Henrik Lundqvist plays through eye injury, Rangers even series at 1-1

New York Rangers

46-27-9 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Final

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pittsburgh Penguins

48-26-8 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	1	2	3	T
NYR	0	3	1	4
PIT	0	1	1	2

Miller (Rangers - C): Goals: 0, Assists: 3
Brassard (Rangers - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
Kessel (Penguins - RW): Goals: 2, Assists: 0

Apr 16,2016

• Associated Press

PITTSBURGH -- Henrik Lundqvist's right eye is just fine, thanks.
So, too, are the New York Rangers, whose franchise goaltender is back to looking like the foundation for New York's near annual deep postseason run.

Editor's Picks

• 

  Having Evgeni Malkin back not necessarily a good thing

  Reintegrating one of the game's best players into the middle of a playoff series for a team that has been on a roll without him proved to be the Penguins' undoing against the Rangers in Game 2.
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  Rapid Reaction: New York Rangers 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 2

  The return of goalie Henrik Lundqvist seemed to pump up the Rangers, who filled the Penguins net in Game 2 to tie the series 1-1.

Three days removed from a freakish run-in between his face and teammate Marc Staal's stick, Lundqvist looked like his ever steady self, making 29 saves, and the Rangers took advantage of some sloppy defensive play by Pittsburgh in a 4-2 victory on Saturday that evened their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at 1-1.
Lundqvist sat out the final two periods of a Game 1 setback after Staal's stick made its way through Lundqvist's cage, scraping his right eye.
Lundqvist saw a specialist on Thursday, practiced on Friday and spent three periods on Saturday doing what he always seems to do this time of year.
"When you know there's nothing wrong with the eye, you know you can just go out there and just push yourself and whatever is feeling uncomfortable, you don't really think about it when the game starts," Lundqvist said. "You just want to be out there and you're very determined."
Lundqvist kept the surging Penguins, boosted by the return of star center Evgeni Malkin, at bay for most of the first 30 minutes then saw his team pounce when Pittsburgh went through the kind of lull it largely avoided while ending the regular season with a 14-2 burst.
Keith Yandle and Derick Brassard scored 18 seconds apart in the second period to give the Rangers the lead, and Mats Zuccarello and Chris Kreider piled on later as New York improved to 6-2 since the start of the 2014 playoffs in the game immediately following a loss.
J.T. Miller added three assists as the Rangers handed Pittsburgh just its third loss since March 6.
Game 3 is Tuesday in New York.
Phil Kessel scored his first two playoff goals in three years. Backup goaltender Jeff Zatkoff made 24 stops while making a second consecutive start in place of injured Marc-Andre Fleury, but was undone by some shaky play in front of him.
"When our team is at its best, we've been defending really well," Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan said. "I think a couple of the goals were uncharacteristic of this group."
One that had one of its biggest pieces in place with Malkin's familiar No. 71 in the lineup. The star was supposed to be out 6 to 8 weeks after injuring his left arm against Columbus on March 11.
He made it back a good week earlier than even the most optimistic projections, returning another dynamic piece to the league's hottest team.
Malkin finished with an assist in 18:57 of ice time but looked reticent to shoot while toggling between lines, including an occasional pairing with Sidney Crosby.
"Everything is fine, but I need a little bit more confidence," Malkin said. "It's pretty hard, but I'm fine. I'm still positive."
Pittsburgh led at the midway point on Kessel's power-play goal 3:21 into the second before the next 10 minutes changed the direction of the series.
Yandle tied it 12:38 into the second when Brassard won a faceoff in the left circle and Miller swooped in to get it before passing it to Yandle in the right circle. Brassard wasted little time giving the Rangers their first lead of the series when Pittsburgh defenseman Olli Maatta couldn't handle a bouncing puck and Brassard raced by him to beat Zatkoff for Brassard's seventh goal in his past 10 playoff games against the Penguins.
Officials reviewed the goal to see if Brassard's feet crossed the blue line before the puck, but replays were inconclusive and the Rangers were ahead to stay.
"I guess I was fine," Brassard said.

A few minutes later, New York was better than that. Zuccarello's doubled the Rangers' advantage on a play that looked like a mirror image of Yandle's score, sneaking toward the far post behind Pittsburgh's defense and slamming a pass from Miller into the net 16:52 into the second.
When Trevor Daley's turnover along the goal line early in the third period offered Kreider an easy opportunity that he didn't miss, the Rangers were on their way to the kind of bounce-back performance that's become typical of their postseason resilience under coach Alain Vigneault.
Having Lundqvist at the back end to cover up mistakes certainly helps.
"Good feeling to go home now, and then we get an opportunity to play at home," Lundqvist said. "I can't wait."
Game notes
The Rangers went 0-for-3 on the power play. The Penguins were 2-for-5. ... New York scratched D Dan Girardi, the first postseason game Girardi has missed in his 10-year career. Asked on Friday if Girardi had an upper body or a lower body injury, Vigneault replied "the whole thing." ... The Rangers outhit the Penguins 57-25. ... The matchup was the 500th playoff game for the Rangers, who are 238-254-8 in the postseason.

