New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins

Saturday, March 9, 2002, 3:00 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 3–2 in overtime on Saturday, March 9, 2002 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
New York Rangers	2	36-38-4-4
at Pittsburgh Penguins	3	28-41-8-5

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
New York Rangers	0	1	1	0	2
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	1	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
New York Rangers	3	14	9	0	26
Pittsburgh Penguins	11	11	7	2	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	18:03	Pittsburgh Penguins	Milan Kraft (7)	Aleksey Morozov (22), Kris Beech (14)	Power play	NYR 0, PIT 1
2nd	04:59	New York Rangers	Andreas Johansson (14)	Mikael Samuelsson (9), Dave Karpa (7)	Even strength	NYR 1, PIT 1
2nd	10:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Beech (8)	Alex Kovalev (32), Milan Kraft (7)	Power play	NYR 1, PIT 2
3rd	18:09	New York Rangers	Sandy McCarthy (6)	Theo Fleury (35), Mike York (36)	Even strength	NYR 2, PIT 2
OT	00:37	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina (20)	Alex Kovalev (33)	Even strength	NYR 2, PIT 3

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 M. Malhotra	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25%	03:07
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	1	0	1	+1	2	2	2	0		12:51
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	0	1	1	0	2	6	2	1		27:07
Number 16 M. York	L	0	1	1	0	0	5	1	1	33.3%	23:14
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		19:35
Number 21 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Number 26 A. Johansson	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	50%	16:56
Number 32 J. Toms	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	42.9%	12:11
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:22
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1		14:07
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	52.6%	15:27
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	65%	18:29
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	1		28:46
Number 22 T. Kloucek	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	1		15:43
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		06:33
Number 24 S. Lefebvre	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0		19:20
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	2		22:30
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	3		18:47

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 M. Richter	31	28	3	.903	60:37	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	-2	0	1	5	0	0		07:12
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	50%	09:23
Number 16 K. Beech	C	1	1	2	-1	0	3	2	0	1	33.3%	15:56
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	66.7%	09:27
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	1	0	41.7%	23:45
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	2	2	+1	2	5	1	0	0		29:24
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		06:34
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	1	0	1	+1	2	4	0	0	0	58.3%	25:32
Number 41 S. Endicott	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	06:11
Number 44 S. Richer	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	100%	15:21
Number 72 E. Meloche	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		07:59
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		21:04
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	2	0		18:59
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		13:31
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:02
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	+1	6	0	5	1	0		22:37
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		18:38
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		23:02

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	26	24	2	.923	60:37	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:50	New York Rangers	Brian Leetch	Tripping	2
1st	05:39	New York Rangers	Vladimir Malakhov	Tripping	2
1st	14:13	New York Rangers	Theo Fleury	Roughing	2
1st	14:13	Pittsburgh Penguins	Darius Kasparaitis	Roughing	2
1st	16:35	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	Cross checking	2
1st	18:35	Pittsburgh Penguins	Darius Kasparaitis	Holding	2
2nd	00:49	New York Rangers	Bryan Berard	Holding	2
2nd	02:10	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev	Tripping obstruction	2
2nd	09:04	New York Rangers	Sandy McCarthy	Boarding	2
2nd	17:37	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina	Tripping	2
3rd	03:00	New York Rangers	Brian Leetch	Hooking	2
3rd	03:14	New York Rangers	Tomas Kloucek	Cross checking	2
3rd	12:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Darius Kasparaitis	Charging	2

New York Rangers head coach: Ron Low
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Paul Devorski, Paul Stewart
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Ray Scapinello
New York Rangers scratches: Mark Messier, Jason Dawe, Igor Ulanov, Michal Grosek, Dale Purinton, Trent Whitfield, Johan Holmqvist, Mike Mottau, Rico Fata, Barrett Heisten, Peter Smrek, Richard Scott
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Kevin Stevens, Robert Lang, Martin Straka, Mike Wilson, Krzysztof Oliwa, John Jakopin, Wayne Primeau, Josef Melichar, Tom Kostopoulos

Every New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
New York Rangers 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Jan 5, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Sun, Feb 10, 2002
New York Rangers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 9, 2002
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Mon, Apr 8, 2002

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 9, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 5 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 9, 2002
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 9, 2002
Calgary Flames 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 9, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 9, 2002
Ottawa Senators 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 9, 2002
Nashville Predators 2 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 9, 2002
Vancouver Canucks 0 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 9, 2002