15)	Mark Messier (30), Adam Graves (13)	Power play	NYR 3, PIT 4
2nd	12:28	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev (39)	Robert Lang (38), Martin Straka (46)	Even strength	NYR 3, PIT 5
3rd	00:46	Pittsburgh Penguins	Martin Straka (22)	Alex Kovalev (36), Sven Butenschon (1)	Even strength	NYR 3, PIT 6
3rd	04:05	New York Rangers	Valeri Kamensky (12)	Brian Leetch (47), Adam Graves (14)	Power play	NYR 4, PIT 6

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 M. Malhotra	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		05:06
Number 9 A. Graves	L	0	2	2	+1	0	3	2	1	0		22:31
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	-1	5	0	2	0	0		10:52
Number 11 M. Messier	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0	0	42.3%	23:00
Number 13 V. Kamensky	L	1	0	1	-1	4	3	1	1	1		10:56
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		22:02
Number 18 M. York	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	36.4%	14:26
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	1	0	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0		16:54
Number 27 J. Hlavac	L	0	1	1	-2	0	3	1	0	0		19:18
Number 28 E. Lacroix	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		02:00
Number 38 J. Ulmer	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:46
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	1	1	-2	0	0	1	0	0	44.4%	19:54
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	1	1	2	0	0	5	0	2	1		16:15
Number 3 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	0		22:13
Number 4 B. Brown	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		08:40
Number 24 S. Lefebvre	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		13:37
Number 25 A. Gusarov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2	0		15:19
Number 47 R. Pilon	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	4	0		24:48

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 V. Yeremeyev	32	26	6	.813	59:03	Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 B. Tibbetts	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	50%	07:28
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	100%	13:27
Number 18 J. Beranek	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0		15:34
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	52.6%	20:24
Number 23 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		02:52
Number 25 K. Stevens	L	0	1	1	0	2	3	1	0	0		18:58
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	3	2	5	+1	0	5	1	0	1		22:53
Number 29 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0		04:13
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	64.3%	15:37
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0	1	61.9%	22:32
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		21:14
Number 82 M. Straka	C	1	3	4	+1	0	3	0	1	0		22:34
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	1	0		16:43
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		17:16
Number 6 R. Boughner	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	2	0	0		19:57
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		18:07
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	6	0	0		20:14
Number 22 S. Butenschon	D	0	1	1	+2	2	3	1	0	0		16:06

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 J. Aubin	27	23	4	.852	60:00	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:03	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sven Butenschon	Hooking	2
1st	17:08	New York Rangers	Eric Lacroix	Tripping	2
2nd	02:29	New York Rangers	Valeri Kamensky	Hooking	2
2nd	06:56	New York Rangers	Sandy McCarthy	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	06:56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Krzysztof Oliwa	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	11:01	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bob Boughner	Holding	2
3rd	03:09	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kevin Stevens	Interference	2
3rd	09:20	New York Rangers	Valeri Kamensky	Roughing	2
3rd	17:00	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury	Slashing	2

New York Rangers head coach: Ron Low
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ivan Hlinka
Referees: Paul Devorski, Dan Marouelli
Linesmen: Danny McCourt, Ray Scapinello
New York Rangers scratches: Mike Richter, Vladimir Malakhov, Tim Taylor, David Wilkie, Drew Bannister, Derek Armstrong, Jeff Toms, Michal Grosek, Bert Robertsson, Brad Smyth, Tony Tuzzolino, Jason Doig, Dale Purinton, Johan Holmqvist, Mike Mottau, Jason LaBarbera, Tomas Kloucek
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Marc Bergevin, Kip Miller, Jeff Norton, Ian Moran, Garth Snow, Rene Corbet, Hans Jonsson, Dennis Bonvie, Greg Crozier, Aleksey Morozov, Michal Rozsival, Milan Kraft, Toby Petersen, Sebastien Caron

Every New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 8	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Oct 14, 2000
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New York Rangers 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Fri, Oct 27, 2000
New York Rangers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Feb 23, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Fri, Mar 2, 2001
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at New York Rangers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Mon, Mar 12, 2001

Other NHL games on Friday, February 23, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 7 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Feb 23, 2001
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Fri, Feb 23, 2001
New Jersey Devils 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Feb 23, 2001
Minnesota Wild 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Feb 23, 2001
Atlanta Thrashers 0 at Chicago Blackhawks 1	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Feb 23, 2001
Boston Bruins 4 at Dallas Stars 5	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars, Fri, Feb 23, 2001
Anaheim Ducks 1 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Feb 23, 2001
St. Louis Blues 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Feb 23, 2001