Final

Pittsburgh leads 2-1 (Game 2 of 7)

Rangers 4

Penguins 2

3:00PM,EDT,April 16,2016
CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

	1	2	3	T
NYR	0	3	1	4
PIT	0	1	1	2

J. Miller (Rangers - C): Goals: 0, Assists: 3
D. Brassard (Rangers - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
P. Kessel (Penguins - RW): Goals: 2, Assists: 0

Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.

Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 1st period
0:00	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone
0:19	Pittsburgh	Chris Kunitz credited with hit on Mats Zuccarello in offensive zone
0:52	NY Rangers	Giveaway by Dylan McIlrath in defensive zone
0:57	NY Rangers	Eric Staal credited with hit on Tom Kuhnhackl in defensive zone
1:29	NY Rangers	Rick Nash shot blocked by Evgeni Malkin
1:35	NY Rangers	Takeaway by Rick Nash in neutral zone
1:40	NY Rangers	Kevin Klein credited with hit on Conor Sheary in neutral zone
2:12	Pittsburgh	Phil Kessel shot blocked by Dominic Moore
2:55	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Kevin Klein saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Wristshot 34 ft)
2:56		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
2:56	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Derick Brassard in defensive zone
3:17	NY Rangers	Dylan McIlrath shot blocked by Sidney Crosby
3:23	NY Rangers	Dylan McIlrath shot blocked by Conor Sheary
3:34	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Tip-In 13 ft)
3:36	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 12 ft)
3:51	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Matt Cullen saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 10 ft)
3:52		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
3:52	NY Rangers	Eric Staal won faceoff against Nick Bonino in defensive zone
3:58	Pittsburgh	Carl Hagelin credited with hit on Kevin Klein in offensive zone
4:14	Pittsburgh	Carl Hagelin shot blocked by Kevin Klein
4:33	NY Rangers	Kevin Klein shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
4:33		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
4:33	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Derek Stepan in defensive zone
5:01	NY Rangers	Chris Kreider credited with hit on Eric Fehr in defensive zone
5:02	Pittsburgh	Kris Letang shot blocked by Derek Stepan
5:10	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Derek Stepan saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Wristshot 15 ft)
5:27	NY Rangers	Tanner Glass credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in offensive zone
5:37	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 42 ft)
6:01	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Viktor Stalberg saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Wristshot 37 ft)
6:02		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
6:02	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Derick Brassard in defensive zone
6:14	Pittsburgh	Takeaway by Kris Letang in defensive zone
6:18	NY Rangers	J.T. Miller credited with hit on Bryan Rust in neutral zone
6:36	NY Rangers	Rick Nash credited with hit on Olli Maatta in offensive zone
6:41	NY Rangers	Kevin Hayes credited with hit on Evgeni Malkin in offensive zone
6:55	NY Rangers	Kevin Klein credited with hit on Nick Bonino in neutral zone
7:44	NY Rangers	Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Kris Letang
8:11	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 53 ft)
8:14	NY Rangers	Kevin Klein credited with hit on Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
8:41	NY Rangers	Tanner Glass credited with hit on Eric Fehr in offensive zone
8:45	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Matt Cullen, Wide of Net(Wristshot 30 ft)
8:48	NY Rangers	Tanner Glass credited with hit on Ben Lovejoy in defensive zone
8:56	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Tanner Glass saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Backhand 21 ft)
9:01	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Dylan McIlrath saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Snap 49 ft)
9:15	NY Rangers	Dylan McIlrath shot blocked by Ben Lovejoy
9:20		Stoppage - Icing
9:20	NY Rangers	Derick Brassard won faceoff against Matt Cullen in offensive zone
9:27	NY Rangers	Keith Yandle shot blocked by Eric Fehr
9:31	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Eric Fehr in neutral zone
9:35	NY Rangers	Shot missed by Rick Nash, Wide of Net(Snap 37 ft)
9:58	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Ian Cole saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Slapshot 43 ft)
9:59		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
9:59	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Eric Staal in offensive zone
10:17		Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
10:17	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Eric Staal in neutral zone
10:30	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Phil Kessel in neutral zone
10:46	NY Rangers	Jesper Fast credited with hit on Trevor Daley in defensive zone
10:48	NY Rangers	Brady Skjei credited with hit on Nick Bonino in defensive zone
10:58	NY Rangers	Giveaway by Brady Skjei in offensive zone
11:00	NY Rangers	Jesper Fast credited with hit on Carl Hagelin in neutral zone
11:06	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 48 ft)
11:45	NY Rangers	Mats Zuccarello credited with hit on Olli Maatta in offensive zone
11:48	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Derek Stepan saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Wristshot 46 ft)
12:38	Pittsburgh	Ben Lovejoy credited with hit on Derick Brassard in defensive zone
13:09	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Brady Skjei
13:17	Pittsburgh	Takeaway by Bryan Rust in offensive zone
13:49	NY Rangers	Eric Staal credited with hit on Carl Hagelin in offensive zone
