Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers

Wednesday, December 3, 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 Wednesday, December 3, 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, 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	1	1	0	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	12	7	9	3	0	31
New York Rangers	6	9	10	2	0	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Eaton (1)	Sidney Crosby (22)	Even strength	PIT 1, NYR 0
2nd	09:35	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jordan Staal (8)	Rob Scuderi (5), Matt Cooke (8)	Even strength	PIT 2, NYR 0
2nd	10:56	New York Rangers	Nikolay Zherdev (9)	Scott Gomez (11), Wade Redden (9)	Even strength	PIT 2, NYR 1
3rd	14:03	New York Rangers	Petr Prucha (1)	Scott Gomez (12), Wade Redden (10)	Even strength	PIT 2, NYR 2

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	New York Rangers	Markus Naslund	Goal
1	Pittsburgh Penguins	Miroslav Satan	Saved
2	New York Rangers	Nikolay Zherdev	Goal
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang	Goal
3	New York Rangers	Fredrik Sjostrom	Goal

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	-1	0	1	1	0		13:30
Number 11 J. Staal	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	2	0	47.4%	20:41
Number 15 M. Zigomanis	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	33.3%	05:20
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:33
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	0		18:21
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	-1	2	4	4	0	66.7%	16:42
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0		13:48
Number 28 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0		03:01
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0		15:28
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	16.7%	23:23
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		18:04
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	31.3%	22:49
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	3		19:18
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	2		21:51
Number 7 M. Eaton	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	4		16:33
Number 13 A. Goligoski	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		18:08
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	7	1		24:05
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	4	6		26:25

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 D. Sabourin	27	25	2	.926	65:00	OT loss

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	1	0	1	+1	0	5	2	1		20:00
Number 15 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	70%	11:11
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	72.7%	16:54
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	0	2	2	+2	2	2	1	0	58.8%	24:09
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2		12:06
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	58.3%	19:11
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	1		15:03
Number 25 P. Prucha	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	3	0		13:10
Number 28 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	-1	5	0	3	0	100%	04:56
Number 29 L. Korpikoski	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		13:59
Number 34 A. Voros	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0		10:30
Number 91 M. Naslund	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	1		20:52
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	5	2		23:46
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	5	4		24:52
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	2	2	+1	0	3	2	3		24:40
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	2		21:46
Number 27 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		18:15
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2		16:41

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	31	29	2	.936	64:59	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:46	New York Rangers	Colton Orr	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:46	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Godard	Fighting (major)	5
1st	03:57	New York Rangers	Ryan Callahan	Boarding	2
1st	12:23	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Tripping	2
1st	12:23	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	13:18	New York Rangers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	18:36	New York Rangers	Scott Gomez	Tripping	2
2nd	02:12	New York Rangers	Aaron Voros	High sticking	2
2nd	15:44	Pittsburgh Penguins	Max Talbot	Hooking	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Referees: Don Koharski, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Vaughan Rody, Mike Cvik
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Philippe Boucher, Sergei Gonchar, Jeff Taffe, Connor James, Ryan Whitney, Chris Minard, Marc-Andre Fleury, Paul Bissonnette, Janne Pesonen, Bill Thomas, Tim Wallace, Ben Lovejoy, Luca Caputi
New York Rangers scratches: Patrick Rissmiller, Dan Fritsche, Corey Potter, Nigel Dawes, Michael Sauer, Artem Anisimov

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 Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Ottawa Senators, Wed, Dec 3, 2008
St. Louis Blues 0 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Dec 3, 2008
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Dec 3, 2008
Dallas Stars 2 at Edmonton Oilers 5	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Dec 3, 2008