2–3

Final / OT

🐧 Home Penguins 29-29-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
NYR	0	1	1	0	2
PIT	1	1	0	1	3

Rangers at Penguins

Penguins beat Rangers 3–2 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena on March 9, 2002.

🗓 Sat, Mar 9, 2002 · 14:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Kris Beech

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 15:56 TOI · -1

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Milan Kraft

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 09:23 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Alex Kovalev

2 A

5 shots · 29:24 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Milan Kraft PP Go-ahead 1st · 18:03

Assists: Aleksey Morozov, Kris Beech · beat Mike Richter

0–1

2nd period

🗽 Andreas Johansson Tying 2nd · 04:59

Assists: Mikael Samuelsson, Dave Karpa · beat Johan Hedberg

1–1

🐧 Kris Beech PP Go-ahead 2nd · 10:51

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Milan Kraft · beat Mike Richter

1–2

3rd period

🗽 Sandy McCarthy Tying 3rd · 18:09

Assists: Theo Fleury, Mike York · beat Johan Hedberg

2–2

Overtime

🐧 Jan Hrdina Go-ahead OT · 00:37

Assists: Alex Kovalev · beat Mike Richter

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR PIT🐧

26 Shots on goal 31

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

17 Hits 28

13 Blocked shots 10

0 Takeaways 4

5 Giveaways 4

16 Penalty minutes 10

NYR shooting 7.7% (2/26) PIT shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Mike Richter

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 60:37 TOI

🐧Penguins

Johan Hedberg

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 60:37 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

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 York · Fleury · Dvorak 23:14

L2 Johansson · Nedved · Lindros 16:56

L3 Toms · Samuelsson · McCarthy 12:51

L4 Malhotra · Barnaby 4:14

D1 Leetch · Karpa 25:38

D2 Lefebvre · Berard 19:04

D3 Kloucek · Malakhov 11:08

🐧Penguins

L1 Hrdina · Robitaille · Kovalev 25:32

L2 Beech · Morozov · Richer 15:56

L3 Petersen · Kraft · Meloche 9:23

L4 Lacouture · Endicott · Tibbetts 6:34

D1 Rozsival · Kasparaitis 22:50

D2 Laukkanen · Moran 18:48

D3 Ference · Jonsson 13:16

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

0–1 (OT) · Penguins won

Mar 12, 2001

🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR

3–3 (OT) · Penguins won

Mar 2, 2001

🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR

7–5 · Penguins won

❓ NYR vs PIT, answered

Who won Rangers vs Penguins on March 9, 2002?

Penguins won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Penguins?

The final score was Rangers 2, Penguins 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Rangers?

Andreas Johansson, Sandy McCarthy.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jan Hrdina, Kris Beech, Milan Kraft.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Richter made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 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 3–1 after 4 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 7

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Mar 7

Also on March 9, 2002

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