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New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 7–2 on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at home.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
New York Rangers 2 48-28-6
at Pittsburgh Penguins 7 50-21-11

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 1 0 1 2
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 2 4 7

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Rangers 10 14 4 28
Pittsburgh Penguins 22 8 17 47

Three stars

  1. E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Schultz, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:55 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (22) Ian Cole (10), Justin Schultz (14) Power play NYR 0, PIT 1
1st 16:59 New York Rangers Matt Puempel (2) Marek Hrivik (1), Nick Holden (12) Even strength NYR 1, PIT 1
2nd 04:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (14) Chris Kunitz (11), Phil Kessel (22) Even strength NYR 1, PIT 2
2nd 08:53 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel (11) Evgeni Malkin (22), Brian Dumoulin (7) Power play NYR 1, PIT 3
3rd 01:52 New York Rangers Michael Grabner (14) Derek Stepan (17), Mats Zuccarello (14) Even strength NYR 2, PIT 3
3rd 04:11 Pittsburgh Penguins Justin Schultz (6) Evgeni Malkin (23) Even strength NYR 2, PIT 4
3rd 06:12 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust (9) Sidney Crosby (14) Even strength NYR 2, PIT 5
3rd 12:22 Pittsburgh Penguins Patric Hornqvist (7) Nick Bonino (9), Chris Kunitz (12) Power play NYR 2, PIT 6
3rd 19:49 Pittsburgh Penguins Nick Bonino (6) Bryan Rust (6), Ian Cole (11) Even strength NYR 2, PIT 7

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

Team stats

Stat New York Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 28 47
Power play 0 of 3 3 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 6
Hits 47 29
Blocked shots 9 12
Giveaways 5 7
Takeaways 6 2
Faceoffs won 31/60 (51.7%) 29/60 (48.3%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player
10 J. Miller C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 100% 16:35
12 M. Puempel L 1 0 1 0 0 3 5 0 0 12:06
13 K. Hayes R 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 0 0 50% 17:39
19 J. Fast R 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 0 0 16:39
20 C. Kreider L 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 0 0 15:31
21 D. Stepan C 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 47.8% 16:59
24 O. Lindberg L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 0 66.7% 13:44
26 J. Vesey L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 13:04
36 M. Zuccarello R 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 15:53
40 M. Grabner L 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 100% 13:38
46 M. Hrivik L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 0 0 11:44
73 B. Pirri C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 0 0 12:36
5 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 2 0 17:30
8 K. Klein D 0 0 0 -1 4 2 3 2 0 16:22
18 M. Staal D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 6 1 0 17:52
22 N. Holden D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 3 0 0 21:52
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 2 0 22:32
76 B. Skjei D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 8 0 0 19:07
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie
32 A. Raanta 47 40 7 .851 60:00 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58.3% 12:56
13 N. Bonino C 1 1 2 -1 0 3 1 1 0 57.9% 16:43
14 C. Kunitz L 0 2 2 +2 0 5 2 0 0 13:55
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 12:12
17 B. Rust R 1 1 2 +2 0 5 1 1 0 14:27
23 S. Wilson C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 09:54
43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13:01
62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 100% 14:17
71 E. Malkin C 1 2 3 +2 0 3 0 0 0 17:47
72 P. Hornqvist R 1 0 1 +1 0 7 6 0 1 16:56
81 P. Kessel R 1 1 2 -1 0 4 0 1 1 17:19
87 S. Crosby C 1 1 2 +1 2 7 0 0 1 45.5% 18:44
2 C. Ruhwedel D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 16:39
3 O. Maatta D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 7 1 0 22:50
4 J. Schultz D 1 1 2 +3 0 3 2 4 0 21:39
8 B. Dumoulin D 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 24:10
28 I. Cole D 0 2 2 +2 2 0 3 1 0 19:46
51 D. Pouliot D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 10:45
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
30 M. Murray 28 26 2 .929 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:19 New York Rangers Kevin Klein High sticking double minor 4
2nd 02:02 Pittsburgh Penguins Derrick Pouliot Tripping 2
2nd 07:32 New York Rangers Kevin Hayes High sticking 2
2nd 11:01 New York Rangers Chris Kreider Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 12:14 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Kneeing 2
2nd 17:44 Pittsburgh Penguins Ian Cole Hooking 2
3rd 10:42 New York Rangers Brady Skjei Tripping 2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach
Alain Vigneault
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Mike Leggo, Garrett Rank
Linesmen
Lonnie Cameron, Matt MacPherson
New York Rangers scratches
Rick Nash, Adam Clendening
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Trevor Daley, Tom Kuhnhackl, Steve Oleksy

2016-2017 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 7 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New York Rangers 3 Final/SO Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 20

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

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