14:03	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 52 ft)
14:05		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
14:05	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
14:34	NY Rangers	Chris Kreider credited with hit on Kris Letang in offensive zone
14:51	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Patric Hornqvist, Wide of Net(Snap 38 ft)
14:58	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Rick Nash saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Wristshot 34 ft)
14:59		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
14:59	NY Rangers	Derick Brassard won faceoff against Matt Cullen in offensive zone
15:27		Stoppage - Icing
15:27	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Derick Brassard in offensive zone
16:25	NY Rangers	penalty to Kevin Hayes 2 minutes for Interference Patric Hornqvist
16:25	NY Rangers	Shorthanded - Derek Stepan won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
16:28	NY Rangers	Shorthanded - Marc Staal credited with hit on Patric Hornqvist in defensive zone
16:51	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot on goal by Patric Hornqvist saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 12 ft)
16:53	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot missed by Patric Hornqvist, Wide of Net(Tip-In 12 ft)
17:15	Pittsburgh	Power play - Giveaway by Phil Kessel in offensive zone
17:30		Stoppage - Offside
17:30	NY Rangers	Shorthanded - Eric Staal won faceoff against Nick Bonino in neutral zone
17:36	NY Rangers	Shorthanded - Jesper Fast credited with hit on Chris Kunitz in defensive zone
17:57	NY Rangers	Shorthanded - Marc Staal credited with hit on Conor Sheary in defensive zone
18:17		Stoppage - Offside
18:17	NY Rangers	Shorthanded - Derick Brassard won faceoff against Matt Cullen in neutral zone
18:48	NY Rangers	Mats Zuccarello credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in offensive zone
19:04	NY Rangers	Shot missed by Keith Yandle, Wide of Net(Slapshot 57 ft)
19:18	Pittsburgh	Chris Kunitz credited with hit on Keith Yandle in offensive zone
19:25	NY Rangers	Mats Zuccarello credited with hit on Trevor Daley in defensive zone
19:26	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 27 ft)
19:48	Pittsburgh	Trevor Daley shot blocked by Mats Zuccarello
19:58	Pittsburgh	penalty to Patric Hornqvist 2 minutes for Roughing Mats Zuccarello
19:58	NY Rangers	penalty to Mats Zuccarello 2 minutes for Roughing Patric Hornqvist
19:58	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan won faceoff against Matt Cullen in offensive zone
20:00		End of 1st period
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 2nd period
0:00	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone
0:07	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Derek Stepan saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Backhand 10 ft)
0:27	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Evgeni Malkin, Wide of Net(Wristshot 18 ft)
0:35	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Olli Maatta saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 57 ft)
0:44	NY Rangers	Kevin Klein credited with hit on Kris Letang in defensive zone
1:02		Stoppage - Icing
1:02	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Derick Brassard in defensive zone
1:17	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 50 ft)
1:26	Pittsburgh	Phil Kessel shot blocked by Marc Staal
1:31	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wrap-around 6 ft)
2:08	NY Rangers	penalty to Mats Zuccarello 2 minutes for Hooking Conor Sheary
2:08	Pittsburgh	Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Derek Stepan in offensive zone
2:21	Pittsburgh	Power play - Giveaway by Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
2:25	NY Rangers	Shorthanded - Giveaway by Rick Nash in defensive zone
2:30	NY Rangers	Shorthanded - Kevin Klein credited with hit on Phil Kessel in defensive zone
2:36	Pittsburgh	Power play - Giveaway by Patric Hornqvist in offensive zone
2:52	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 27 ft)
3:21	Pittsburgh	Power Play Goal Scored by Phil Kessel(Wristshot 17 ft) assisted by Trevor Daley and Nick Bonino
3:21	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Dominic Moore in neutral zone
3:27		Stoppage - Puck in Benches
3:27	NY Rangers	Dominic Moore won faceoff against Matt Cullen in neutral zone
3:33	NY Rangers	Shot missed by Keith Yandle, Over Net(Wristshot 105 ft)
3:35		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
3:35	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Derek Stepan in defensive zone
3:40	NY Rangers	Chris Kreider credited with hit on Trevor Daley in offensive zone
3:51	NY Rangers	Takeaway by Mats Zuccarello in neutral zone
3:58	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan credited with hit on Trevor Daley in offensive zone
4:03		Stoppage - Offside
4:03	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Derick Brassard in neutral zone
4:26	NY Rangers	Derick Brassard credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in offensive zone
4:34	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Chris Kunitz saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 16 ft)
4:35	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Brian Dumoulin saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 20 ft)
4:36		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
4:36	NY Rangers	Eric Staal won faceoff against Nick Bonino in defensive zone
4:45	Pittsburgh	Olli Maatta shot blocked by Marc Staal
4:51		Stoppage - High Stick
4:51	NY Rangers	Eric Staal won faceoff against Nick Bonino in neutral zone
5:37	NY Rangers	Dominic Moore credited with hit on Bryan Rust in defensive zone
5:57	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Viktor Stalberg saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Tip-In 21 ft)
6:22	NY Rangers	Chris Kreider credited with hit on Bryan Rust in defensive zone
6:25	NY Rangers	Brady Skjei credited with hit on Evgeni Malkin in defensive zone
6:47	NY Rangers	Keith Yandle shot blocked by Eric Fehr
7:05	NY Rangers	Chris Kreider credited with hit on Kris Letang in offensive zone
7:15	Pittsburgh	Tom Kuhnhackl credited with hit on Keith Yandle in offensive zone
7:17	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Chris Kreider saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Slapshot 50 ft)
7:18		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
7:18	NY Rangers	Derick Brassard won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
7:24	NY Rangers	J.T. Miller shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
7:28	NY Rangers	Keith Yandle shot blocked by Chris Kunitz
7:32		Stoppage - Offside
7:32	NY Rangers	Derick Brassard won faceoff against Matt Cullen in neutral zone
7:37	NY Rangers	Shot missed by Kevin Klein, Wide of Net(Slapshot 74 ft)
7:56	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Brady Skjei saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Wristshot 52 ft)
8:05	NY Rangers	Derick Brassard shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
8:22	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Kevin Klein saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Slapshot 55 ft)
8:44	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen credited with hit on J.T. Miller in defensive zone
8:47	Pittsburgh	penalty to Brian Dumoulin 2 minutes for Hooking J.T. Miller
8:47	Pittsburgh	Shorthanded - Nick Bonino won faceoff against Derek Stepan in defensive zone
9:32	NY Rangers	Power play - Mats Zuccarello shot blocked by Matt Cullen
9:34	NY Rangers	Power play - Shot on goal by Derek Stepan saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Wristshot 22 ft)
10:30	NY Rangers	Power play - Shot missed by J.T. Miller, Wide of Net(Slapshot 46 ft)
10:55	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Olli Maatta saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 50 ft)
11:00	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Chris Kunitz saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Slapshot 42 ft)
11:01	Pittsburgh	Chris Kunitz credited with hit on Marc Staal in offensive zone
11:07	NY Rangers	Viktor Stalberg shot blocked by Kris Letang
11:19	Pittsburgh	Evgeni Malkin credited with hit on Kevin Klein in offensive zone
11:28	NY Rangers	Viktor Stalberg credited with hit on Kris Letang in neutral zone
11:56		Stoppage - Hand Pass; TV timeout
11:56	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Dominic Moore in neutral zone
12:07	NY Rangers	Kevin Klein credited with hit on Patric Hornqvist in defensive zone
12:25	NY Rangers	Tanner Glass credited with hit on Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
12:29	NY Rangers	Tanner Glass credited with hit on Ian Cole in offensive zone
12:32		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
12:32	NY Rangers	Derick Brassard won faceoff against Matt Cullen in offensive zone
12:38	NY Rangers	Goal scored by Keith Yandle(Wristshot 13 ft) assisted by J.T. Miller and Derick Brassard
12:38	NY Rangers	Derick Brassard won faceoff against Nick Bonino in neutral zone
12:56	NY Rangers	Goal scored by Derick Brassard(Wristshot 13 ft) assisted by J.T. Miller and Brady Skjei
12:56		Stoppage - ; Chlg Hm - off-side
12:56		Stoppage - ; Home Timeout
12:56	NY Rangers	Eric Staal won faceoff against Conor Sheary in neutral zone
13:05	Pittsburgh	Bryan Rust credited with hit on Marc Staal in neutral zone
13:23	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Eric Staal saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Wristshot 25 ft)
13:25	NY Rangers	Kevin Hayes shot blocked by Bryan Rust
13:26	Pittsburgh	penalty to Bryan Rust 2 minutes for Interference Marc Staal
13:26	Pittsburgh	Shorthanded - Nick Bonino won faceoff against Derek Stepan in defensive zone
13:44		Stoppage - Icing
13:44	NY Rangers	Power play - Derick Brassard won faceoff against Matt Cullen in defensive zone
14:24	NY Rangers	Power play - Shot on goal by Keith Yandle saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Slapshot 58 ft)
14:44		Stoppage - Offside
14:44	NY Rangers	Power play - J.T. Miller won faceoff against Nick Bonino in neutral zone
15:22	Pittsburgh	Shorthanded - Olli Maatta credited with hit on Dan Boyle in defensive zone
15:24	Pittsburgh	Shorthanded - Chris Kunitz credited with hit on Dan Boyle in defensive zone
15:34	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Bryan Rust saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 15 ft)
15:42	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by J.T. Miller saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Wristshot 23 ft)
15:43		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
15:43	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Tanner Glass in defensive zone
15:51	NY Rangers	Tanner Glass credited with hit on Chris Kunitz in offensive zone
16:06		Stoppage - Offside
16:06	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Derek Stepan in neutral zone
16:12	Pittsburgh	Ian Cole credited with hit on Chris Kreider in defensive zone
16:30	Pittsburgh	Ian Cole credited with hit on Mats Zuccarello in defensive zone
16:35	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Ian Cole in defensive zone
16:36	Pittsburgh	Ian Cole credited with hit on Derek Stepan in defensive zone
16:38	NY Rangers	Chris Kreider shot blocked by Nick Bonino
16:52	NY Rangers	Goal scored by Mats Zuccarello(Wristshot 19 ft) assisted by J.T. Miller
16:52	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Derick Brassard in neutral zone
16:57	NY Rangers	Derick Brassard credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in neutral zone
17:08	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Rick Nash saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Wristshot 55 ft)
17:11	NY Rangers	Derick Brassard credited with hit on Ben Lovejoy in offensive zone
17:15	NY Rangers	penalty to J.T. Miller 2 minutes for Interference Tom Kuhnhackl
17:15	NY Rangers	Shorthanded - Derek Stepan won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
17:40	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot on goal by Patric Hornqvist saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 47 ft)
18:11	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot missed by Phil Kessel, Wide of Net(Tip-In 16 ft)
18:22	Pittsburgh	Power play - Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Jesper Fast
18:37	Pittsburgh	Power play - Patric Hornqvist credited with hit on Jesper Fast in offensive zone
18:46	NY Rangers	Shorthanded - Dominic Moore credited with hit on Evgeni Malkin in offensive zone
19:11	Pittsburgh	Power play - Giveaway by Conor Sheary in offensive zone
19:15	NY Rangers	Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Viktor Stalberg saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Wristshot 32 ft)
19:33	NY Rangers	Derick Brassard credited with hit on Chris Kunitz in defensive zone
19:54	NY Rangers	Kevin Klein credited with hit on Eric Fehr in neutral zone
20:00		End of 2nd period
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 3rd period
0:00	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
0:22	NY Rangers	Mats Zuccarello credited with hit on Kris Letang in offensive zone
0:33	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby credited with hit on Kevin Klein in offensive zone
0:36	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Trevor Daley in defensive zone
0:39	NY Rangers	Goal scored by Chris Kreider(Wristshot 18 ft) assisted by Derick Brassard
0:39	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Derick Brassard in neutral zone
0:46		Stoppage - Icing
0:46	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Derick Brassard in defensive zone
0:56	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Ben Lovejoy saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 39 ft)
0:57		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
0:57	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Eric Staal in offensive zone
1:20		Stoppage - Offside
1:20	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Dominic Moore in neutral zone
1:36	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Snap 20 ft)
2:02	NY Rangers	Chris Kreider credited with hit on Nick Bonino in defensive zone
2:13	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Chris Kreider saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Wristshot 27 ft)
2:14		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
2:14	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Derek Stepan in defensive zone
2:28	Pittsburgh	Tom Kuhnhackl credited with hit on Derek Stepan in offensive zone
2:32		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
2:32	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Derick Brassard in neutral zone
2:38		Stoppage - Icing
2:38	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Derick Brassard in defensive zone
2:45	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Patric Hornqvist saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 57 ft)
2:46		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
2:46	NY Rangers	Eric Staal won faceoff against Nick Bonino in defensive zone
3:07	NY Rangers	Eric Staal credited with hit on Ian Cole in offensive zone
4:08	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Chris Kunitz, Over Net(Wristshot 34 ft)
4:13	NY Rangers	Tanner Glass credited with hit on Kris Letang in defensive zone
4:34	Pittsburgh	penalty to Sidney Crosby 2 minutes for Slashing Viktor Stalberg
4:34	NY Rangers	Power play - Derek Stepan won faceoff against Matt Cullen in offensive zone
4:40	NY Rangers	Power play - Shot on goal by Mats Zuccarello saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Wristshot 56 ft)
4:41	NY Rangers	penalty to Chris Kreider 2 minutes for Interference - Goalkeeper Jeff Zatkoff
4:41	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan won faceoff against Nick Bonino in defensive zone
4:53		Stoppage - Icing
4:53	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Derek Stepan in offensive zone
4:57	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Olli Maatta, Over Net(Slapshot 57 ft)
5:20	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Trevor Daley saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 44 ft)
5:30	NY Rangers	penalty to Keith Yandle 2 minutes for Cross checking Evgeni Malkin
5:30	Pittsburgh	Power play - Nick Bonino won faceoff against Eric Staal in offensive zone
5:42	Pittsburgh	Power Play Goal Scored by Phil Kessel(Snap 17 ft) assisted by Nick Bonino and Evgeni Malkin
5:42	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Derick Brassard in neutral zone
6:24	Pittsburgh	Conor Sheary credited with hit on Derick Brassard in offensive zone
6:27	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Phil Kessel, Wide of Net(Wristshot 34 ft)
6:40	NY Rangers	Shorthanded - Derick Brassard credited with hit on Kris Letang in defensive zone
6:53	Pittsburgh	Power play - Kris Letang shot blocked by Kevin Klein
7:43	NY Rangers	Brady Skjei credited with hit on Bryan Rust in defensive zone
7:43	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Nick Bonino saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 11 ft)
7:44		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
7:44	NY Rangers	Dominic Moore won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
7:49	NY Rangers	Kevin Klein credited with hit on Bryan Rust in defensive zone
7:57	NY Rangers	Viktor Stalberg credited with hit on Ian Cole in offensive zone
8:10	Pittsburgh	Kris Letang credited with hit on Dominic Moore in defensive zone
8:45	NY Rangers	Mats Zuccarello credited with hit on Matt Cullen in defensive zone
8:57	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Ben Lovejoy saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 53 ft)
9:08	Pittsburgh	Ben Lovejoy credited with hit on Derek Stepan in defensive zone
9:30	NY Rangers	Derick Brassard credited with hit on Trevor Daley in offensive zone
9:35	Pittsburgh	Trevor Daley shot blocked by Rick Nash
9:36		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
9:36	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Eric Staal in offensive zone
10:17	Pittsburgh	Ian Cole shot blocked by Kevin Klein
10:29	Pittsburgh	Ian Cole shot blocked by Kevin Hayes
10:30		Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout
10:30	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Derick Brassard in offensive zone
10:36	Pittsburgh	Carl Hagelin shot blocked by Kevin Klein
10:43	NY Rangers	J.T. Miller credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in offensive zone
10:48	NY Rangers	J.T. Miller credited with hit on Nick Bonino in offensive zone
11:01	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Nick Bonino, Over Net(Slapshot 85 ft)
11:17	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Dominic Moore saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Wristshot 18 ft)
11:23	NY Rangers	Marc Staal shot blocked by Patric Hornqvist
11:43	Pittsburgh	penalty to Chris Kunitz 2 minutes for Slashing Marc Staal
11:43	Pittsburgh	penalty to Chris Kunitz 5 minutes for Fighting (maj) Kevin Klein
11:43	NY Rangers	penalty to Kevin Klein 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike conduct Chris Kunitz
11:43	NY Rangers	penalty to Kevin Klein 5 minutes for Fighting (maj) Chris Kunitz
11:43	NY Rangers	Derek Stepan won faceoff against Matt Cullen in offensive zone
11:57	NY Rangers	Mats Zuccarello credited with hit on Ben Lovejoy in offensive zone
12:08	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen shot blocked by Keith Yandle
12:09		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
12:09	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Eric Staal in offensive zone
12:18	Pittsburgh	Ian Cole shot blocked by Jesper Fast
12:23	NY Rangers	Kevin Hayes shot blocked by Trevor Daley
12:25	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Eric Staal saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Backhand 14 ft)
12:26		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
12:26	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Derick Brassard in defensive zone
12:47	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Rick Nash saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Wristshot 18 ft)
12:48		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
12:48	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Chris Kreider in defensive zone
13:10	Pittsburgh	Bryan Rust credited with hit on Mats Zuccarello in neutral zone
13:12		Stoppage - Offside
13:12	NY Rangers	Eric Staal won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
13:24	NY Rangers	Kevin Hayes credited with hit on Kris Letang in offensive zone
13:44	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin in offensive zone
13:46		Stoppage - Icing
13:46	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Eric Staal in offensive zone
13:52	Pittsburgh	Phil Kessel shot blocked by Brady Skjei
14:09	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Phil Kessel, Wide of Net(Wristshot 40 ft)
14:29	NY Rangers	Derick Brassard credited with hit on Ian Cole in offensive zone
14:56		Stoppage - Puck Frozen; TV timeout
14:56	NY Rangers	Dominic Moore won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
15:26	NY Rangers	Takeaway by Kevin Hayes in neutral zone
15:52	Pittsburgh	Ben Lovejoy credited with hit on Jesper Fast in defensive zone
16:13	Pittsburgh	Ben Lovejoy credited with hit on J.T. Miller in offensive zone
16:13		Stoppage - Icing
16:13	NY Rangers	Derick Brassard won faceoff against Matt Cullen in defensive zone
16:47		Stoppage - Puck in Benches
16:47	NY Rangers	Dominic Moore won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
16:54	NY Rangers	Shot on goal by Marc Staal saved by Jeff Zatkoff(Wristshot 92 ft)
16:55		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
16:55	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Dominic Moore in defensive zone
17:00	Pittsburgh	Kris Letang credited with hit on Chris Kreider in defensive zone
17:37		Stoppage - Icing; Visitor Timeout
17:37	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Dominic Moore in offensive zone
17:48	Pittsburgh	Phil Kessel shot blocked by Brady Skjei
17:54	Pittsburgh	Kris Letang credited with hit on Dominic Moore in defensive zone
17:58		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
17:58	NY Rangers	Derick Brassard won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
18:15	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Carl Hagelin in offensive zone
18:21		Stoppage - Offside
18:21	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Eric Staal in neutral zone
19:23	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Patric Hornqvist saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 11 ft)
19:25		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
19:25	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Dominic Moore in offensive zone
19:29	Pittsburgh	Kris Letang shot blocked by Dominic Moore
19:38	NY Rangers	Dominic Moore credited with hit on Tom Kuhnhackl in defensive zone
19:43	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Conor Sheary saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 12 ft)
19:51	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Matt Cullen saved by Henrik Lundqvist(Wristshot 11 ft)
19:56		Stoppage - Icing
19:56	NY Rangers	Dominic Moore won faceoff against Matt Cullen in defensive zone
20:00		End of 3rd period
20:00		End of Game

