Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers

Tuesday, March 18, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	47-27-8
at New York Rangers	5	42-27-13

Goals by period

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	2	0	2
New York Rangers	2	1	2	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	8	11	5	24
New York Rangers	12	9	9	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:07	New York Rangers	Sean Avery (14)	Jaromir Jagr (42), Michal Rozsival (23)	Even strength	PIT 0, NYR 1
1st	11:47	New York Rangers	Ryan Callahan (8)	Chris Drury (27), Martin Straka (21)	Even strength	PIT 0, NYR 2
2nd	01:38	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jarkko Ruutu (3)	Ryan Whitney (24), Darryl Sydor (11)	Even strength	PIT 1, NYR 2
2nd	03:11	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jordan Staal (11)	Pascal Dupuis (12), Marian Hossa (32)	Even strength	PIT 2, NYR 2
2nd	03:55	New York Rangers	Fredrik Sjostrom (12)	Unassisted	Even strength	PIT 2, NYR 3
3rd	05:37	New York Rangers	Sean Avery (15)	Dan Girardi (18), Brandon Dubinsky (23)	Even strength	PIT 2, NYR 4
3rd	11:29	New York Rangers	Martin Straka (13)	Chris Drury (28)	Even strength	PIT 2, NYR 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Stat	Pittsburgh Penguins	New York Rangers
Shots on goal	24	30
Power play	0 of 1	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	6	4
Hits	37	36
Blocked shots	9	9
Giveaways	2	10
Takeaways	9	12
Faceoffs won	16/48 (33.3%)	32/48 (66.7%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	1	1	-2	2	1	6	1		19:38
Number 11 J. Staal	C	1	0	1	-2	2	2	1	0	22.2%	18:23
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	-1	2	4	3	0		17:19
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		16:28
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	1	1	-2	0	5	2	0		17:25
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	33.3%	15:49
Number 36 C. James	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:13
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	0		13:47
Number 38 J. Taffe	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	50%	07:51
Number 39 C. Minard	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		05:33
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0		14:56
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	47.1%	19:44
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2		19:32
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	1	1	-3	0	0	3	1		17:18
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	1	1	-3	0	0	1	2		18:58
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	2		20:40
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0		25:22
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		18:04

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Conklin	30	25	5	.833	60:00	Loss

New York Rangers

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 10 N. Dawes	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0		13:03
Number 14 B. Shanahan	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		16:44
Number 15 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	75%	08:17
Number 16 S. Avery	L	2	0	2	+2	2	3	3	0		17:07
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	7	0	64.3%	18:19
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	75%	17:56
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		09:21
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	2	2	+1	0	3	2	1	73.3%	18:28
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	3	0		12:58
Number 28 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	6	0		08:29
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0		19:51
Number 82 M. Straka	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	1		15:27
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	0		24:27
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	5	0		17:42
Number 8 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	2	1		18:08
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	4		19:36
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2		19:08
Number 55 C. Backman	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		20:59

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	24	22	2	.917	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:32	New York Rangers	Scott Gomez	Hooking	2
2nd	06:27	New York Rangers	Sean Avery	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	06:27	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	08:26	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pascal Dupuis	Hooking	2
2nd	15:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jordan Staal	Tripping	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Jean Morin
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Gary Roberts, Alain Nasreddine, Georges Laraque, Dany Sabourin, Rob Scuderi, Mark Eaton, Kris Beech, Adam Hall, Nathan Smith, Tim Brent, Ryan Stone, Jonathan Filewich, Alex Goligoski, Sidney Crosby
New York Rangers scratches: Jason Strudwick, Paul Mara, Ryan Hollweg, Thomas Pock, Petr Prucha, Ivan Baranka, Greg Moore, Dane Byers

2007-2008 season series

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Oct 23, 2007
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Thu, Nov 8, 2007
New York Rangers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 17, 2007
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Tue, Dec 18, 2007
New York Rangers 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Jan 14, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Tue, Mar 18, 2008
New York Rangers 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 30, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New York Rangers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Mon, Mar 31, 2008
New York Rangers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Apr 25, 2008
New York Rangers 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Apr 27, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at New York Rangers 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Tue, Apr 29, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at New York Rangers 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Thu, May 1, 2008
New York Rangers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT Playoffs	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, May 4, 2008

Other NHL games on Mar 18

Other NHL games on Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders, Tue, Mar 18, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Mar 18, 2008
Calgary Flames 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Mar 18, 2008
St. Louis Blues 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final/SO	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Mar 18, 2008
Washington Capitals 4 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators, Tue, Mar 18, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Edmonton Oilers 8	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Mar 18, 2008
San Jose Sharks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Mar 18, 2008