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Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers

Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 6–1 on Thursday, December 26, 2002 on the road.

Team Goals 2002-2003 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 27-44-6-5
at New York Rangers 1 32-36-10-4

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 2 1 6
New York Rangers 1 0 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 10 8 4 22
New York Rangers 11 3 10 24

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:31 Pittsburgh Penguins Mario Lemieux (18) Martin Straka (9), Jan Hrdina (16) Even strength PIT 1, NYR 0
1st 13:20 New York Rangers Mark Messier (12) Vladimir Malakhov (9) Power play PIT 1, NYR 1
1st 14:22 Pittsburgh Penguins Jan Hrdina (13) Alex Kovalev (26), Mario Lemieux (44) Power play PIT 2, NYR 1
1st 16:46 Pittsburgh Penguins Steve McKenna (2) Milan Kraft (4), Michal Sivek (2) Power play PIT 3, NYR 1
2nd 08:07 Pittsburgh Penguins Michal Sivek (1) Alex Kovalev (27), Hans Jonsson (1) Even strength PIT 4, NYR 1
2nd 11:33 Pittsburgh Penguins Michal Rozsival (2) Martin Straka (10), Mario Lemieux (45) Even strength PIT 5, NYR 1
3rd 18:44 Pittsburgh Penguins Wayne Primeau (3) Ville Nieminen (8) Even strength PIT 6, NYR 1

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers
Shots on goal 22 24
Power play 2 of 4 1 of 6
Penalty minutes 21 17
Hits 1 3
Faceoffs won 27/63 (42.9%) 36/63 (57.1%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
10 V. Nieminen L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 0 12:53
14 M. Kraft C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 15.4% 12:41
15 W. Primeau C 1 0 1 +1 2 3 0 0 62.5% 13:15
18 S. Donovan R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:24
23 S. McKenna L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 1 08:57
26 K. Manderville C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33.3% 15:03
27 A. Kovalev R 0 2 2 +1 0 0 0 0 17:11
33 D. Lacouture L 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 07:42
38 J. Hrdina C 1 1 2 +1 0 1 0 1 75% 18:01
47 M. Sivek C 1 1 2 +1 0 1 0 0 13:25
66 M. Lemieux C 1 2 3 +2 0 3 0 0 20% 19:05
82 M. Straka C 0 2 2 +2 2 1 0 0 18:51
3 J. Pushor D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 0 16:35
7 A. Ference D 0 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 17:38
8 H. Jonsson D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 0 22:05
24 I. Moran D 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 19:49
25 M. Bergevin D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 0 19:36
28 M. Rozsival D 1 0 1 +2 2 2 0 0 20:18
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
1 J. Hedberg 12 11 1 .917 37:51 Win
30 J. Aubin 12 12 0 1.000 21:57

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
10 S. McCarthy R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:14
11 M. Messier C 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 1 64.3% 18:24
16 B. Holik C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 0 68.4% 17:51
20 R. Dvorak R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 16:29
26 J. Lundmark C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 14:36
36 M. Barnaby R 0 0 0 -1 7 0 0 0 09:58
37 M. Samuelsson R 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 17:53
38 R. Petrovicky R 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 12:01
44 B. Tibbetts R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 42.9% 09:40
88 E. Lindros C 0 0 0 -2 2 2 1 0 62.5% 23:39
93 P. Nedved C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 46.2% 20:36
3 T. Poti D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 23:08
6 D. Kasparaitis D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 18:34
18 C. Cross D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 11:01
21 R. Lintner D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 17:29
23 V. Malakhov D 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 0 22:45
33 D. Karpa D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:47
39 J. Bouchard D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 22:36
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
30 M. Dunham 15 10 5 .667 33:11 Loss
31 D. Blackburn 7 6 1 .857 26:49

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:18 Pittsburgh Penguins Ian Moran Holding the stick 2
1st 12:40 Pittsburgh Penguins Wayne Primeau Hooking obstruction 2
1st 14:04 New York Rangers Cory Cross Hooking 2
1st 14:59 New York Rangers Ronald Petrovicky Hooking 2
1st 17:50 Pittsburgh Penguins Ian Moran Holding 2
2nd 11:16 New York Rangers Eric Lindros Roughing 2
2nd 11:16 Pittsburgh Penguins Andrew Ference Roughing 2
2nd 13:36 New York Rangers Matthew Barnaby Fighting (major) 5
2nd 13:36 Pittsburgh Penguins Andrew Ference Fighting (major) 5
2nd 16:06 New York Rangers Petr Nedved High sticking 2
2nd 17:53 New York Rangers Darius Kasparaitis Diving 2
2nd 17:53 Pittsburgh Penguins Michal Rozsival Holding 2
3rd 08:05 New York Rangers Matthew Barnaby Cross checking 2
3rd 09:44 Pittsburgh Penguins Martin Straka Hooking 2
3rd 13:55 Pittsburgh Penguins Dan Lacouture Roughing 2
3rd 13:55 Pittsburgh Penguins Dan Lacouture Roughing 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Rick Kehoe
New York Rangers head coach
Bryan Trottier
Referees
Stephen Walkom, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Pat Dapuzzo, Jean Morin
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Vladimir Vujtek, Janne Laukkanen, Alexandre Daigle, Mike Wilson, Dick Tarnstrom, Aleksey Morozov, Eric Meloche, Randy Robitaille, Josef Melichar, Tom Kostopoulos, Kris Beech, Konstantin Koltsov, Ross Lupaschuk, Brooks Orpik, Tomas Surovy
New York Rangers scratches
Brian Leetch, Sylvain Lefebvre, Mike Richter, Pavel Bure, Ted Donato, Dixon Ward, Krzysztof Oliwa, Dale Purinton, Josh Green, Gordie Dwyer, Roman Lyashenko, Johan Holmqvist, Mike Mottau, Rico Fata, Jason LaBarbera

2002-2003 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 26

Matchup Status Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at Nashville Predators 3 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final/OT Game page
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at San Jose Sharks 4 Final Game page

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