New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins

Sunday, March 30, 2008, 12:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 3–1 on Sunday, March 30, 2008 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
New York Rangers	1	42-27-13
at Pittsburgh Penguins	3	47-27-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	7	11	9	27
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	4	10	20

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:03	New York Rangers	Brandon Dubinsky (14)	Jaromir Jagr (44), Christian Backman (13)	Power play	NYR 1, PIT 0
1st	10:21	Pittsburgh Penguins	Marian Hossa (29)	Pascal Dupuis (15), Sidney Crosby (46)	Even strength	NYR 1, PIT 1
1st	17:56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (46)	Sergei Gonchar (51), Sidney Crosby (47)	Power play	NYR 1, PIT 2
3rd	19:13	Pittsburgh Penguins	Max Talbot (11)	Jordan Staal (16), Rob Scuderi (5)	Even strength	NYR 1, PIT 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat	New York Rangers	Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal	27	20
Power play	1 of 4	1 of 8
Penalty minutes	21	13
Hits	20	33
Blocked shots	17	13
Giveaways	4	7
Takeaways	4	6
Faceoffs won	25/55 (45.5%)	30/55 (54.5%)

Box score

New York Rangers

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 10 N. Dawes	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:12
Number 14 B. Shanahan	L	0	0	0	-1	0	6	1	1	0		20:03
Number 16 S. Avery	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:07
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	1	0	1	-1	0	6	0	0	1	46.7%	18:14
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	35.7%	19:20
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0		06:08
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0	50%	21:43
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		13:23
Number 25 P. Prucha	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0		04:42
Number 44 R. Hollweg	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	66.7%	03:39
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	1	1	-1	2	4	0	1	0		19:15
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	0		20:08
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	0		23:59
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		23:35
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	-1	5	1	2	1	0		12:06
Number 27 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	3	0		23:26
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	4	0		20:07
Number 55 C. Backman	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	1	1	0		16:36

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	20	17	3	.850	60:00	Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

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 P. Dupuis	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0		13:25
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	0	0	60%	16:52
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		21:20
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		18:57
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	1	0	1	+2	2	4	1	1	0		21:38
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	1	0	50%	11:01
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		06:17
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		09:09
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0		10:15
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	40%	20:47
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	2	2	0	61.9%	21:51
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0	0		17:55
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2	0		18:41
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		13:28
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		13:57
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	0		17:00
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	3	0		26:43
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	0	7	1	3	1	0		13:04

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	27	26	1	.963	59:53	Win

Penalties

Penalties, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hal Gill	Hooking	2
1st	11:05	New York Rangers	Petr Prucha	Roughing	2
1st	16:10	New York Rangers	Fedor Tyutin	Hooking	2
1st	17:28	New York Rangers	Fredrik Sjostrom	Slashing	2
2nd	00:40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Marian Hossa	Hooking	2
2nd	05:49	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tyler Kennedy	Holding	2
2nd	14:07	New York Rangers	Jaromir Jagr	Hooking	2
2nd	14:07	New York Rangers	Marc Staal	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	14:07	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	18:11	New York Rangers	Michal Rozsival	Interference	2
3rd	04:14	New York Rangers	Scott Gomez	High sticking	2
3rd	10:48	New York Rangers	Martin Straka	Tripping	2
3rd	14:54	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang	Cross checking	2
3rd	19:29	New York Rangers	Paul Mara	Holding	2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Wes McCauley, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Jean Morin
New York Rangers scratches: Marek Malik, Jason Strudwick, Blair Betts, Colton Orr, Thomas Pock, Ivan Baranka, Greg Moore, Dane Byers
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Gary Roberts, Alain Nasreddine, Dany Sabourin, Mark Eaton, Kris Beech, Adam Hall, Nathan Smith, Jeff Taffe, Tim Brent, Connor James, Chris Minard, Ryan Stone, Jonathan Filewich, Alex Goligoski

2007-2008 season series

Every New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins 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 30

Other NHL games on Sunday, March 30, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 0 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Mar 30, 2008
Boston Bruins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Mar 30, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Mar 30, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Mar 30, 2008
Dallas Stars 2 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final/SO	Game page: Dallas Stars at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Mar 30, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at San Jose Sharks, Sun, Mar 30, 2008
Calgary Flames 2 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Vancouver Canucks, Sun, Mar 30, 2008