New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins

Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Playoffs Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 5–4 on Friday, April 25, 2008 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team Goals 2007-2008 record
New York Rangers 4 42-27-13
at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 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 2 1 4
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 2 3 5

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 9 8 24
Pittsburgh Penguins 9 9 8 26

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:40 New York Rangers Martin Straka (2) Jaromir Jagr (7), Michal Rozsival (2) Power play NYR 1, PIT 0
2nd 01:52 New York Rangers Chris Drury (3) Marc Staal (1), Nigel Dawes (2) Even strength NYR 2, PIT 0
2nd 03:37 New York Rangers Sean Avery (4) Marc Staal (2), Michal Rozsival (3) Even strength NYR 3, PIT 0
2nd 08:13 Pittsburgh Penguins Jarkko Ruutu (2) Jordan Staal (1), Brooks Orpik (1) Even strength NYR 3, PIT 1
2nd 08:27 Pittsburgh Penguins Pascal Dupuis (1) Sidney Crosby (7) Even strength NYR 3, PIT 2
3rd 04:40 Pittsburgh Penguins Marian Hossa (2) Rob Scuderi (2), Ryan Malone (4) Even strength NYR 3, PIT 3
3rd 05:00 Pittsburgh Penguins Petr Sykora (4) Evgeni Malkin (6), Ryan Malone (5) Even strength NYR 3, PIT 4
3rd 10:04 New York Rangers Scott Gomez (4) Jaromir Jagr (8), Michal Rozsival (4) Even strength NYR 4, PIT 4
3rd 18:19 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (3) Sidney Crosby (8), Ryan Whitney (2) Power play NYR 4, PIT 5

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 24 26
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 20 6
Hits 37 48
Blocked shots 10 12
Giveaways 5 7
Takeaways 0 4
Faceoffs won 29/54 (53.7%) 25/54 (46.3%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 N. Dawes L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 0 0 11:00
Number 14 B. Shanahan L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 0 15:54
Number 15 B. Betts C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 60% 07:28
Number 16 S. Avery L 1 0 1 -1 0 1 2 0 0 12:38
Number 17 B. Dubinsky C 0 0 0 -2 2 4 3 0 0 36.4% 18:04
Number 19 S. Gomez C 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 62.5% 20:30
Number 20 F. Sjostrom L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 08:10
Number 23 C. Drury C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 1 0 54.5% 17:29
Number 24 R. Callahan R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 6 0 0 16:44
Number 28 C. Orr R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 05:48
Number 68 J. Jagr R 0 2 2 -1 2 0 0 0 0 18:46
Number 82 M. Straka C 1 0 1 -1 12 2 2 0 1 18:42
Number 3 M. Rozsival D 0 3 3 +1 0 0 2 3 0 23:37
Number 5 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 6 2 0 21:20
Number 18 M. Staal D 0 2 2 +2 0 1 3 2 0 22:33
Number 27 P. Mara D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 15:17
Number 51 F. Tyutin D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 1 0 20:16
Number 55 C. Backman D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 17:03
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist 26 21 5 .808 59:02 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis R 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 12:21
Number 11 J. Staal C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 1 0 50% 16:05
Number 12 R. Malone L 0 2 2 +1 0 1 5 1 0 20:53
Number 17 P. Sykora R 1 0 1 0 2 6 2 1 0 16:32
Number 18 M. Hossa R 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 18:58
Number 25 M. Talbot C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 50% 11:03
Number 27 G. Laraque R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:43
Number 28 A. Hall R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 50% 07:53
Number 37 J. Ruutu L 1 0 1 0 0 2 10 1 0 17:04
Number 48 T. Kennedy C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 0 0 12:18
Number 71 E. Malkin C 1 1 2 0 0 4 5 0 1 18.2% 21:48
Number 87 S. Crosby C 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 61.1% 18:40
Number 2 H. Gill D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 2 0 18:16
Number 4 R. Scuderi D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 3 0 0 18:09
Number 19 R. Whitney D 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 19:50
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 1 1 -1 2 0 6 1 0 14:55
Number 55 S. Gonchar D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 25:09
Number 58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 18:54
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 M. Fleury 24 20 4 .833 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:23 New York Rangers Jaromir Jagr Cross checking 2
1st 06:48 New York Rangers Christian Backman Interference 2
1st 13:11 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Whitney High sticking 2
1st 17:30 Pittsburgh Penguins Petr Sykora Hooking 2
1st 18:35 New York Rangers Brendan Shanahan Interference 2
2nd 11:09 Pittsburgh Penguins Brooks Orpik Slashing 2
2nd 15:55 New York Rangers Brandon Dubinsky Tripping 2
3rd 16:40 New York Rangers Martin Straka Interference 2
3rd 20:00 New York Rangers Martin Straka Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10

Game information

New York Rangers head coach
Tom Renney
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Michel Therrien
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Don Koharski
Linesmen
Lonnie Cameron, Brian Murphy
New York Rangers scratches
Jason Strudwick, Ryan Hollweg, Petr Prucha, Lauri Korpikoski
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Gary Roberts, Darryl Sydor

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 Apr 25

Other NHL games on Friday, April 25, 2008
Matchup Status Details
Dallas Stars 3 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final/OT Playoffs Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Apr 25, 2008

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