Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers

Monday, April 8, 2002, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 on Monday, April 8, 2002 at home.

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

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

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	10	8	10	28
New York Rangers	6	6	9	21

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	03:22	New York Rangers	Pavel Bure (32)	Tom Poti (22), Brian Leetch (44)	Power play	PIT 0, NYR 1
2nd	14:36	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina (24)	Randy Robitaille (20)	Even strength	PIT 1, NYR 1
3rd	14:59	New York Rangers	Pavel Bure (33)	Martin Rucinsky (25), Vladimir Malakhov (22)	Even strength	PIT 1, NYR 2
3rd	16:39	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros (36)	Martin Rucinsky (26)	Even strength	PIT 1, NYR 3
3rd	19:38	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andrew Ference (4)	Randy Robitaille (21), Jan Hrdina (31)	Power play	PIT 2, NYR 3

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

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 9 J. Toms	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	40%	10:23
Number 10 V. Nieminen	L	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	0		17:13
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	36.4%	08:52
Number 16 K. Beech	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	72.2%	15:30
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	50%	11:49
Number 18 S. Donovan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		09:53
Number 22 R. Robitaille	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	59.1%	22:59
Number 29 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	-1	5	5	0	0	0		13:22
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		12:19
Number 37 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	0	7	1	2	0	0		11:20
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0	0	12.5%	23:27
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		15:38
Number 3 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		19:42
Number 4 M. Wilson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2	0		18:46
Number 5 J. Laukkanen	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	3	0		19:32
Number 6 R. Berry	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		20:44
Number 7 A. Ference	D	1	0	1	-1	0	1	2	1	1		21:32
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		19:07

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	21	18	3	.857	58:40	Loss

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 9 P. Bure	R	2	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	1		23:44
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	1	0		10:40
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	1	0		16:21
Number 17 R. Murray	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41.7%	13:22
Number 19 M. Rucinsky	L	0	2	2	+1	0	2	1	0	0		21:39
Number 21 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		04:39
Number 26 A. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	33.3%	16:29
Number 29 R. Lyashenko	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60%	07:21
Number 36 M. Barnaby	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0		11:24
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:18
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	1	0	1	+1	2	2	2	0	0	60.7%	23:20
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	45%	16:05
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	0		22:48
Number 3 T. Poti	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		22:20
Number 5 D. Purinton	D	0	0	0	0	5	2	1	1	0		14:20
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	3	0		22:56
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	0		18:53
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		19:02

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 D. Blackburn	28	26	2	.929	60:00	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:15	New York Rangers	Dave Karpa	Cross checking	2
2nd	02:14	Pittsburgh Penguins	Janne Laukkanen	Tripping	2
2nd	08:40	New York Rangers	Dale Purinton	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	08:40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Krzysztof Oliwa	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	09:39	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Beech	Tripping	2
3rd	02:32	New York Rangers	Matthew Barnaby	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	02:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tom Kostopoulos	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	06:52	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ville Nieminen	Slashing	2
3rd	10:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tom Kostopoulos	Tripping obstruction	2
3rd	11:54	New York Rangers	Eric Lindros	Slashing	2
3rd	18:01	New York Rangers	Sandy McCarthy	Charging	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
New York Rangers head coach: Ron Low
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Jean Morin, Tim Nowak
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Kevin Stevens, Robert Lang, Kent Manderville, Ian Moran, Alex Kovalev, Martin Straka, John Jakopin, Wayne Primeau, Michal Rozsival, Eric Meloche, Josef Melichar, Shane Endicott
New York Rangers scratches: Sylvain Lefebvre, Mark Messier, Mike Richter, Jason Dawe, Michal Grosek, Radek Dvorak, Trent Whitfield, Mike Mottau, Rico Fata, Tomas Kloucek, Peter Smrek, Richard Scott, Scott Meyer

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers 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 Monday, April 8, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, Mon, Apr 8, 2002
Florida Panthers 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Apr 8, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Apr 8, 2002
San Jose Sharks 1 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Apr 8, 2002
Dallas Stars 0 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings, Mon, Apr 8, 2002