Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers

Monday, March 31, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 in overtime on Monday, March 31, 2008 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	47-27-8
at New York Rangers	2	42-27-13

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	9	12	0	22
New York Rangers	9	8	9	1	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	11:43	New York Rangers	Jaromir Jagr (21)	Chris Drury (32), Brendan Shanahan (23)	Power play	PIT 0, NYR 1
3rd	10:03	Pittsburgh Penguins	Max Talbot (12)	Ryan Malone (24), Georges Laraque (9)	Even strength	PIT 1, NYR 1
OT	01:46	New York Rangers	Chris Drury (24)	Jaromir Jagr (45), Scott Gomez (54)	Power play	PIT 1, NYR 2

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	22	27
Power play	0 of 4	2 of 5
Penalty minutes	15	13
Hits	34	33
Blocked shots	13	10
Giveaways	4	8
Takeaways	8	6
Faceoffs won	25/48 (52.1%)	23/48 (47.9%)

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	0	0	0	0	1	7	0		14:21
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	47.1%	22:18
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	1	1	+1	5	3	4	0		20:36
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:10
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		19:18
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	2	37.5%	16:25
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	0		08:38
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0		08:25
Number 38 J. Taffe	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	100%	03:48
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		07:48
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	60%	19:55
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	62.5%	21:22
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		18:14
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		20:39
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		16:28
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		22:51
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	5	0		16:55
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	2		24:36

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	27	25	2	.926	61:29	OT loss

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	2	0	0	0		12:17
Number 14 B. Shanahan	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		10:09
Number 16 S. Avery	L	0	0	0	0	7	3	3	0	0		12:58
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	55.6%	16:34
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	62.5%	21:52
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		06:43
Number 23 C. Drury	C	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	33.3%	22:20
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	2	0		20:22
Number 25 P. Prucha	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		09:30
Number 44 R. Hollweg	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	66.7%	06:19
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	1	1	2	-1	0	5	2	1	1		18:53
Number 82 M. Straka	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		20:21
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	0	0		27:01
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		19:49
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		21:51
Number 27 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0		19:20
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:11
Number 55 C. Backman	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		18:34

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	22	21	1	.955	61:46	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:22	New York Rangers	Sean Avery	Fighting (major)	5
1st	05:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:45	New York Rangers	Scott Gomez	Tripping	2
1st	16:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Georges Laraque	Boarding	2
2nd	10:27	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jeff Taffe	Hooking	2
2nd	10:27	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Whitney	Roughing	2
2nd	17:02	New York Rangers	Paul Mara	Holding the stick	2
3rd	05:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jarkko Ruutu	High sticking	2
3rd	06:56	New York Rangers	Michal Rozsival	Interference	2
3rd	14:48	New York Rangers	Sean Avery	High sticking	2
OT	00:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar	Holding	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Referees: Paul Devorski, Tom Kowal
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, Derek Nansen
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Gary Roberts, Alain Nasreddine, Dany Sabourin, Mark Eaton, Kris Beech, Adam Hall, Nathan Smith, Tim Brent, Connor James, Chris Minard, Ryan Stone, Jonathan Filewich, Alex Goligoski, Kris Letang
New York Rangers scratches: Marek Malik, Jason Strudwick, Blair Betts, Colton Orr, Thomas Pock, 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 31

Other NHL games on Monday, March 31, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Mar 31, 2008