New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Sunday, March 19, 2000 · Mellon Arena

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4–5

28–29

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Game summary

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 5–4 on Sunday, March 19, 2000 at Mellon Arena. The Penguins outshot the Rangers 29–28.

Martin Straka scored twice. Eric Lacroix, Janne Laukkanen, Mike York, Alex Kovalev, Valeri Kamensky, John MacLean and Jiri Slegr also scored.

Goals
NYR	1	3	0	4	28
PIT	1	2	2	5	29

Scoring

1st period

Martin Straka (16)Alex Kovalev (33), Robert Lang (33)0–103:13 PIT
Eric Lacroix (4)Tim Taylor (11), Rob DiMaio (19)1–116:46 NYR

2nd period

Janne Laukkanen (2)Alex Kovalev (34), Jaromir Jagr (49)1–205:29 PIT ·
Mike York (23)Brian Leetch (14), Kim Johnsson (11)2–212:35 NYR
Alex Kovalev (21)Jaromir Jagr (50), Janne Laukkanen (13)2–316:47 PIT
Valeri Kamensky (13)Kim Johnsson (12), John MacLean (24)3–317:50 NYR
John MacLean (18)Brian Leetch (15), Kim Johnsson (13)4–318:03 NYR

3rd period

Martin Straka (17)Alex Kovalev (35), Robert Lang (34)4–406:19 PIT
Jiri Slegr (9)Josef Beranek (9), Jaromir Jagr (51)4–507:02 PIT

Team stats

NYRPIT

2829

57%43%

0/41/4

1919

3019

1211

39

20

Penalties

2:31 into the first periodP.J. Stock · fighting5 min
2:31 into the first periodBob Boughner · fighting5 min
11:03 into the first periodTyler Wright · interference obstruction2 min
11:34 into the first periodJanne Laukkanen · closing hand on puck2 min
12:51 into the first periodMathieu Schneider · interference obstruction2 min
12:51 into the first periodMartin Straka · holding obstruction2 min
13:48 into the first periodJanne Laukkanen · boarding2 min
18:13 into the first periodKim Johnsson · slashing2 min
2:16 into the second periodMathieu Schneider · tripping obstruction2 min
5:03 into the second periodRadek Dvorak · tripping2 min
10:00 into the second periodJohn MacLean · high sticking2 min
10:33 into the second periodJanne Laukkanen · slashing2 min
15:16 into the second periodRob DiMaio · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
15:16 into the second periodDarius Kasparaitis · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
13:13 into the third periodTheo Fleury · high sticking2 min
13:13 into the third periodTyler Wright · cross checking2 min

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