Pittsburgh Penguins vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Sunday, March 27, 2016 · Madison Square Garden
NBCSN · TVAS
Game summary
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 3-2 in overtime on Sunday, March 27, 2016 at Madison Square Garden. The Penguins outshot the Rangers 32-27.
Eric Staal scored twice. Matt Cullen, Phil Kessel and Sidney Crosby also scored.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 25 saves on 27 shots for the win; Henrik Lundqvist stopped 29 of 32.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Eric Staal (12)Kevin Hayes (21), Jesper Fast (17)0–104:19 NYR
Matt Cullen (13)Derrick Pouliot (7), Trevor Daley (20)1–115:49 PIT
2nd period
- Eric Staal (13)Jesper Fast (18), Kevin Hayes (22)1–202:07 NYR
Phil Kessel (23)Carl Hagelin (22)2–208:36 PIT
OT period
Sidney Crosby (32)Kris Letang (43), Phil Kessel (31)3–204:30 PIT
Team stats
PITNYR
32Shots on goal27
54%Faceoff %46%
0/2Power play0/2
4Penalty minutes4
23Hits26
24Blocked shots26
12Giveaways19
13Takeaways5
Penalties
- 1st 11:19
Kris Letang · slashing2 min - 3rd 01:52Nick Bonino · tripping2 min
- 3rd 08:54
Derick Brassard · high sticking2 min - 3rd 19:58Derick Brassard · high sticking2 min
Season series
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 81Phil KesselC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 17:45 |
| 7Matt CullenC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:18 |
| 62Carl HagelinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 15:47 |
| 87Sidney CrosbyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 23:05 |
| 6Trevor DaleyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28:43 |
| 51Derrick PouliotD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 19:29 |
| 58Kris LetangD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 31:45 |
| 13Nick BoninoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:16 |
| 14Chris KunitzL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:23 |
| 16Eric FehrC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:03 |
| 17Bryan RustR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:03 |
| 19Beau BennettR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:12 |
| 34Tom KuhnhacklR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:34 |
| 43Conor ShearyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:59 |
| 72Patric HornqvistR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:26 |
| 4Justin SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:04 |
| 12Ben LovejoyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:30 |
| 28Ian ColeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:14 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Marc-Andre FleuryG | W | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 64:30 |
| 30Matt MurrayG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
New York Rangers
| 12Eric StaalC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 16:28 |
| 13Kevin HayesR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 14:05 |
| 19Jesper FastR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 14:09 |
| 10J.T. MillerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16:12 |
| 15Tanner GlassL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 08:51 |
| 16Derick BrassardC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:45 |
| 20Chris KreiderC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:37 |
| 21Derek StepanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 21:32 |
| 25Viktor StalbergL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:43 |
| 28Dominic MooreC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:28 |
| 36Mats ZuccarelloC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 20:10 |
| 61Rick NashL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:49 |
| 5Dan GirardiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:40 |
| 8Kevin KleinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:05 |
| 18Marc StaalD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:45 |
| 22Dan BoyleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:36 |
| 27Ryan McDonaghD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 24:31 |
| 93Keith YandleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:10 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Henrik LundqvistG | O | 32 | 29 | 3 | .906 | 64:30 |
| 32Antti RaantaG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |