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New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins

CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 5–2 on Thursday, April 5, 2012 at home.

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

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 9 8 20 37
Pittsburgh Penguins 8 17 7 32

Three stars

  1. E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. C. Kunitz, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. K. Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:11 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz (1) Kris Letang (1), Evgeni Malkin (1) Even strength NYR 0, PIT 1
1st 04:23 New York Rangers Brandon Dubinsky (1) Brian Boyle (1), Ruslan Fedotenko (1) Even strength NYR 1, PIT 1
1st 08:27 Pittsburgh Penguins Tyler Kennedy (1) Jordan Staal (1), Zbynek Michalek (1) Even strength NYR 1, PIT 2
2nd 05:11 Pittsburgh Penguins Richard Park (1) Pascal Dupuis (1), Eric Tangradi (1) Even strength NYR 1, PIT 3
3rd 09:06 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (1) Chris Kunitz (1), Sidney Crosby (1) Even strength NYR 1, PIT 4
3rd 17:46 New York Rangers Artem Anisimov (1) Brian Boyle (2), Dan Girardi (1) Power play NYR 2, PIT 4
3rd 19:11 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang (1) Jordan Staal (2) Shorthanded, Empty net NYR 2, PIT 5

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

Team stats

Stat New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 37 32
Power play 1 of 6 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 4 25
Hits 19 19
Blocked shots 7 12
Giveaways 4 5
Takeaways 0 7
Faceoffs won 25/53 (47.2%) 28/53 (52.8%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
8 B. Prust L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10:09
10 M. Gaborik R 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 0 0 17:11
17 B. Dubinsky C 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 100% 17:22
19 B. Richards C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 1 0 50% 16:35
21 D. Stepan C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 1 0 42.9% 19:31
22 B. Boyle C 0 2 2 -2 0 3 0 0 0 44.4% 16:02
24 R. Callahan R 0 0 0 -2 2 4 2 0 0 19:52
26 R. Fedotenko L 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 0 0 13:01
34 J. Mitchell C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 55.6% 11:01
42 A. Anisimov C 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 1 1 20% 17:50
62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0 0 12:08
71 M. Rupp L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10:37
4 M. Del Zotto D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 0 0 21:50
5 D. Girardi D 0 1 1 -3 0 3 1 1 0 24:36
18 M. Staal D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 1 0 22:39
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 18:10
32 A. Stralman D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 20:17
41 S. Bickel D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 08:15
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
43 M. Biron 31 27 4 .871 58:54 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
9 P. Dupuis R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 100% 12:41
11 J. Staal C 0 2 2 +2 0 4 2 2 0 41.2% 17:46
12 R. Park R 1 0 1 +2 0 1 0 1 0 66.7% 10:54
14 C. Kunitz L 1 1 2 +2 4 2 2 0 0 17:35
24 M. Cooke L 0 0 0 +1 2 1 2 0 0 16:51
25 E. Tangradi L 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 08:55
27 C. Adams R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 14:34
45 A. Asham R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 09:18
46 J. Vitale C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 66.7% 11:28
48 T. Kennedy C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 100% 11:42
71 E. Malkin C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 2 0 0 17:41
87 S. Crosby C 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 1 0 50% 17:35
4 Z. Michalek D 0 1 1 +3 0 0 0 1 0 22:44
5 D. Engelland D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 0 16:06
7 P. Martin D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 2 0 21:53
37 B. Strait D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 13:30
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +2 15 1 2 3 0 20:21
58 K. Letang D 1 1 2 +3 4 2 0 0 0 23:47
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 37 35 2 .946 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:36 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cooke Hooking 2
2nd 01:30 New York Rangers Ryan Callahan Roughing 2
2nd 01:30 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Cross checking 2
2nd 06:02 New York Rangers Derek Stepan High sticking 2
2nd 15:10 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz Interference 2
3rd 05:33 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz Holding 2
3rd 14:08 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Cross checking 2
3rd 15:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Brooks Orpik Kneeing (major) 5
3rd 15:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Brooks Orpik Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10

Game information

New York Rangers head coach
John Tortorella
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Kevin Pollock, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen
Steve Barton, David Brisebois
New York Rangers scratches
Jeff Woywitka, Steve Eminger, Chad Kolarik, John Scott, Mats Zuccarello
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Steve Sullivan, Matt Niskanen, James Neal, Ben Lovejoy, Dustin Jeffrey

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 Apr 5

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final/OT Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final/SO Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 0 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final/SO Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final/OT Game page
San Jose Sharks 6 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final/SO Game page

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