4–6

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 36-21-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	2	1	1	4
PIT	2	3	1	6

Rangers at Penguins

Penguins beat Rangers 6–4 at PPG Paints Arena on February 23, 2001.

🗓 Fri, Feb 23, 2001 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2000-01 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Alex Kovalev

3 G, 2 A

5 shots · 22:53 TOI · +1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Martin Straka

1 G, 3 A

3 shots · 22:34 TOI · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Brian Leetch

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 16:15 TOI

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Radek Dvorak Go-ahead 1st · 00:25

Assists: Jan Hlavac, Petr Nedved · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

1–0

🐧 Alex Kovalev Tying 1st · 14:43

Assists: Martin Straka · beat Vitali Yeremeyev

1–1

🗽 Mark Messier SH Go-ahead 1st · 17:26

Unassisted · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

2–1

🐧 Alex Kovalev PP Tying 1st · 18:44

Assists: Kevin Stevens, Jaromir Jagr · beat Vitali Yeremeyev

2–2

2nd period

🐧 Mario Lemieux PP Go-ahead 2nd · 03:50

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Martin Straka · beat Vitali Yeremeyev

2–3

🐧 Josef Beranek 2nd · 06:43

Assists: Wayne Primeau, Jan Hrdina · beat Vitali Yeremeyev

2–4

🗽 Brian Leetch PP 2nd · 11:52

Assists: Mark Messier, Adam Graves · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

3–4

🐧 Alex Kovalev 2nd · 12:28

Assists: Robert Lang, Martin Straka · beat Vitali Yeremeyev

3–5

3rd period

🐧 Martin Straka 3rd · 00:46

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Sven Butenschon · beat Vitali Yeremeyev

3–6

🗽 Valeri Kamensky PP 3rd · 04:05

Assists: Brian Leetch, Adam Graves · beat Jean-Sebastien Aubin

4–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR PIT🐧

27 Shots on goal 32

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4

21 Hits 20

12 Blocked shots 5

3 Takeaways 2

8 Giveaways 9

13 Penalty minutes 11

NYR shooting 14.8% (4/27) PIT shooting 18.8% (6/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Vitali Yeremeyev

26/32

.812 SV% · 6 GA · 59:03 TOI

🐧Penguins

Jean-Sebastien Aubin

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 27-29-3 (46% win rate, 59 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 36-21-3 (60% win rate, 60 games)

After 2nd — 3–5

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 Graves · Messier · Fleury 22:31

L2 Hlavac · Nedved · Dvorak 19:18

L3 York · Kamensky · McCarthy 10:56

L4 Lacroix · Malhotra · Ulmer 5:06

D1 Pilon · Johnsson 23:30

D2 Leetch · Gusarov 15:47

D3 Lefebvre · Brown 11:08

🐧Penguins

L1 Straka · Lemieux · Kovalev 22:34

L2 Stevens · Lang · Jagr 20:24

L3 Beranek · Hrdina · Primeau 15:34

L4 Oliwa · McKenna · Tibbetts 4:13

D1 Kasparaitis · Boughner 20:06

D2 Ference · Laukkanen 17:42

D3 Melichar · Butenschon 16:24

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYR vs PIT, answered

Who won Rangers vs Penguins on February 23, 2001?

Penguins won 6–4.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Penguins?

The final score was Rangers 4, Penguins 6.

Who scored for Rangers?

Brian Leetch, Mark Messier, Radek Dvorak, Valeri Kamensky.

Who scored for Penguins?

Alex Kovalev (3), Josef Beranek, Mario Lemieux, Martin Straka.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Vitali Yeremeyev made 26 saves on 32 shots (.812 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 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 3–0 after 3 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 · Feb 19

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Feb 21

Also on February 23, 2001

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