Game Information

Arena: CONSOL Energy Center Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Referees: Marc Joannette, Steve Kozari Linesmen: Steve Barton, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 18,614 (102.9% full)

Team Statistical Comparison

Key:  NY Rangers   Pittsburgh
Total Shots    28  31	PIM  19    15	Hits  57    25	Giveaways    3  10	Takeaways  3    2	Faceoffs Won    31  39

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	NYR	PIT
No scoring this period			0	0
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
16:25		Kevin Hayes: 2 Minutes for Interference
19:58		Patric Hornqvist: 2 Minutes for Roughing
19:58		Mats Zuccarello: 2 Minutes for Roughing
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	NYR	PIT
3:21		Phil Kessel (1) (Power Play) Assists: Trevor Daley, Nick Bonino	0	1
12:38		Keith Yandle (1) Assists: Rick Nash, J.T. Miller	1	1
12:56		Derick Brassard (1) Assists: J.T. Miller, Brady Skjei	2	1
16:52		Mats Zuccarello (1) Assist: J.T. Miller	3	1
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
2:08		Mats Zuccarello: 2 Minutes for Hooking
8:47		Brian Dumoulin: 2 Minutes for Hooking
13:26		Bryan Rust: 2 Minutes for Interference
17:15		J.T. Miller: 2 Minutes for Interference
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	NYR	PIT
0:39		Chris Kreider (1) Assist: Derick Brassard	4	1
5:42		Phil Kessel (2) (Power Play) Assists: Nick Bonino, Evgeni Malkin	4	2
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
4:34		Sidney Crosby: 2 Minutes for Slashing
4:41		Chris Kreider: 2 Minutes for Goalkeeper Interference
5:30		Keith Yandle: 2 Minutes for Cross checking
11:43		Kevin Klein: 5 Minute Major for Fighting
11:43		Chris Kunitz: 5 Minute Major for Fighting
11:43		Chris Kunitz: 2 Minutes for Slashing
11:43		Kevin Klein: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct

