Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers

Saturday, October 25, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 in a shootout on Saturday, October 25, 2008 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	45-28-9
at New York Rangers	3	43-30-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	10	13	2	4	0	29
New York Rangers	8	16	18	2	0	44

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:04	Pittsburgh Penguins	Darryl Sydor (1)	Tyler Kennedy (3), Kris Letang (4)	Even strength	PIT 1, NYR 0
2nd	15:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (3)	Evgeni Malkin (11), Alex Goligoski (1)	Even strength	PIT 2, NYR 0
3rd	05:09	New York Rangers	Markus Naslund (3)	Scott Gomez (7), Chris Drury (3)	Power play	PIT 2, NYR 1
3rd	19:51	New York Rangers	Nikolay Zherdev (4)	Markus Naslund (6), Brandon Dubinsky (7)	Even strength	PIT 2, NYR 2

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	New York Rangers	Nikolay Zherdev	Saved
1	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang	Saved
2	New York Rangers	Nigel Dawes	Saved
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Sykora	Saved
3	New York Rangers	Fredrik Sjostrom	Goal
3	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Stat	Pittsburgh Penguins	New York Rangers
Shots on goal	29	44
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	4
Hits	27	29
Blocked shots	15	9
Giveaways	4	5
Takeaways	9	9
Faceoffs won	24/47 (51.1%)	23/47 (48.9%)

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	2	0	1		18:54
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	1	50%	19:31
Number 15 M. Zigomanis	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	1	55.6%	11:14
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		12:39
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		07:49
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	62.5%	17:44
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	+1	0	5	3	1		15:59
Number 28 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		07:25
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	100%	13:23
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1		22:19
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		17:02
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	50%	22:07
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1		26:44
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	2	0		14:27
Number 7 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	4		19:57
Number 13 A. Goligoski	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		16:04
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	3		26:02
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	5	0		22:33

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	44	42	2	.955	65:00	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	1	1	0	0		14:46
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	1	0	1	+1	2	3	0	0	0		18:11
Number 15 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	08:41
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	1	1	-1	0	5	4	0	0	33.3%	19:59
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	0	1	1	+1	0	9	1	0	0	55%	23:49
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0		10:53
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	30.8%	21:42
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		17:21
Number 25 P. Prucha	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0		12:40
Number 28 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		06:26
Number 34 A. Voros	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1	0		12:24
Number 91 M. Naslund	L	1	1	2	+1	0	6	1	0	1		19:30
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	2	0		22:11
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	1	0		22:08
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0		22:57
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		20:43
Number 27 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		22:22
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1	0		19:42

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	29	27	2	.931	64:35	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:01	New York Rangers	Wade Redden	Cross checking	2
2nd	07:32	New York Rangers	Nikolay Zherdev	Slashing	2
2nd	10:10	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matt Cooke	Holding	2
2nd	16:36	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mike Zigomanis	Interference	2
2nd	16:36	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Slashing	2
3rd	05:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jordan Staal	Hooking	2
3rd	10:48	Pittsburgh Penguins	Marc-Andre Fleury	Delaying game illegal play by goalie	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Referees: Don Koharski, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Tony Sericolo
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Sergei Gonchar, Hal Gill, Jeff Taffe, Connor James, Ryan Whitney, Chris Minard, Paul Bissonnette, Janne Pesonen, Bill Thomas, Tim Wallace, Ben Lovejoy, Luca Caputi
New York Rangers scratches: Patrick Rissmiller, Dan Fritsche, Corey Potter, Lauri Korpikoski, Michael Sauer, Artem Anisimov

2008-2009 season series

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Wed, Dec 3, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Mon, Jan 5, 2009
New York Rangers 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Jan 18, 2009
New York Rangers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Jan 28, 2009
New York Rangers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 28, 2009

Other NHL games on Oct 25

Other NHL games on Saturday, October 25, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Ottawa Senators 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Anaheim Ducks 6 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
San Jose Sharks 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Nashville Predators 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Washington Capitals 6 at Dallas Stars 5	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 6 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Florida Panthers 0 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Oct 25, 2008
Calgary Flames 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Oct 25, 2008