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New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins

Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 6–2 on Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at home.

Team Goals 2008-2009 record
New York Rangers 2 43-30-9
at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 45-28-9

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 1 0 1 2
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 0 5 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 8 18 8 34
Pittsburgh Penguins 9 8 16 33

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:24 New York Rangers Nikolay Zherdev (13) Brandon Dubinsky (18), Aaron Voros (7) Even strength NYR 1, PIT 0
1st 06:35 Pittsburgh Penguins Petr Sykora (18) Chris Minard (1), Jordan Staal (13) Even strength NYR 1, PIT 1
3rd 01:11 Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Staal (15) Ryan Whitney (6) Even strength NYR 1, PIT 2
3rd 06:18 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang (2) Sidney Crosby (44), Mark Eaton (2) Even strength NYR 1, PIT 3
3rd 10:01 Pittsburgh Penguins Petr Sykora (19) Sidney Crosby (45), Ryan Whitney (7) Power play NYR 1, PIT 4
3rd 13:55 New York Rangers Marc Staal (2) Scott Gomez (25), Markus Naslund (18) Even strength NYR 2, PIT 4
3rd 16:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang (3) Pascal Dupuis (4), Sidney Crosby (46) Even strength NYR 2, PIT 5
3rd 18:20 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (18) Evgeni Malkin (52), Philippe Boucher (5) Even strength NYR 2, PIT 6

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

Team stats

Stat New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 34 33
Power play 0 of 3 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 27 15
Hits 25 18
Blocked shots 12 23
Giveaways 3 9
Takeaways 3 5
Faceoffs won 25/51 (49%) 26/51 (51%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
10 N. Dawes L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 14:05
13 N. Zherdev R 1 0 1 0 2 8 1 0 0 16:30
15 B. Betts C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 50% 08:23
17 B. Dubinsky C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 6 0 0 55.6% 15:29
19 S. Gomez C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 41.2% 20:22
20 F. Sjostrom L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 09:23
23 C. Drury C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 2 0 53.3% 20:30
25 P. Prucha R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 12:38
28 C. Orr R 0 0 0 -1 5 0 1 0 0 04:33
29 L. Korpikoski L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 14:13
34 A. Voros L 0 1 1 +1 12 2 0 0 0 13:16
91 M. Naslund L 0 1 1 -1 2 4 0 1 0 19:48
3 M. Rozsival D 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 1 0 25:56
5 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 19:27
6 W. Redden D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 2 0 21:33
18 M. Staal D 1 0 1 -1 2 3 4 1 0 21:44
27 P. Mara D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 3 0 18:21
45 D. Kalinin D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 0 0 13:17
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
30 H. Lundqvist 33 27 6 .818 60:00 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
9 P. Dupuis R 0 1 1 +1 2 3 1 1 0 19:47
11 J. Staal C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 1 2 0 50% 19:48
14 C. Minard L 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 0 0 12:58
16 P. Bissonnette L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 02:42
17 P. Sykora R 2 0 2 +2 0 4 0 0 1 18:09
25 M. Talbot C 0 0 0 -1 4 2 1 3 0 22.2% 15:28
28 E. Godard R 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 01:03
37 B. Thomas R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 83.3% 08:37
48 T. Kennedy C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 50% 12:32
71 E. Malkin C 0 1 1 +2 0 3 1 3 0 24:07
81 M. Satan R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15:02
87 S. Crosby C 1 3 4 +2 0 5 2 0 0 55% 20:44
2 H. Gill D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 15:33
4 R. Scuderi D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 4 0 20:37
7 M. Eaton D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 4 0 18:32
19 R. Whitney D 0 2 2 0 2 1 3 5 0 25:01
43 P. Boucher D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 2 0 0 17:15
58 K. Letang D 2 0 2 +2 0 5 3 0 0 22:05
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 34 32 2 .941 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:03 New York Rangers Colton Orr Fighting (major) 5
1st 00:03 Pittsburgh Penguins Eric Godard Fighting (major) 5
1st 12:03 Pittsburgh Penguins Pascal Dupuis High sticking 2
2nd 07:40 Pittsburgh Penguins Max Talbot Charging 2
2nd 10:30 Pittsburgh Penguins Max Talbot Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 01:25 New York Rangers Marc Staal Holding 2
3rd 08:15 New York Rangers Wade Redden Hooking 2
3rd 09:22 New York Rangers Dmitri Kalinin Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 12:38 New York Rangers Nikolay Zherdev Roughing 2
3rd 12:38 Pittsburgh Penguins Paul Bissonnette Slashing 2
3rd 17:32 New York Rangers Markus Naslund High sticking 2
3rd 17:32 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Whitney Roughing 2
3rd 19:14 New York Rangers Aaron Voros Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
3rd 19:14 New York Rangers Aaron Voros Misconduct (misconduct) 10

Game information

New York Rangers head coach
Tom Renney
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Michel Therrien
Referees
Greg Kimmerly, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Mark Shewchyk
New York Rangers scratches
Patrick Rissmiller, Dan Fritsche, Corey Potter, Ryan Callahan, Michael Sauer, Artem Anisimov
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Sergei Gonchar, Matt Cooke, Dany Sabourin, Mike Zigomanis, Ruslan Fedotenko, Brooks Orpik, Jeff Taffe, Connor James, Ryan Stone, Alex Goligoski, Janne Pesonen, Tim Wallace, Ben Lovejoy, Luca Caputi, Dustin Jeffrey, John Curry

2008-2009 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New York Rangers 3 Final/SO Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New York Rangers 3 Final/SO Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at New York Rangers 4 Final Game page
New York Rangers 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 28

Matchup Status Details
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Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 5 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page

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