Penguins 5–2 Rangers — Final Score & Stats (Mar 15, 2012)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🐧 PIT

Matt Cooke

2 G

5 shots · 16:40 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Tyler Kennedy

2 A

1 shots · 14:40 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

James Neal

2 A

1 shots · 18:41 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Matt Cooke Go-ahead 1st · 02:54

Assists: Tyler Kennedy · beat Martin Biron

1–0

🗽 Carl Hagelin Tying 1st · 13:36

Assists: Brad Richards, Marian Gaborik · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

1–1

2nd period

🐧 Evgeni Malkin Go-ahead 2nd · 01:19

Assists: James Neal · beat Martin Biron

2–1

🐧 Matt Cooke 2nd · 02:31

Assists: Tyler Kennedy, Jordan Staal · beat Martin Biron

3–1

🗽 Marian Gaborik 2nd · 14:32

Assists: Brad Richards, Carl Hagelin · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

3–2

3rd period

🐧 Chris Kunitz 3rd · 03:01

Assists: Sidney Crosby, James Neal · beat Martin Biron

4–2

🐧 Pascal Dupuis 3rd · 07:35

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang · beat Martin Biron

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Neal · Malkin · Staal 19:22

L2 Cooke · Kunitz · Crosby 16:03

L3 Sullivan · Kennedy · Dupuis 14:40

L4 Vitale · Adams · Asham 10:10

D1 Letang · Michalek 22:28

D2 Orpik · Martin 19:27

D3 Engelland · Niskanen 14:57

🗽Rangers

L1 Hagelin · Richards · Gaborik 21:56

L2 Prust · Boyle · Stepan 16:57

L3 Fedotenko · Dubinsky · Anisimov 13:10

L4 Rupp · Mitchell · Zuccarello 7:37

D1 Girardi · Bickel 21:54

D2 McDonagh · Staal 21:08

D3 Stralman · Eminger 16:16

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT NYR🗽

32 Shots on goal 31

23 Hits 34

10 Blocked shots 17

5 Takeaways 5

7 Giveaways 12

4 Penalty minutes 8

PIT shooting 15.6% (5/32) NYR shooting 6.5% (2/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury

29/31

.935 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Martin Biron

27/32

.844 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

PIT NYR

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 13-6-1 (65% win rate, 20 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 21-6-1 (75% win rate, 28 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-0-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-7-1 (38% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 3–2

Feb 212012 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 0–2 Jan 192012 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 4–1 Jan 62012 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 3–1 Nov 292011 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 3–4 Mar 202011 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 5–2

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PIT vs NYR, answered

Who won Penguins vs Rangers on March 15, 2012?

Penguins won 5–2. The final score was Penguins 5, Rangers 2.

Who scored for Penguins?

Matt Cooke (2), Chris Kunitz, Evgeni Malkin, Pascal Dupuis.

Who scored for Rangers?

Carl Hagelin, Marian Gaborik.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Martin Biron made 27 saves on 32 shots (.844 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 3–2 after 5 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeMar 11 🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT 2–5 AfterMar 17 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 5–2

🗽 Rangers

BeforeMar 13 🌪️CAR @ 🗽NYR 2–4 AfterMar 17 🏔️COL @ 🗽NYR 3–1

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