Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers

Wednesday, January 2, 2019, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 7–2 on Wednesday, January 2, 2019 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	7	44-26-12
at New York Rangers	2	32-36-14

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

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	5	10	10	25
New York Rangers	12	12	6	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	06:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Zachary Aston-Reese (6)	Matt Cullen (5)	Even strength	PIT 1, NYR 0
2nd	11:11	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jake Guentzel (17)	Sidney Crosby (31), Marcus Pettersson (8)	Even strength	PIT 2, NYR 0
2nd	12:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang (9)	Unassisted	Even strength	PIT 3, NYR 0
2nd	12:46	New York Rangers	Ryan Strome (4)	Brady Skjei (10), Adam McQuaid (3)	Even strength	PIT 3, NYR 1
2nd	15:45	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dominik Simon (5)	Evgeni Malkin (29), Patric Hornqvist (9)	Even strength	PIT 4, NYR 1
3rd	01:03	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (13)	Patric Hornqvist (10), Dominik Simon (10)	Even strength	PIT 5, NYR 1
3rd	01:22	New York Rangers	Pavel Buchnevich (7)	Fredrik Claesson (2), Kevin Shattenkirk (9)	Even strength	PIT 5, NYR 2
3rd	04:40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tanner Pearson (5)	Kris Letang (26), Jake Guentzel (19)	Power play	PIT 6, NYR 2
3rd	13:56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (19)	Unassisted	Even strength	PIT 7, NYR 2

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

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 M. Cullen	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0	0	60%	12:14
Number 12 D. Simon	C	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	0	0		12:45
Number 14 T. Pearson	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	2	3	1		13:49
Number 15 R. Sheahan	C	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1	0		12:25
Number 17 B. Rust	R	0	0	0	+2	0	4	2	1	0		14:40
Number 19 D. Brassard	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	21.4%	13:35
Number 46 Z. Aston-Reese	L	1	0	1	+2	0	2	2	0	0		12:49
Number 59 J. Guentzel	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	1	0	0		17:38
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	1	0	0	50%	17:07
Number 72 P. Hornqvist	R	0	2	2	+1	0	2	2	0	0		15:52
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		17:03
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	1	1	2	+2	2	2	0	1	0	45.5%	19:10
Number 3 O. Maatta	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	5	3	0		17:09
Number 8 B. Dumoulin	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	3	1	0		21:21
Number 28 M. Pettersson	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	2	2	0		17:25
Number 50 J. Riikola	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		18:16
Number 58 K. Letang	D	1	1	2	+2	0	2	3	4	0		25:20
Number 73 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	3	1	0		17:35

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Murray	30	28	2	.933	59:47	Win

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	5	0		06:11
Number 13 K. Hayes	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	52.9%	20:51
Number 16 R. Strome	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	54.5%	10:59
Number 17 J. Fast	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1		18:17
Number 20 C. Kreider	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0		19:44
Number 21 B. Howden	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	53.8%	13:19
Number 24 B. Nieves	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	100%	11:09
Number 36 M. Zuccarello	R	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0		16:28
Number 72 F. Chytil	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	1		13:20
Number 89 P. Buchnevich	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	1		15:58
Number 90 V. Namestnikov	C	0	0	0	-2	2	3	2	0		16:07
Number 93 M. Zibanejad	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	1	60.9%	19:45
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0		19:03
Number 22 K. Shattenkirk	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	4		17:57
Number 33 F. Claesson	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	0		17:57
Number 44 N. Pionk	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	2	2		21:10
Number 54 A. McQuaid	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	2	0		17:40
Number 76 B. Skjei	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	2		20:36

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	18	12	6	.667	44:40	Loss
Number 40 A. Georgiev	7	6	1	.857	15:20

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:55	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Tripping	2
1st	12:48	New York Rangers	Mats Zuccarello	Hooking	2
2nd	06:46	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jack Johnson	Tripping	2
3rd	03:16	New York Rangers	Vladislav Namestnikov	Tripping	2

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Wed, Jan 2, 2019
New York Rangers 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Feb 17, 2019
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Mon, Mar 25, 2019
New York Rangers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Apr 6, 2019

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Matchup	Status	Details
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Ottawa Senators, Wed, Jan 2, 2019
Calgary Flames 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Jan 2, 2019
New Jersey Devils 4 at Dallas Stars 5	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Dallas Stars, Wed, Jan 2, 2019
San Jose Sharks 5 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Jan 2, 2019
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Arizona Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Arizona Coyotes, Wed, Jan 2, 2019