NY Rangers 3, Pittsburgh 4

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NYR(27-40-8)10203
PIT(23-47-4)20114

Final

OT
3:00 PM ET, March 21, 2004
Mellon Arena
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
THREE STARS
A. Morozov
Penguins  (RW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 2
D. Tarnstrom
Penguins  (D )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1
B. Holik
Rangers (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Mellon Arena
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: TomKowal, DanO'Rourke
Linesmen: DavidBrisebois, JonnyMurray
Attendance: 12,307 (72.6% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Key:  NY Rangers   Pittsburgh
Total Shots
  33
 35
PIM
 21
  15
Hits
  0
  0
Giveaways
  0
  0
Takeaways
  0
  0
Faceoffs Won
  28
  28
1st Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
5:14Lasse Pirjeta (3) (Power Play)
Assists: Ric Jackman, Aleksey Morozov
Pittsburgh 1-0
11:28Josh Green (3)
Assists: Mark Messier, Fedor Tyutin
Game tied 1-1
13:10Martin Strbak (4)
Assists: Milan Kraft, Jon Sim
Pittsburgh 2-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
4:55Josh Green: 2 Minutes for Hooking Konstantin Koltsov
5:18Matt Bradley: 5 Minutes for Fighting Garth Murray
5:18Garth Murray: 5 Minutes for Fighting Matt Bradley
16:28Ryan Malone: 2 Minutes for Holding the Stick Boris Mironov
2nd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
No scoring this period
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
5:33Dan Focht: 2 Minutes for Roughing Fedor Tyutin
6:13Mark Messier: 5-Minute Major for Spearing Martin Strbak (Served by Sandy McCarthy)
6:13Mark Messier: 10-Minute Match Penalty for Deliberate Injury Martin Strbak (Served by Sandy McCarthy)
6:52Josef Melichar: 2 Minutes for Tripping Dan LaCouture
17:57Ric Jackman: 2 Minutes for Holding Jaromir Jagr
3rd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
2:18Garth Murray (1)
Assists: Dan LaCouture, Mike Green
Game tied 2-2
2:34Bobby Holik (22)
Assists: Fedor Tyutin, Boris Mironov
NY Rangers 3-2
18:45Dick Tarnstrom (15) (Power Play)
Assists: Aleksey Morozov, Ric Jackman
Game tied 3-3
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
17:27Jaromir Jagr: 2 Minutes for Roughing Dan Focht
19:09Josef Melichar: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Garth Murray
OT Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
4:52Aleksey Morozov (15) (Power Play)
Assists: Lasse Pirjeta, Dick Tarnstrom
Pittsburgh 4-3
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
4:30Boris Mironov: 2 Minutes for Obstruction - Hooking

Player Summary
New York RangersTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
J. Balej RW001000000001916:111:010:0015:100100.0
J. Green LW101300120002216:400:021:1715:211150.0
J. Hlavac LW000300000002622:334:300:0717:560000.0
B. Holik C 100500000002824:455:011:4018:04131154.2
J. Jagr RW000700120003024:446:200:3817:460000.0
D. LaCouture LW011000000002113:340:001:5911:3510100.0
B. Lampman D 000000000002420:412:200:5117:300000.0
J. Lundmark C 000200000002619:031:401:5315:308561.5
C. McAllister LW0000000000075:440:000:005:440000.0
S. McCarthy RW0000000000097:500:000:017:490100.0
M. Messier C 011000110000109:491:390:197:515455.6
B. Mironov D 011300120003021:341:012:2618:070000.0
G. Murray C 10120015000159:100:000:009:100000.0
T. Poti D 001100000003127:046:201:0319:410000.0
D. Purinton D 000000000002419:110:061:5717:080000.0
K. Rachunek D 000400000002116:500:020:5115:570000.0
F. Tyutin D 022300000003124:060:000:000:000100.0
New York Rangers Scratches
PLAYERREASON
J BouchardHealthy
J OrtmeyerLeg Injury
Pittsburgh PenguinsTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
M. Bradley RW00030015000179:520:001:408:120000.0
K. Buchberger C 000200000002212:131:320:429:590000.0
M. Eastwood C 000000000002515:030:534:0510:059950.0
R. Fata RW00-2400000001914:240:350:4413:054450.0
D. Focht D 00-1300120002722:590:592:4719:130000.0
R. Jackman D 02-2200120002421:083:211:0716:400000.0
K. Koltsov LW00-1000000001714:441:520:2212:300000.0
T. Kostopoulos RW001000000002016:450:252:1214:080000.0
M. Kraft C 011200000002117:001:120:0215:4671531.8
R. Malone LW00-2000120002318:251:352:3714:1310100.0
J. Melichar D 001200240002318:100:001:3516:350000.0
A. Morozov RW12-2200000002219:011:530:2816:400000.0
B. Orpik D 00-1100000002824:090:004:2919:400000.0
L. Pirjeta C 11-1400000001713:371:400:0011:577653.8
J. Sim LW011100000001915:050:000:0015:050000.0
M. Strbak D 101200000002521:481:104:0016:380000.0
D. Tarnstrom D 11-2400000002421:433:210:4417:380000.0
L. Wilson RW00-1300000001713:090:500:0012:190000.0
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
PLAYERREASON

Goaltending Summary
New York Rangers Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
M. Dunham35431.88664:520
Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
J. Aubin34331.91264:270

Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdOTT
New York Rangers10913233
Pittsburgh1499335

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
New York Rangers0 of 0
Pittsburgh3 of 0

* - 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.

NHL Scores

Sunday, March 21st
Tampa Bay 0 Final
NY Islanders 3
Phoenix 2 Final
Chicago 2 OT
NY Rangers 3 Final
Pittsburgh 4 OT
Edmonton 5 Final
San Jose 2
Detroit 6 Final
Anaheim 8
Columbus 5 Final
Vancouver 4