New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins

CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Playoffs Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 on Saturday, April 16, 2016 on the road.

Final score, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team Goals 2015-2016 record
New York Rangers 4 46-27-9
at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 48-26-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
New York Rangers 0 3 1 4
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 1 1 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 7 14 7 28
Pittsburgh Penguins 10 11 10 31

Three stars

  1. J. Miller, New York Rangers (3 assists)
  2. D. Brassard, New York Rangers (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. P. Kessel, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 03:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel (1) Trevor Daley (2), Nick Bonino (2) Power play NYR 0, PIT 1
2nd 12:38 New York Rangers Keith Yandle (1) Rick Nash (2), J.T. Miller (1) Even strength NYR 1, PIT 1
2nd 12:56 New York Rangers Derick Brassard (1) J.T. Miller (2), Brady Skjei (1) Even strength NYR 2, PIT 1
2nd 16:52 New York Rangers Mats Zuccarello (1) J.T. Miller (3) Even strength NYR 3, PIT 1
3rd 00:39 New York Rangers Chris Kreider (1) Derick Brassard (2) Even strength NYR 4, PIT 1
3rd 05:42 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel (2) Nick Bonino (3), Evgeni Malkin (1) Power play NYR 4, 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 28 31
Power play 0 of 3 2 of 5
Penalty minutes 19 15
Hits 57 25
Blocked shots 18 17
Giveaways 3 10
Takeaways 3 2
Faceoffs won 31/70 (44.3%) 39/70 (55.7%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 J. Miller C 0 3 3 +3 2 1 3 0 0 100% 15:47
Number 12 E. Staal C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 46.7% 14:58
Number 13 K. Hayes R 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 11:51
Number 15 T. Glass L 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 09:02
Number 16 D. Brassard C 1 1 2 +4 0 1 7 0 0 43.5% 17:59
Number 19 J. Fast R 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 15:26
Number 20 C. Kreider L 1 0 1 +1 2 3 6 0 0 14:38
Number 21 D. Stepan C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 0 44.4% 15:37
Number 25 V. Stalberg L 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 09:58
Number 28 D. Moore C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 45.5% 12:08
Number 36 M. Zuccarello R 1 0 1 +2 4 2 6 1 0 17:41
Number 61 R. Nash L 0 1 1 +2 0 3 1 1 0 16:59
Number 6 D. McIlrath D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 09:07
Number 8 K. Klein D 0 0 0 +1 7 2 8 4 0 23:20
Number 18 M. Staal D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 2 0 25:21
Number 22 D. Boyle D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 19:53
Number 76 B. Skjei D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 3 0 19:02
Number 93 K. Yandle D 1 0 1 +2 2 2 0 1 0 21:01
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist 31 29 2 .936 59:58 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 7 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 47.8% 14:57
Number 13 N. Bonino C 0 2 2 -2 0 1 0 1 0 63.6% 18:12
Number 14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 -1 7 2 4 1 0 11:47
Number 16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 10:55
Number 17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 06:19
Number 34 T. Kuhnhackl R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 11:52
Number 43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 11:08
Number 62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 15:51
Number 71 E. Malkin C 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 19:29
Number 72 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 -1 2 4 1 1 0 17:54
Number 81 P. Kessel R 2 0 2 -2 0 8 0 0 2 18:52
Number 87 S. Crosby C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 1 0 58.3% 23:49
Number 3 O. Maatta D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 16:57
Number 6 T. Daley D 0 1 1 -4 0 1 0 1 0 21:32
Number 8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 3 0 16:07
Number 12 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 13:14
Number 28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 12:47
Number 58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 32:52
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 37 J. Zatkoff 28 24 4 .857 57:26 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 16:25 New York Rangers Kevin Hayes Interference 2
1st 19:58 Pittsburgh Penguins Patric Hornqvist Roughing 2
1st 19:58 New York Rangers Mats Zuccarello Roughing 2
2nd 02:08 New York Rangers Mats Zuccarello Hooking 2
2nd 08:47 Pittsburgh Penguins Brian Dumoulin Hooking 2
2nd 13:26 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust Interference 2
2nd 17:15 New York Rangers J.T. Miller Interference 2
3rd 04:34 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Slashing 2
3rd 04:41 New York Rangers Chris Kreider Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 05:30 New York Rangers Keith Yandle Cross checking 2
3rd 11:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz Slashing 2
3rd 11:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz Fighting (major) 5
3rd 11:43 New York Rangers Kevin Klein Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
3rd 11:43 New York Rangers Kevin Klein Fighting (major) 5

Game information

New York Rangers head coach
Alain Vigneault
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Marc Joannette, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Jonny Murray
New York Rangers scratches
Dan Girardi, Ryan McDonagh, Oscar Lindberg, Marek Hrivik, Magnus Hellberg
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Marc-Andre Fleury, Tom Sestito, Justin Schultz, Beau Bennett, Derrick Pouliot, Oskar Sundqvist, Matt Murray

2015-2016 season series

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Sources and further reading

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