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NY Rangers 2, Pittsburgh 3

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
NYR(12-10-1)	1	0	1	2
PIT(16-8-0)	1	2	0	3

Final

7:30 PM ET, October 2, 2009

Mellon Arena

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

THREE STARS

S. Crosby
Penguins (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

T. Kennedy
Penguins (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

A. Goligoski
Penguins (D )

Goals: 0
Assists: 2

Game Information
Arena: Mellon Arena Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Referees: Stephen Walkom Linesmen: Derek Amell, Dan Schachte
Attendance: 17,132 (101.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

NY Rangers

Pittsburgh

Total Shots
	27
	31

PIM
	9
	13

Hits
	31
	41

Giveaways
	5
	6

Takeaways
	1
	6

Faceoffs Won
	28
	28

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
7:48		Evgeni Malkin (1) (Power Play) Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Alex Goligoski	Pittsburgh 1-0
16:01		Chris Drury (1) Assists: Christopher Higgins	Game tied 1-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
6:28		Chris Drury: 2 Minutes for Holding Alex Goligoski
11:55		Eric Godard: 5 Minutes for Fighting Donald Brashear
11:55		Donald Brashear: 5 Minutes for Fighting Eric Godard
17:02		Sidney Crosby: 2 Minutes for Slashing Marc Staal

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
12:25		Sidney Crosby (1) Assists: Kris Letang, Bill Guerin	Pittsburgh 2-1
13:33		Tyler Kennedy (1) Assists: Alex Goligoski, Jordan Staal	Pittsburgh 3-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
4:57		Pascal Dupuis: 2 Minutes for Hooking Marc Staal
16:47		Brooks Orpik: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game - Puck Over Glass

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
5:56		Marian Gaborik (1) Assists: Brandon Dubinsky, Marc Staal	Pittsburgh 3-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
6:40		Artem Anisimov: 2 Minutes for Hooking Pascal Dupuis
9:27		Brooks Orpik: 2 Minutes for Interference of Brandon Dubinsky

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	%
A. Anisimov C	0	0	-1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	16	11:07	1:13	0:00	9:54	4	3	57.1
B. Boyle C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4:48	0:00	0:00	4:48	3	0	100.0
D. Brashear LW	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	2	0	0	8	6:04	0:00	0:00	6:04	0	0	00.0
R. Callahan RW	0	0	1	4	4	1	0	0	3	0	0	25	19:22	3:30	1:13	14:39	0	0	00.0
M. Del Zotto D	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	18	17:01	4:45	0:00	12:16	0	0	00.0
C. Drury C	1	0	0	4	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	21	17:21	1:28	1:17	14:36	10	12	45.5
B. Dubinsky C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	29	23:12	3:45	1:11	18:16	10	12	45.5
M. Gaborik RW	1	0	0	8	7	0	0	0	2	0	0	30	24:26	4:00	1:21	19:05	0	0	00.0
M. Gilroy D	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	26	19:58	3:21	0:00	16:37	0	0	00.0
D. Girardi D	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	29	19:54	0:05	1:41	18:08	0	0	00.0
C. Higgins LW	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	24	20:25	4:03	1:38	14:44	0	1	00.0
A. Kotalik RW	0	0	-1	3	3	0	0	0	3	0	1	16	13:36	5:07	0:00	8:29	0	0	00.0
E. Lisin RW	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	18	13:33	2:12	0:00	11:21	0	0	00.0
V. Prospal C	0	0	0	4	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	29	22:58	3:49	0:00	19:09	1	0	100.0
W. Redden D	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	29	18:31	0:00	1:38	16:53	0	0	00.0
M. Rozsival D	0	0	-1	0	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	19	15:22	0:00	1:39	13:43	0	0	00.0
M. Staal D	0	1	-1	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	32	23:55	2:42	1:42	19:31	0	0	00.0
A. Voros LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	9	6:26	0:00	0:00	6:26	0	0	00.0
New York Rangers Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
S Avery									Knee Injury

Pittsburgh Penguins												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
C. Adams RW	0	0	-1	3	3	2	0	0	4	0	0	16	14:41	0:00	3:14	11:27	6	3	66.7
M. Cooke LW	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	20	15:01	0:00	3:32	11:29	1	0	100.0
S. Crosby C	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	22	19:11	3:07	0:05	15:59	13	7	65.0
P. Dupuis LW	0	0	-1	4	4	0	1	2	2	0	0	16	11:00	0:00	1:59	9:01	0	1	00.0
M. Eaton D	0	0	0	2	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	28	20:40	0:00	3:05	17:35	0	0	00.0
R. Fedotenko LW	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0	5	0	0	21	16:51	0:13	1:46	14:52	0	0	00.0
E. Godard RW	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	5	1	0	0	5	3:09	0:00	0:00	3:09	0	0	00.0
A. Goligoski D	0	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	21	18:49	2:12	2:25	14:12	0	0	00.0
S. Gonchar D	0	1	-1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	28	23:13	3:20	3:22	16:31	0	0	00.0
B. Guerin RW	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	19	16:51	1:47	0:00	15:04	0	0	00.0
T. Kennedy C	1	0	1	4	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	13:36	0:00	0:00	13:36	0	0	00.0
C. Kunitz LW	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	6	1	1	20	15:42	0:38	0:05	14:59	0	0	00.0
K. Letang D	0	1	1	1	1	4	0	0	2	0	0	23	18:52	1:08	1:50	15:54	0	0	00.0
E. Malkin C	1	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	21	19:14	3:07	0:57	15:10	2	5	28.6
J. McKee D	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	21	16:26	0:00	2:42	13:44	0	0	00.0
B. Orpik D	0	0	-1	1	1	2	2	4	2	1	0	28	22:40	0:00	2:36	20:04	0	0	00.0
M. Rupp C	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	9:09	0:00	0:38	8:31	0	1	00.0
J. Staal C	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	16:55	1:08	3:44	12:03	6	11	35.3
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Skoula									Healthy
C Bourque									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

New York Rangers Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
H. Lundqvist	31	3	28	.903	58:41	0

Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Fleury	27	2	25	.926	60:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
New York Rangers	7	12	8	27
Pittsburgh	9	12	10	31

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
New York Rangers	0 of 4
Pittsburgh	1 of 2

* - 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

Friday, October 2nd

Florida	4	Final
Chicago	3	SO

St. Louis	4	Final
Detroit	3

Philadelphia	2	Final
Carolina	0

NY Rangers	2	Final
Pittsburgh	3

ESPN NHL

NY Rangers 2, Pittsburgh 3

Final

NHL Scores

Friday, October 2nd