12/3/2008
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New York Rangers 3 , Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Shots: 28 - 33
PP: 1 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:64/73=87 %, Challenges:28/38=71 %
PP: 3 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:57/73=78 %, Challenges:52/55=92 %
Attendance: 14872 of 18200 (Madison Square Garden)
Ticket income: 739139 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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15:12 0-1
Alex Tanguay [26] (Sidney Crosby)PP
17:24 0-2
Brooks Orpik [3] (Ryan Malone, Jordan Staal)
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27:39 1-2
Andy McDonald [18] (Marc Staal, Eric Brewer)
29:44 1-3
Petr Sykora [41] (Alex Tanguay, Sidney Crosby)PP
32:55 2-3
Scott Hartnell [23] (Scott Gomez, Ales Hemsky)PP
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44:34 3-3
Brad Boyes [16] (Rene Bourque, Derek Joslin)
48:12 3-4
Mark Recchi [19] (Ryan Malone, Jordan Staal)PP
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Penalty summary:
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13:23
Valtteri Filppula (2 min for elbowing)
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22:35
Adam Hall (2 min for hooking)
28:02
Robbie Schremp (2 min for elbowing)
31:32
Adam Hall (2 min for hooking)
38:12
Sidney Crosby (2 min for hooking)
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47:51
Scott Hartnell (2 min for hooking)
50:01
Logan Couture (5 min for fighting)
50:01
Lukas Kaspar (5 min for fighting)
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New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Grier 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 11.50 5
R Daniel Cleary 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 11.00 6
R Andy McDonald 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 16.10 7
R Ales Hemsky 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 -1 20.20 7
C Valtteri Filppula 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7.40 5
C Brad Boyes 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.30 6
C Robbie Schremp 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 16.00 6
C Scott Gomez 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
L David Perron 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 10.50 6
L Rene Bourque 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 15.50 7
L Lukas Kaspar 0 0 2 1 2 0 5 1 14.10 6
L Scott Hartnell 1 0 5 3 0 0 2 -1 19.20 8
D Marek Malik 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 13.40 7
D Marc Staal 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 21.20 8
D Eric Brewer 0 1 2 5 0 2 0 0 27.10 8
D Derek Joslin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.10 6
D Adrian Aucoin 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 -1 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tyson Sexsmith 4 0 29 0 0 60.00 6
G Henrik Lundqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Hall 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 0 9.50 8
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 19.00 8
R Petr Sykora 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 13.10 7
R Mark Recchi 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 7
C Keven Veilleux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.50 6
C Logan Couture 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 15.20 6
C Jordan Staal 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 17.30 9
C Sidney Crosby 0 2 6 1 0 0 2 -2 18.40 8
L Georges Laraque 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9.50 4
L Gary Roberts 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 16.20 7
L Ryan Malone 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 15.10 8
L Alex Tanguay 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 -2 14.50 9
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 6
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.30 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 24.00 7
D Mike Green 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 19.40 7
D Brooks Orpik 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 17.00 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 23.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jordan Staal
2nd star: Ryan Malone
3rd star: Alex Tanguay
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Marc Staal notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Scott Gomez notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Marc Staal ended his 6 game point drought.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Sidney Crosby notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Mark Recchi finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Logan Couture fought Lukas Kaspar in a fight.
Farm game result:
Hartford Wolfpack 4( 23) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 3( 17)
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1-0 HFD Alex Bourret (Hugh Jessiman)
1-1 WIL Jeff Taffe (Mike Weaver, Jani Rita)
1-2 WIL Jeff Taffe (Michael Blunden)
2-2 HFD Dane Byers (Jason Krog)
2-3 WIL Milan Kraft (Jani Rita)
3-3 HFD Jarkko Immonen (Lauri Korpikoski)
4-3 HFD Hugh Jessiman (Alex Bourret)
Goalies: Brian Boucher - Dany Sabourin