Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers

Monday, April 1, 2024, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 5–2 on Monday, April 1, 2024 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	5	38-32-12
at New York Rangers	2	55-23-4

News about this game

Rangers Welcome Penguins for Major Metropolitan Division Clash: Insights, Injury Updates, and Key Narratives

Sun, Mar 31, 2024

The NY Rangers (50-20-4) face the Pittsburgh Penguins (32-30-11) in a clash of streaks. Panarin leads the Rangers; Rust stands out for the Penguins.
Sidney Crosby Scores Twice as Pittsburgh Penguins Snap Rangers' Winning Streak with a 5-2 Victory

Mon, Apr 1, 2024

Sidney Crosby's two goals and assist led the Penguins to a 5-2 win over the Rangers, ending NY's 5-game streak. Rust and Crosby's empty-netters secured the victory.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	0	3	5
New York Rangers	0	0	2	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	7	7	20
New York Rangers	10	11	9	30

Three stars

S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals, 1 assist)
B. Rust, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
A. Nedeljkovic, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bryan Rust (25)	Sidney Crosby (45), Reilly Smith (23)	Even strength	PIT 1, NYR 0
1st	10:39	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (36)	Pierre-Olivier Joseph (8), Kris Letang (36)	Even strength	PIT 2, NYR 0
3rd	09:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Emil Bemstrom (7)	Jesse Puljujarvi (1)	Even strength	PIT 3, NYR 0
3rd	10:42	New York Rangers	Kaapo Kakko (12)	Adam Fox (51), Artemi Panarin (64)	Even strength	PIT 3, NYR 1
3rd	16:53	New York Rangers	Jack Roslovic (8)	Mika Zibanejad (40)	Even strength	PIT 3, NYR 2
3rd	17:49	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bryan Rust (26)	Jeff Carter (4), Kris Letang (37)	Even strength, Empty net	PIT 4, NYR 2
3rd	19:15	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (37)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	PIT 5, NYR 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Stat	Pittsburgh Penguins	New York Rangers
Shots on goal	20	30
Power play	0 of 3	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	10	10
Hits	15	20
Blocked shots	17	12
Giveaways	1	11
Takeaways	7	6
Faceoffs won	24/56 (42.9%)	32/56 (57.1%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Bunting	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		16:19
Number 10 D. O'Connor	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		15:34
Number 17 B. Rust	R	2	0	2	+2	0	4	0	4		19:46
Number 18 J. Puljujarvi	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		04:57
Number 19 R. Smith	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1		19:36
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	14.3%	17:39
Number 48 V. Puustinen	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		11:16
Number 52 E. Bemstrom	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0		07:06
Number 67 R. Rakell	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		13:39
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	1	44.4%	17:34
Number 77 J. Carter	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	50%	13:50
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	2	1	3	+3	0	3	1	1	56.5%	19:39
Number 3 J. St. Ivany	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		16:31
Number 5 R. Shea	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:09
Number 28 M. Pettersson	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	4	4		22:50
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	2	2	+2	0	1	1	2		25:28
Number 65 E. Karlsson	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1		20:32
Number 73 P. Joseph	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		17:35

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 A. Nedeljkovic	30	28	2	.933	60:00	Win

New York Rangers

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 10 A. Panarin	L	0	1	1	-3	0	5	0	0		23:02
Number 13 A. Lafrenière	L	0	0	0	-4	0	1	0	0	100%	17:13
Number 16 V. Trocheck	C	0	0	0	-4	0	1	1	3	63.2%	23:10
Number 20 C. Kreider	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		21:16
Number 21 B. Goodrow	C	0	0	0	-1	4	0	2	2	50%	09:08
Number 22 J. Brodzinski	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	07:19
Number 24 K. Kakko	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	100%	10:09
Number 26 J. Vesey	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		10:18
Number 50 W. Cuylle	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0		09:49
Number 91 A. Wennberg	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	25%	12:21
Number 93 M. Zibanejad	C	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	0	64.3%	22:30
Number 96 J. Roslovic	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0	50%	15:00
Number 4 B. Schneider	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	1		14:46
Number 6 Z. Jones	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1		18:34
Number 8 J. Trouba	D	0	0	0	-3	0	4	2	0		17:41
Number 23 A. Fox	D	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	1		26:33
Number 55 R. Lindgren	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		18:05
Number 79 K. Miller	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	2		18:29

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 I. Shesterkin	18	15	3	.833	58:37	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:39	New York Rangers	Bench	Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor)	2
1st	11:21	Pittsburgh Penguins	Erik Karlsson	Interference	2
2nd	02:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Slashing	2
2nd	13:17	New York Rangers	Braden Schneider	Interference	2
2nd	17:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Erik Karlsson	Hooking	2
3rd	13:58	New York Rangers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	19:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Slashing	2
3rd	19:24	New York Rangers	Barclay Goodrow	Slashing	2
3rd	19:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	19:24	New York Rangers	Barclay Goodrow	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Mike Sullivan
New York Rangers head coach: Peter Laviolette
Referees: Wes McCauley, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Kyle Flemington, Julien Fournier
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Ryan Graves, Tristan Jarry, John Ludvig, Sam Poulin
New York Rangers scratches: Erik Gustafsson, Chad Ruhwedel, Matt Rempe, Brandon Scanlin

2023-2024 season series

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Nov 22, 2023
New York Rangers 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 16, 2024
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers, Mon, Apr 1, 2024

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