Rangers 2–6 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Jan 28, 2009)

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

Sidney Crosby

1 G, 3 A

5 shots · 20:44 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Kris Letang

2 G

5 shots · 22:05 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Marc-Andre Fleury

32 saves

0.941 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Nikolay Zherdev Go-ahead 1st · 02:24

Assists: Brandon Dubinsky, Aaron Voros · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

1–0

🐧 Petr Sykora Tying 1st · 06:35

Assists: Chris Minard, Jordan Staal · beat Henrik Lundqvist

1–1

3rd period

🐧 Jordan Staal Go-ahead 3rd · 01:11

Assists: Ryan Whitney · beat Henrik Lundqvist

1–2

🐧 Kris Letang 3rd · 06:18

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Mark Eaton · beat Henrik Lundqvist

1–3

🐧 Petr Sykora PP 3rd · 10:01

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Ryan Whitney · beat Henrik Lundqvist

1–4

🗽 Marc Staal 3rd · 13:55

Assists: Scott Gomez, Markus Naslund · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

2–4

🐧 Kris Letang 3rd · 16:21

Assists: Pascal Dupuis, Sidney Crosby · beat Henrik Lundqvist

2–5

🐧 Sidney Crosby 3rd · 18:20

Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Philippe Boucher · beat Henrik Lundqvist

2–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Naslund · Drury · Gomez 20:22

L2 Korpikoski · Dubinsky · Zherdev 15:29

L3 Dawes · Voros · Prucha 13:16

L4 Sjostrom · Betts · Orr 8:23

D1 Rozsival · Staal 23:50

D2 Redden · Girardi 20:30

D3 Mara · Kalinin 15:49

🐧Penguins

L1 Malkin · Crosby · Staal 20:44

L2 Talbot · Dupuis · Sykora 18:09

L3 Minard · Kennedy · Satan 12:58

L4 Bissonnette · Thomas · Godard 2:42

D1 Whitney · Letang 23:33

D2 Scuderi · Eaton 19:34

D3 Boucher · Gill 16:24

Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR PIT🐧

34 Shots on goal 33

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

25 Hits 18

12 Blocked shots 23

3 Takeaways 5

3 Giveaways 9

27 Penalty minutes 15

NYR shooting 5.9% (2/34) PIT shooting 18.2% (6/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Henrik Lundqvist

27/33

.818 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury

32/34

.941 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 12-4 (75% win rate, 16 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 6-8-1 (40% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 7-3-1 (64% win rate, 11 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 3-4-1 (38% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Rangers lead the season series 3–2

Jan 182009 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 0–3 Jan 52009 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 0–4 Dec 32008 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 2–3 SO Oct 252008 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 2–3 SO May 42008 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 2–3 OT

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Who won Rangers vs Penguins on January 28, 2009?

Penguins won 6–2. The final score was Rangers 2, Penguins 6.

Who scored for Rangers?

Marc Staal, Nikolay Zherdev.

Who scored for Penguins?

Kris Letang (2), Petr Sykora (2), Jordan Staal, Sidney Crosby.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 27 saves on 33 shots (.818 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 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?

Rangers lead the season series 3–2 after 5 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🗽 Rangers

BeforeJan 27 🌪️CAR @ 🗽NYR 2–3 AfterJan 31 🗽NYR @ 🐻BOS 0–1

🐧 Penguins

BeforeJan 20 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 2–1 AfterJan 30 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 3–4

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