Rangers 3–4 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2005)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Michel Ouellet

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 19:24 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Martin Rucinsky

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 17:51 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Tomas Surovy

2 G

4 shots · 16:24 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Tomas Surovy Go-ahead 1st · 01:35

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Ziggy Palffy · beat Henrik Lundqvist

0–1

🗽 Jaromir Jagr PP Tying 1st · 17:14

Assists: Martin Rucinsky, Martin Straka · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

1–1

2nd period

🐧 Michel Ouellet PP Go-ahead 2nd · 10:41

Assists: John LeClair, Sergei Gonchar · beat Henrik Lundqvist

1–2

🗽 Martin Rucinsky PP Tying 2nd · 12:37

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Fedor Tyutin · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

2–2

3rd period

🐧 Tomas Surovy PP Go-ahead 3rd · 14:13

Assists: Dick Tarnstrom, Michel Ouellet · beat Henrik Lundqvist

2–3

🗽 Fedor Tyutin PP Tying 3rd · 16:38

Assists: Martin Rucinsky, Martin Straka · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

3–3

Overtime

🐧 Sidney Crosby PP Go-ahead OT · 03:31

Assists: Michel Ouellet, Sergei Gonchar · beat Henrik Lundqvist

3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Straka · Betts · Jagr 21:16

L2 Rucinsky · Nylander · Ward 17:51

L3 Hossa · Moore · Prucha 13:55

L4 Nieminen · Hollweg · Ortmeyer 7:40

D1 Tyutin · Malik 24:07

D2 Rozsival · Strudwick 19:04

D3 Kasparaitis · Kondratiev 14:56

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Palffy · Recchi 20:19

L2 LeClair · Surovy · Ouellet 18:00

L3 Endicott · Christensen · Armstrong 13:50

L4 Talbot · Boguniecki · Roy 5:11

D1 Whitney · Gonchar 23:50

D2 Scuderi · Tarnstrom 21:20

D3 Melichar · Jackman 16:22

Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR PIT🐧

17 Shots on goal 37

3/8 Power play (goals / chances) 3/8

14 Hits 15

9 Blocked shots 14

0 Takeaways 2

7 Giveaways 5

18 Penalty minutes 18

NYR shooting 17.6% (3/17) PIT shooting 10.8% (4/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Henrik Lundqvist

33/37

.892 SV% · 4 GA · 62:56 TOI

🐧Penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury

14/17

.824 SV% · 3 GA · 63:29 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 7-6-3 (44% win rate, 16 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 2-6-4 (17% win rate, 12 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 6-4-1 (55% win rate, 11 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 1-2-1 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Dec 12005 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 1–2 Nov 122005 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 6–1 Nov 72005 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 3–2 Mar 232004 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 5–2 Mar 212004 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 3–4 OT

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Who won Rangers vs Penguins on December 31, 2005?

Penguins won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Rangers 3, Penguins 4.

Who scored for Rangers?

Fedor Tyutin, Jaromir Jagr, Martin Rucinsky.

Who scored for Penguins?

Tomas Surovy (2), Michel Ouellet, Sidney Crosby.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 14 saves on 17 shots (.824 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?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🗽 Rangers

BeforeDec 28 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 6–2 AfterJan 3 ⚡TBL @ 🗽NYR 1–0

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 29 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 2–6 AfterJan 2 🐧PIT @ 🍁TOR 2–3

Also on December 31

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