New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Playoffs · Sunday, May 5, 1996 · Civic Arena

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6–3

32–28

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Game summary

The New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 on Sunday, May 5, 1996 at Civic Arena. The Rangers outshot the Penguins 32–28.

Goals came from Luc Robitaille, Bill Berg, Alex Kovalev, Mario Lemieux, Mark Messier, Pat Verbeek, Bryan Smolinski, Jaromir Jagr and Jari Kurri.

Goals
NYR	2	3	1	6	32
PIT	0	1	2	3	28

Scoring

1st period

Luc Robitaille (1)Kevin Lowe (3), Pat Verbeek (5)1–005:10 NYR
Bill Berg (1)Shane Churla (2), Bruce Driver (6)2–017:26 NYR

2nd period

Alex Kovalev (3)Jari Kurri (2), Ulf Samuelsson (4)3–001:25 NYR
Mario Lemieux (4)Sergei Zubov (9), Ron Francis (5)3–106:21 PIT ·
Mark Messier (3)Jeff Beukeboom (3), Pat Verbeek (6)4–106:33 NYR
Pat Verbeek (3)Luc Robitaille (4), Mark Messier (7)5–115:17 NYR ·

3rd period

Bryan Smolinski (2)Dave Roche (2), J.J. Daigneault (4)5–206:27 PIT
Jaromir Jagr (6)Petr Nedved (4), Sergei Zubov (10)5–314:19 PIT ·
Jari Kurri (3)Niklas Sundstrom (2), Luc Robitaille (5)6–319:20 NYR ·

Team stats

NYRPIT

3228

0%0%

1/52/8

1822

00

00

00

00

Penalties

2:43 into the first periodDoug Lidster · roughing2 min
6:33 into the first periodDoug Lidster · roughing2 min
6:33 into the first periodUlf Samuelsson · tripping2 min
6:33 into the first periodJaromir Jagr · roughing2 min
9:18 into the first periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
10:19 into the first periodNiklas Sundstrom · high sticking double minor4 min
14:56 into the first periodNeil Wilkinson · interference obstruction2 min
19:22 into the first periodDave Roche · interference goalkeeper2 min
5:44 into the second periodLuc Robitaille · interference obstruction2 min
13:38 into the second periodChris Tamer · cross checking2 min
14:34 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
17:35 into the second periodShane Churla · hooking obstruction2 min
3:31 into the third periodFrancois Leroux · tripping obstruction2 min
12:33 into the third periodLuc Robitaille · boarding2 min
19:20 into the third periodTomas Sandstrom · misconduct10 min

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