New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins

CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 2–0 on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team Goals 2011-2012 record
New York Rangers 0 51-24-7
at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 51-25-6

Goals by period

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

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 6 12 9 27
Pittsburgh Penguins 11 9 11 31

Three stars

  1. M. Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
  2. E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. S. Sullivan, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 01:05 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (1) Kris Letang (1), Pascal Dupuis (1) Even strength NYR 0, PIT 1
2nd 11:14 Pittsburgh Penguins Steve Sullivan (1) Evgeni Malkin (1), Matt Cooke (1) Power play NYR 0, PIT 2

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 27 31
Power play 0 of 3 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 8 10
Hits 30 18
Blocked shots 14 11
Giveaways 4 3
Takeaways 3 6
Faceoffs won 27/53 (50.9%) 26/53 (49.1%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 B. Prust L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11:22
Number 10 M. Gaborik R 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 20:44
Number 17 B. Dubinsky C 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 0 0 16:21
Number 19 B. Richards C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 33.3% 22:01
Number 21 D. Stepan C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 66.7% 19:51
Number 22 B. Boyle C 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 46.2% 14:53
Number 24 R. Callahan R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 2 0 22:44
Number 34 J. Mitchell C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 55.6% 13:03
Number 42 A. Anisimov C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 60% 19:08
Number 62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 16:17
Number 71 M. Rupp L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 100% 06:06
Number 4 M. Del Zotto D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 24:13
Number 5 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 25:00
Number 18 M. Staal D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 19:58
Number 27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 25:19
Number 32 A. Stralman D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 1 0 09:19
Number 41 S. Bickel D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 03:57
Number 44 S. Eminger D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:18
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist 31 29 2 .936 57:47 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 50% 18:28
Number 11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 50% 20:08
Number 12 R. Park R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 05:54
Number 14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 0 19:00
Number 18 J. Neal L 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 19:59
Number 24 M. Cooke L 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 1 0 14:53
Number 25 E. Tangradi L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 05:39
Number 26 S. Sullivan L 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 15:30
Number 27 C. Adams R 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 33.3% 10:23
Number 45 A. Asham R 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 09:15
Number 46 J. Vitale C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 53.3% 15:30
Number 71 E. Malkin C 1 1 2 +1 0 5 0 0 0 46.2% 21:47
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 10:03
Number 4 Z. Michalek D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 23:11
Number 5 D. Engelland D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 20:31
Number 6 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 08:47
Number 7 P. Martin D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 26:21
Number 58 K. Letang D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 1 0 28:41
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 M. Fleury 27 27 0 1.000 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 16:10 Pittsburgh Penguins Ben Lovejoy Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 03:37 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Niskanen Cross checking 2
2nd 09:35 New York Rangers Marc Staal Tripping 2
2nd 12:36 New York Rangers Anton Stralman Holding 2
2nd 12:36 New York Rangers Stu Bickel Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 12:36 Pittsburgh Penguins Arron Asham Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 12:36 Pittsburgh Penguins Arron Asham Slashing 2
3rd 01:09 New York Rangers Brandon Dubinsky Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 02:28 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cooke Interference 2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach
John Tortorella
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Dave Jackson, Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen
Darren Gibbs, Derek Amell
New York Rangers scratches
Ruslan Fedotenko, Jeff Woywitka, Wojtek Wolski
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Brent Johnson, Brooks Orpik, Cal O'Reilly, Dustin Jeffrey

2011-2012 season series

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Sources and further reading

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