🐧 Away Penguins 15-14-5 before this game

6–1

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	3	2	1	6
NYR	1	0	0	1

Penguins at Rangers

Penguins beat Rangers 6–1 at Madison Square Garden on December 26, 2002.

🗓 Thu, Dec 26, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 19:05 TOI · +2

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Jan Hrdina

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 18:01 TOI · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Michal Sivek

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 13:25 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Mario Lemieux Go-ahead 1st · 06:31

Assists: Martin Straka, Jan Hrdina · beat Mike Dunham

1–0

🗽 Mark Messier PP Tying 1st · 13:20

Assists: Vladimir Malakhov · beat Johan Hedberg

1–1

🐧 Jan Hrdina PP Go-ahead 1st · 14:22

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Mario Lemieux · beat Mike Dunham

2–1

🐧 Steve McKenna PP 1st · 16:46

Assists: Milan Kraft, Michal Sivek · beat Mike Dunham

3–1

2nd period

🐧 Michal Sivek 2nd · 08:07

Assists: Alex Kovalev, Hans Jonsson · beat Mike Dunham

4–1

🐧 Michal Rozsival 2nd · 11:33

Assists: Martin Straka, Mario Lemieux · beat Mike Dunham

5–1

3rd period

🐧 Wayne Primeau 3rd · 18:44

Assists: Ville Nieminen · beat Dan Blackburn

6–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT NYR🗽

22 Shots on goal 24

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

1 Hits 3

21 Penalty minutes 17

PIT shooting 27.3% (6/22) NYR shooting 4.2% (1/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Johan Hedberg

11/12

.917 SV% · 1 GA · 37:51 TOI

Jean-Sebastien Aubin Shutout

12/12

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 21:57 TOI

🗽Rangers

Mike Dunham

10/15

.667 SV% · 5 GA · 33:11 TOI

Dan Blackburn

6/7

.857 SV% · 1 GA · 26:49 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–1

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Lemieux · Straka · Hrdina 18:51

L2 Manderville · Kovalev · Donovan 15:03

L3 Nieminen · Sivek · Primeau 13:15

L4 McKenna · Lacouture · Kraft 8:57

D1 Jonsson · Rozsival 21:12

D2 Moran · Bergevin 19:42

D3 Ference · Pushor 17:06

🗽Rangers

L1 Lindros · Nedved · Messier 20:36

L2 Holik · Samuelsson · Dvorak 17:51

L3 Lundmark · Petrovicky · Barnaby 12:01

L4 Tibbetts · McCarthy 7:27

D1 Poti · Malakhov 22:56

D2 Bouchard · Kasparaitis 20:35

D3 Lintner · Cross 14:15

D4 Karpa 9:47

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

2–3 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ PIT vs NYR, answered

Who won Penguins vs Rangers on December 26, 2002?

Penguins won 6–1.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Rangers?

The final score was Penguins 6, Rangers 1.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jan Hrdina, Mario Lemieux, Michal Rozsival, Michal Sivek, Steve McKenna, Wayne Primeau.

Who scored for Rangers?

Mark Messier.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 11 saves on 12 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Mike Dunham made 10 saves on 15 shots (.667 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Rangers season series?

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 23

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Dec 23

Also on December 26, 2002

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