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NY Rangers 4, Pittsburgh 5

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
NYR	1	2	1	4
PIT	0	2	3	5

Final

7:00 PM ET, April 25, 2008

Mellon Arena

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

THREE STARS

S. Crosby
Penguins (C )

Goals: 0
Assists: 2

J. Ruutu
Penguins (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

M. Staal
Rangers (D )

Goals: 0
Assists: 2

Game Information
Arena: Mellon Arena Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Referees: Don Koharski, Kelly Sutherland Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Brian Murphy
Attendance: 17,132 (101.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

NY Rangers

Pittsburgh

Total Shots
	24
	26

PIM
	20
	6

Hits
	37
	48

Giveaways
	5
	7

Takeaways
	0
	4

Faceoffs Won
	29
	25

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
13:40		Martin Straka (2) (Power Play) Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Michal Rozsival	NY Rangers 1-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
0:23		Jaromir Jagr: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Sergei Gonchar
6:48		Christian Backman: 2 Minutes for Interference of Jordan Staal
13:11		Ryan Whitney: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Ryan Callahan
17:30		Petr Sykora: 2 Minutes for Hooking Marc Staal
18:35		Brendan Shanahan: 2 Minutes for Interference of Maxime Talbot

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
1:52		Chris Drury (3) Assists: Marc Staal, Nigel Dawes	NY Rangers 2-0
3:37		Sean Avery (4) Assists: Marc Staal, Michal Rozsival	NY Rangers 3-0
8:13		Jarkko Ruutu (2) Assists: Jordan Staal, Brooks Orpik	NY Rangers 3-1
8:27		Pascal Dupuis (1) Assists: Sidney Crosby	NY Rangers 3-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
11:09		Brooks Orpik: 2 Minutes for Slashing Blair Betts
15:55		Brandon Dubinsky: 2 Minutes for Tripping Sidney Crosby

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
4:40		Marian Hossa (2) Assists: Rob Scuderi, Ryan Malone	Game tied 3-3
5:00		Petr Sykora (4) Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Ryan Malone	Pittsburgh 4-3
10:04		Scott Gomez (4) Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Michal Rozsival	Game tied 4-4
18:19		Evgeni Malkin (3) (Power Play) Assists: Sidney Crosby, Ryan Whitney	Pittsburgh 5-4
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
16:40		Martin Straka: 2 Minutes for Interference of Sidney Crosby
20:00		Martin Straka: 10-Minute Game Misconduct

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	%
S. Avery LW	1	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	17	12:38	0:08	0:00	12:30	0	0	00.0
C. Backman D	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	25	17:03	2:01	0:00	15:02	0	0	00.0
B. Betts C	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	7:28	0:00	1:50	5:38	3	2	60.0
R. Callahan RW	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	20	16:44	0:00	3:27	13:17	0	0	00.0
N. Dawes LW	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	11:00	0:00	0:00	11:00	0	0	00.0
C. Drury C	1	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	24	17:29	1:30	3:15	12:44	12	10	54.5
B. Dubinsky C	0	0	-2	4	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	25	18:04	1:56	0:24	15:44	4	7	36.4
D. Girardi D	0	0	-2	1	0	2	0	0	6	0	0	32	21:20	1:25	3:48	16:07	0	0	00.0
S. Gomez C	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	20:30	1:38	3:39	15:13	10	6	62.5
J. Jagr RW	0	2	-1	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	2	24	18:46	2:04	0:00	16:42	0	0	00.0
P. Mara D	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	24	15:17	0:08	0:00	15:09	0	0	00.0
C. Orr RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	9	5:48	0:00	0:00	5:48	0	0	00.0
M. Rozsival D	0	3	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	36	23:37	2:01	4:56	16:40	0	0	00.0
B. Shanahan LW	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	23	15:54	1:30	2:40	11:44	0	0	00.0
F. Sjostrom RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	11	8:10	0:00	0:35	7:35	0	0	00.0
M. Staal D	0	2	2	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	35	22:33	0:08	5:01	17:24	0	0	00.0
M. Straka LW	1	0	-1	2	0	0	2	12	2	0	1	25	18:42	1:56	1:38	15:08	0	0	00.0
F. Tyutin D	0	0	-2	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	31	20:16	1:25	3:43	15:08	0	0	00.0
New York Rangers Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
J Strudwick									Healthy
M Malik									Healthy
P Parenteau									Healthy
R Hollweg									Healthy
A Hutchinson									Healthy
C Potter									Healthy
G Moore									Healthy
D Leneveu									Healthy
P Prucha									Healthy
A Anisimov									Healthy
D Byers									Healthy
L Korpikoski									Healthy
B Dupont									Healthy
B Sanguinetti									Healthy

Pittsburgh Penguins												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
S. Crosby C	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	24	18:40	6:36	0:00	12:04	11	7	61.1
P. Dupuis LW	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	12:21	0:00	0:58	11:23	0	0	00.0
H. Gill D	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	22	18:16	0:00	1:14	17:02	0	0	00.0
S. Gonchar D	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	26	25:09	6:17	2:20	16:32	0	0	00.0
A. Hall RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	14	7:53	0:00	1:14	6:39	3	3	50.0
M. Hossa RW	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	24	18:58	5:27	0:08	13:23	0	1	00.0
T. Kennedy C	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	18	12:18	1:49	0:00	10:29	0	0	00.0
G. Laraque RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	6:43	0:00	0:00	6:43	0	0	00.0
K. Letang D	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	22	18:54	2:41	0:00	16:13	0	0	00.0
E. Malkin C	1	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	5	0	0	25	21:48	6:55	0:16	14:37	2	9	18.2
R. Malone LW	0	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	5	1	0	25	20:53	5:19	0:58	14:36	0	0	00.0
B. Orpik D	0	1	-1	0	0	1	1	2	6	0	0	24	14:55	0:00	1:05	13:50	0	0	00.0
J. Ruutu LW	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	10	0	0	23	17:04	0:00	0:00	17:04	0	0	00.0
R. Scuderi D	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	21	18:09	0:00	1:44	16:25	0	0	00.0
J. Staal C	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	25	16:05	2:06	1:16	12:43	6	6	50.0
P. Sykora RW	1	0	0	6	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	21	16:32	2:52	0:00	13:40	0	0	00.0
M. Talbot C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	11:03	0:00	2:18	8:45	3	3	50.0
R. Whitney D	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	24	19:50	3:38	0:45	15:27	0	0	00.0
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
G Roberts									Sore Groin
D Sydor									Healthy
K Beech									Healthy
D Sabourin									Healthy
J Taffe									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

New York Rangers Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
H. Lundqvist	26	5	21	.808	59:02	0

Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Fleury	24	4	20	.833	60:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
New York Rangers	7	9	8	24
Pittsburgh	9	9	8	26

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
New York Rangers	1 of 0
Pittsburgh	1 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.

Playoff Series

Pittsburgh won 4-1

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NHL Scores

Friday, April 25th

NY Rangers	4	Final
Pittsburgh	5

Dallas	3	Final
San Jose	2	OT

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NY Rangers 4, Pittsburgh 5

Final

Playoff Series

NHL Scores

Friday, April 25th