4–5

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 30-28-13 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	1	3	0	4
PIT	1	2	2	5

Rangers at Penguins

Penguins beat Rangers 5–4 at PPG Paints Arena on March 19, 2000.

🗓 Sun, Mar 19, 2000 · 19:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Alex Kovalev

1 G, 3 A

3 shots · 25:06 TOI · +3

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Jaromir Jagr

3 A

3 shots · 17:24 TOI · +2

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Kim Johnsson

3 A

1 shots · 20:32 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Martin Straka Go-ahead 1st · 03:13

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Robert Lang · beat Mike Richter

0–1

🗽 Eric Lacroix Tying 1st · 16:46

Assists: Tim Taylor, Rob DiMaio · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

1–1

2nd period

🐧 Janne Laukkanen PP Go-ahead 2nd · 05:29

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Jaromir Jagr · beat Mike Richter

1–2

🗽 Mike York Tying 2nd · 12:35

Assists: Brian Leetch, Kim Johnsson · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

2–2

🐧 Alex Kovalev Go-ahead 2nd · 16:47

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Janne Laukkanen · beat Mike Richter

2–3

🗽 Valeri Kamensky Tying 2nd · 17:50

Assists: Kim Johnsson, John MacLean · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

3–3

🗽 John MacLean Go-ahead 2nd · 18:03

Assists: Brian Leetch, Kim Johnsson · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

4–3

3rd period

🐧 Martin Straka Tying 3rd · 06:19

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Robert Lang · beat Mike Richter

4–4

🐧 Jiri Slegr Go-ahead 3rd · 07:02

Assists: Josef Beranek, Jaromir Jagr · beat Mike Richter

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR PIT🐧

28 Shots on goal 29

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

30 Hits 19

12 Blocked shots 11

2 Takeaways 0

3 Giveaways 9

19 Penalty minutes 19

NYR shooting 14.3% (4/28) PIT shooting 17.2% (5/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

24/29

.828 SV% · 5 GA · 59:21 TOI

🐧Penguins

Jean-Sebastien Aubin

24/28

.857 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 35-30-8 (48% win rate, 73 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 30-28-13 (42% win rate, 71 games)

After 2nd — 4–3

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Kamensky · Graves · Fleury 20:58

L2 York · Taylor · Dvorak 18:40

L3 Lacroix · MacLean · DiMaio 13:39

L4 Witehall · Stock · Daigle 0:13

D1 Leetch · Schneider 24:08

D2 Johnsson · Quintal 19:41

D3 Lefebvre · Pilon 16:28

🐧Penguins

L1 Straka · Hrdina · Kovalev 21:59

L2 Beranek · Lang · Jagr 19:07

L3 Corbet · Wright · Barnaby 14:30

L4 Falloon · Leach 1:02

D1 Slegr · Jonsson 23:26

D2 Kasparaitis · Laukkanen 18:46

D3 Boughner · Rozsival 16:04

D4 Moran 0:41

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

2–1 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ NYR vs PIT, answered

Who won Rangers vs Penguins on March 19, 2000?

Penguins won 5–4.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Penguins?

The final score was Rangers 4, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Rangers?

Eric Lacroix, John MacLean, Mike York, Valeri Kamensky.

Who scored for Penguins?

Martin Straka (2), Alex Kovalev, Janne Laukkanen, Jiri Slegr.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 24 saves on 29 shots (.828 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 3–2 after 5 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Mar 18

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Mar 18

Also on March 19, 2000

Rangers season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule