🐧 Away Penguins 22-45-9 before this game
5–2
Final
🗽 Home Rangers 29-36-11 before this game
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Penguins at Rangers

Penguins beat Rangers 5–2 at Madison Square Garden on March 23, 2004.

🗓 Tue, Mar 23, 2004 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Season series tied 3–3 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Lasse Pirjeta
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 16:00 TOI · +2
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Ric Jackman
2 A
1 shots · 21:42 TOI · +1
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Jamie Lundmark
2 A
3 shots · 20:14 TOI · +2
4rd star 🐧 PIT
Jean-Sebastien Aubin
35 saves
0.946 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT NYR🗽
17 Shots on goal 37
2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5
12 Hits 17
16 Blocked shots 6
6 Takeaways 5
4 Giveaways 7
14 Penalty minutes 12
PIT shooting 29.4% (5/17) NYR shooting 5.4% (2/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Jean-Sebastien Aubin
35/37
.946 SV% · 2 GA · 59:58 TOI
🗽Rangers
Jamie McLennan
12/17
.706 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 22-45-9 (29% win rate, 76 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 29-36-11 (38% win rate, 76 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 22-45-9 (29% win rate, 76 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 29-36-11 (38% win rate, 76 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Malone · Pirjeta · Morozov 16:48
L2 Fata · Kraft · Buchberger 15:34
L3 Sim · Bradley · Kostopoulos 13:01
L4 Koltsov · Eastwood · Wilson 11:03
D1 Jackman · Tarnstrom 21:34
D2 Focht · Orpik 19:58
D3 Melichar · Strbak 18:42
🗽Rangers
L1 Lundmark · Holik · Jagr 20:02
L2 Hlavac · Green · Balej 15:20
L3 Lacouture · Murray · Green 12:11
L4 McAllister · Larose · McCarthy 10:14
D1 Rachunek · Tyutin 23:46
D2 Mironov · Lampman 22:04
D3 Pock · Purinton 14:17

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 3–3 Full head-to-head →
Mar 21, 2004
🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT
3–4 (OT) · Penguins won
Mar 7, 2004
🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR
7–4 · Penguins won
Jan 3, 2004
🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT
4–1 · Rangers won
Nov 28, 2003
🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT
4–1 · Rangers won
Nov 12, 2003
🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR
2–6 · Rangers won

❓ PIT vs NYR, answered

Who won Penguins vs Rangers on March 23, 2004?

Penguins won 5–2.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Rangers?

The final score was Penguins 5, Rangers 2.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Jamie McLennan made 12 saves on 17 shots (.706 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?

Season series tied 3–3 after 6 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 · Mar 21
🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT
3–4 · PIT won
Next game · Mar 26
🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF
1–5 · BUF won
🗽Rangers
Previous game · Mar 21
🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT
3–4 · PIT won
Next game · Mar 25
🐯NSH @ 🗽NYR
4–2 · NSH won
Also on March 23, 2004
🏛️OTT @ 🐻BOS
2–4 final
🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI
0–3 final
🔔PHI @ 🌪️CAR
4–2 final
⚡TBL @ 🍁TOR
7–2 final
😈NJD @ 🐆FLA
4–3 final
🦆ANA @ 🐯NSH
4–1 final
🪶CHI @ 🏔️COL
2–2 final
🐙DET @ 🦈SJS
2–5 final
Penguins season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule