New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins

Saturday, November 17, 2001, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 1–0 in overtime on Saturday, November 17, 2001 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
New York Rangers	0	36-38-4-4
at Pittsburgh Penguins	1	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	0	0	0	0
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
New York Rangers	7	10	6	3	26
Pittsburgh Penguins	12	5	14	5	36

Every goal, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
OT	04:41	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jan Hrdina (4)	Billy Tibbetts (3)	Even strength	NYR 0, PIT 1

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

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 M. Malhotra	C	0	0	1	0	0		08:40
Number 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	4	0	1	0		09:13
Number 11 M. Messier	C	-1	0	2	2	0	58.3%	20:24
Number 14 T. Fleury	R	0	0	4	0	0	25%	25:04
Number 16 M. York	L	0	0	6	1	1		21:51
Number 20 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	1	0	0		22:09
Number 21 S. McKenna	L	0	0	0	1	0		05:23
Number 26 A. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	100%	14:22
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	0	0	1	1	0		09:46
Number 88 E. Lindros	C	-1	0	1	2	2	48.1%	24:32
Number 93 P. Nedved	C	0	0	3	0	0	45.5%	15:11
Number 2 B. Leetch	D	-1	0	2	2	3		30:45
Number 5 D. Purinton	D	0	7	0	2	0		09:46
Number 22 T. Kloucek	D	0	15	0	1	0		02:14
Number 23 V. Malakhov	D	-1	2	2	0	1		26:59
Number 33 D. Karpa	D	0	0	0	0	2		21:33
Number 34 B. Berard	D	0	0	3	1	3		15:36
Number 55 I. Ulanov	D	0	0	0	2	3		21:58

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 D. Blackburn	36	35	1	.972	64:41	Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 B. Tibbetts	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	0	33.3%	18:12
Number 14 M. Kraft	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	27.3%	14:46
Number 15 W. Primeau	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	63.6%	08:54
Number 16 K. Beech	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	38.5%	19:44
Number 17 T. Petersen	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	100%	17:13
Number 20 R. Lang	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	41.7%	25:42
Number 25 K. Stevens	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		10:24
Number 27 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		28:48
Number 29 K. Oliwa	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		00:44
Number 33 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		11:10
Number 38 J. Hrdina	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0	68.8%	23:55
Number 95 A. Morozov	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:19
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2		14:05
Number 7 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		20:45
Number 8 H. Jonsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		17:53
Number 11 D. Kasparaitis	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	5	1		22:40
Number 24 I. Moran	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1		22:36
Number 28 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		21:00

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	26	26	0	1.000	64:41	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:20	New York Rangers	Dale Purinton	Fighting (major)	5
1st	04:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Krzysztof Oliwa	Fighting (major)	5
1st	06:16	New York Rangers	Tomas Kloucek	Boarding (major)	5
1st	06:16	New York Rangers	Tomas Kloucek	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
1st	13:26	Pittsburgh Penguins	Johan Hedberg	Delaying game	2
2nd	02:02	New York Rangers	Dale Purinton	High sticking	2
2nd	08:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Melichar	Closing hand on puck	2
2nd	10:17	New York Rangers	Sandy McCarthy	High sticking	2
2nd	14:56	New York Rangers	Vladimir Malakhov	Holding	2
3rd	09:56	New York Rangers	Sandy McCarthy	Holding	2

New York Rangers head coach: Ron Low
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Rick Kehoe
Referees: Stephen Walkom, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Brian Murphy
New York Rangers scratches: Zdeno Ciger, Sylvain Lefebvre, Jason Dawe, Jeff Toms, Darren Van Impe, Michal Grosek, Mike Mottau, Rico Fata, Barrett Heisten, Peter Smrek, Richard Scott
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Stephane Richer, Martin Straka, Mike Wilson, John Jakopin, Eric Meloche, Tom Kostopoulos, Shane Endicott

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, November 17, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
Florida Panthers 0 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Washington Capitals, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
St. Louis Blues 0 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Calgary Flames, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
New York Islanders 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 6	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Nov 17, 2001
Dallas Stars 3 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Nov 17, 2001