New York Rangers vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Regular season · Thursday, April 5, 2012 · CONSOL Energy Center
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Game summary
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 5-2 on Thursday, April 5, 2012 at CONSOL Energy Center. The Rangers outshot the Penguins 37-32.
Goals came from Chris Kunitz, Brandon Dubinsky, Tyler Kennedy, Richard Park, Evgeni Malkin, Artem Anisimov and Kris Letang.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 35 saves on 37 shots for the win; Martin Biron stopped 27 of 31.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Chris Kunitz (1)Kris Letang (1), Evgeni Malkin (1)0–101:11 PIT
Brandon Dubinsky (1)Brian Boyle (1), Ruslan Fedotenko (1)1–104:23 NYR
Tyler Kennedy (1)Jordan Staal (1), Zbynek Michalek (1)1–208:27 PIT
2nd period
Richard Park (1)Pascal Dupuis (1), Eric Tangradi (1)1–305:11 PIT
3rd period
Evgeni Malkin (1)Chris Kunitz (1), Sidney Crosby (1)1–409:06 PIT
Artem Anisimov (1)Brian Boyle (2), Dan Girardi (1)2–417:46 NYR · PPG
Kris Letang (1)Jordan Staal (2)2–519:11 PIT · SHG · EN
Team stats
NYRPIT
37Shots on goal32
47%Faceoff %53%
1/6Power play0/1
4Penalty minutes25
19Hits19
7Blocked shots12
4Giveaways5
0Takeaways7
Penalties
- 1st 12:36
Matt Cooke · hooking2 min - 2nd 01:30
Ryan Callahan · roughing2 min - 2nd 01:30Kris Letang · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 06:02Derek Stepan · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 15:10Chris Kunitz · interference2 min
- 3rd 05:33Chris Kunitz · holding2 min
- 3rd 14:08Kris Letang · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 15:21Brooks Orpik · kneeing5 min
- 3rd 15:21Brooks Orpik · game misconduct10 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 22Brian BoyleC | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 3 | 16:02 |
| 17Brandon DubinskyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 17:22 |
| 26Ruslan FedotenkoL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 13:01 |
| 42Artem AnisimovC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 17:50 |
| 5Dan GirardiD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 3 | 24:36 |
| 8Brandon PrustL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:09 |
| 10Marian GaborikR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 17:11 |
| 19Brad RichardsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 16:35 |
| 21Derek StepanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:31 |
| 24Ryan CallahanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 19:52 |
| 34John MitchellC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:01 |
| 62Carl HagelinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:08 |
| 71Mike RuppC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:37 |
| 4Michael Del ZottoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 21:50 |
| 18Marc StaalD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 22:39 |
| 27Ryan McDonaghD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:10 |
| 32Anton StralmanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:17 |
| 41Stu BickelD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 08:15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Henrik LundqvistG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 43Martin BironG | L | 31 | 27 | 4 | .871 | 58:54 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 11Jordan StaalC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 17:46 |
| 14Chris KunitzL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 17:35 |
| 71Evgeni MalkinC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 17:41 |
| 58Kris LetangD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 23:47 |
| 9Pascal DupuisL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 12:41 |
| 12Richard ParkR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 10:54 |
| 25Eric TangradiC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 08:55 |
| 48Tyler KennedyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 11:42 |
| 87Sidney CrosbyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17:35 |
| 4Zbynek MichalekD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 22:44 |
| 24Matt CookeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:51 |
| 27Craig AdamsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:34 |
| 45Arron AshamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:18 |
| 46Joe VitaleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:28 |
| 5Deryk EngellandD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:06 |
| 7Paul MartinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 21:53 |
| 37Brian StraitD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:30 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 20:21 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brent JohnsonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 29Marc-Andre FleuryG | W | 37 | 35 | 2 | .946 | 60:00 |