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Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers

Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 5–2 on Thursday, March 15, 2012 on the road.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 51-25-6
at New York Rangers 2 51-24-7

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 11 12 9 32
New York Rangers 6 12 13 31

Three stars

  1. M. Cooke, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
  2. E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
  3. K. Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:54 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cooke (1) Tyler Kennedy (1) Even strength PIT 1, NYR 0
1st 13:36 New York Rangers Carl Hagelin (1) Brad Richards (1), Marian Gaborik (1) Even strength PIT 1, NYR 1
2nd 01:19 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (1) James Neal (1) Even strength PIT 2, NYR 1
2nd 02:31 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cooke (2) Tyler Kennedy (2), Jordan Staal (1) Even strength PIT 3, NYR 1
2nd 14:32 New York Rangers Marian Gaborik (1) Brad Richards (2), Carl Hagelin (1) Even strength PIT 3, NYR 2
3rd 03:01 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz (1) Sidney Crosby (1), James Neal (2) Even strength PIT 4, NYR 2
3rd 07:35 Pittsburgh Penguins Pascal Dupuis (1) Sidney Crosby (2), Kris Letang (1) Even strength PIT 5, NYR 2

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins New York Rangers
Shots on goal 32 31
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 4 8
Hits 23 34
Blocked shots 10 17
Giveaways 7 12
Takeaways 5 5
Faceoffs won 31/65 (47.7%) 34/65 (52.3%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
9 P. Dupuis R 1 0 1 -1 0 1 2 0 15:43
11 J. Staal C 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 41.2% 19:22
14 C. Kunitz L 1 0 1 +2 2 3 1 0 16:03
18 J. Neal L 0 2 2 +2 0 1 2 0 18:41
24 M. Cooke L 2 0 2 +2 0 5 1 0 16:40
26 S. Sullivan L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 12:56
27 C. Adams R 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 50% 11:36
45 A. Asham R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 10:10
46 J. Vitale C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 58.3% 09:02
48 T. Kennedy C 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 0 14:40
71 E. Malkin C 1 0 1 +2 0 8 0 0 41.7% 21:23
87 S. Crosby C 0 2 2 +3 0 1 0 1 52.4% 16:00
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:41
4 Z. Michalek D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 4 20:34
5 D. Engelland D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 15:13
7 P. Martin D 0 0 0 +3 0 2 0 1 18:57
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 1 19:57
58 K. Letang D 0 1 1 +5 0 2 2 2 24:22
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 31 29 2 .936 60:00 Win

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
8 B. Prust L 0 0 0 -3 2 1 3 1 14:05
10 M. Gaborik R 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 1 22:29
17 B. Dubinsky C 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 13:10
19 B. Richards C 0 2 2 0 0 5 2 0 55.6% 21:56
21 D. Stepan C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 33.3% 16:57
22 B. Boyle C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 5 2 63.2% 17:51
26 R. Fedotenko L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 13:46
34 J. Mitchell C 0 0 0 -1 0 5 3 0 33.3% 08:56
36 M. Zuccarello R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 07:37
42 A. Anisimov C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 100% 09:08
62 C. Hagelin L 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 2 21:12
71 M. Rupp L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 06:17
5 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 3 21:55
18 M. Staal D 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 3 20:54
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 1 21:23
32 A. Stralman D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 16:46
41 S. Bickel D 0 0 0 -3 4 1 2 1 21:52
44 S. Eminger D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 15:46
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
43 M. Biron 32 27 5 .844 60:00 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:44 New York Rangers Marc Staal Interference 2
1st 10:34 New York Rangers Brandon Prust Roughing 2
1st 18:28 Pittsburgh Penguins Brooks Orpik Tripping 2
2nd 18:55 New York Rangers Stu Bickel High sticking double minor 4
2nd 19:37 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz Slashing 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma
New York Rangers head coach
John Tortorella
Referees
Wes McCauley, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen
Derek Amell, Tim Nowak
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Richard Park, Brent Johnson, Ben Lovejoy, Eric Tangradi, Dustin Jeffrey
New York Rangers scratches
Henrik Lundqvist, Jeff Woywitka, Ryan Callahan, Chad Kolarik, John Scott, Michael Del Zotto

2011-2012 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at New York Rangers 4 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
New York Rangers 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at New York Rangers 2 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 15

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 0 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final/SO Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at New York Islanders 2 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 2 at Florida Panthers 6 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Calgary Flames 4 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final/SO Game page

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