Player Summary

New York Rangers Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % D. Boyle D 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 19:53 1:45 1:40 16:28 0 0 00.0 D. Brassard C 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 25 17:59 2:15 0:37 15:07 10 13 43.5 J. Fast RW 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 23 15:26 0:11 1:49 13:26 0 0 00.0 T. Glass LW 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 14 9:02 0:00 0:00 9:02 0 1 00.0 K. Hayes RW 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 17 11:51 0:11 0:00 11:40 0 0 00.0 K. Klein D 0 0 1 2 1 4 2 7 8 0 0 34 23:20 0:04 3:53 19:23 0 0 00.0 C. Kreider LW 1 0 1 3 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 20 14:38 2:18 0:00 12:20 0 1 00.0 D. McIlrath D 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 9:07 0:00 0:36 8:31 0 0 00.0 J. Miller C 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 2 3 0 0 22 15:47 1:49 0:00 13:58 1 0 100.0 D. Moore C 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 18 12:08 0:00 1:04 11:04 5 6 45.5 R. Nash LW 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 26 16:59 1:38 2:51 12:30 0 0 00.0 B. Skjei D 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 28 19:02 1:37 2:08 15:17 0 0 00.0 E. Staal C 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 23 14:58 1:41 2:05 11:12 7 8 46.7 M. Staal D 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 37 25:21 0:04 4:05 21:12 0 0 00.0 V. Stalberg LW 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 9:58 0:00 1:04 8:54 0 0 00.0 D. Stepan C 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 15:37 2:18 2:35 10:44 8 10 44.4 K. Yandle D 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 30 21:01 2:26 0:08 18:27 0 0 00.0 M. Zuccarello RW 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 25 17:41 2:18 0:37 14:46 0 0 00.0 New York Rangers Scratches Player Detail M. Hellberg Scratched D. Girardi Undisclosed M. Hrivik Scratched O. Lindberg Scratched R. Mcdonagh Hand Pittsburgh Penguins Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % N. Bonino C 0 2 -2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 18:12 1:53 1:50 14:29 14 8 63.6 I. Cole D 0 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 20 12:47 0:00 2:44 10:03 0 0 00.0 S. Crosby C 0 0 -1 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 29 23:49 4:20 0:24 19:05 14 10 58.3 M. Cullen C 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 29 14:57 0:08 1:53 12:56 11 12 47.8 T. Daley D 0 1 -4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 32 21:32 1:18 1:23 18:51 0 0 00.0 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 -1 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 28 16:07 0:12 0:00 15:55 0 0 00.0 E. Fehr RW 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 18 10:55 0:08 0:33 10:14 0 0 00.0 C. Hagelin LW 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 25 15:51 0:04 1:57 13:50 0 0 00.0 P. Hornqvist RW 0 0 -1 4 2 1 1 2 1 0 1 24 17:54 4:23 0:00 13:31 0 0 00.0 P. Kessel RW 2 0 -2 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 25 18:52 4:37 0:00 14:15 0 0 00.0 T. Kuhnhackl RW 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 21 11:52 0:08 1:21 10:23 0 0 00.0 C. Kunitz LW 0 0 -1 2 1 1 2 7 4 0 0 17 11:47 1:32 0:16 9:59 0 0 00.0 K. Letang D 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 35 32:52 5:04 1:33 26:15 0 0 00.0 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 26 13:14 0:08 2:10 10:56 0 0 00.0 O. Maatta D 0 0 -2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 26 16:57 0:59 0:24 15:34 0 0 00.0 E. Malkin C 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 24 19:29 5:01 0:00 14:28 0 0 00.0 B. Rust RW 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 10 6:19 0:04 0:00 6:15 0 0 00.0 C. Sheary LW 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 17 11:08 1:34 0:00 9:34 0 1 00.0 Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches Player Detail M. Fleury Concussion D. Pouliot Scratched T. Sestito Scratched J. Schultz Scratched O. Sundqvist Scratched M. Murray Head Injury B. Bennett Undisclosed

Goaltending Summary

New York Rangers Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM H. Lundqvist 31 2 29 .935 59:58 0	Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM J. Zatkoff 28 4 24 .857 57:26 0

Shots On Goal

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T
New York Rangers	7	14	7	28
Pittsburgh	10	11	10	31

Power Play Summary

Team	PPG / PPO
New York Rangers	0 of 3
Pittsburgh	2 of 5

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.