🐧 Away Penguins 41-25-8
3–2
Final / OT
🗽 Home Rangers 43-24-8
Goals 1st2nd3rdOTF
🐧 PIT 11013
🗽 NYR 11002

Penguins at Rangers

Penguins beat Rangers 3–2 in overtime at Madison Square Garden on March 27, 2016.

🗓 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 2015-16 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 3–1
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Phil Kessel
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 17:45 TOI
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Eric Staal
2 G
4 shots · 16:28 TOI
3rd star 🗽 NYR
Jesper Fast
2 A
2 shots · 14:09 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Eric Staal Go-ahead 1st · 04:19
Assists: Kevin Hayes, Jesper Fast · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
0–1
🐧 Matt Cullen Tying 1st · 15:49
Assists: Derrick Pouliot, Trevor Daley · beat Henrik Lundqvist
1–1
2nd period
🗽 Eric Staal Go-ahead 2nd · 02:07
Assists: Jesper Fast, Kevin Hayes · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–2
🐧 Phil Kessel Tying 2nd · 08:36
Assists: Carl Hagelin · beat Henrik Lundqvist
2–2
Overtime
🐧 Sidney Crosby Go-ahead OT · 04:30
Assists: Kris Letang, Phil Kessel · beat Henrik Lundqvist
3–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Kunitz · Crosby · Hornqvist 20:23
L2 Cullen · Bonino · Kessel 17:18
L3 Hagelin · Fehr · Kuhnhackl 15:47
L4 Sheary · Rust · Bennett 7:12
D1 Letang · Daley 30:14
D2 Lovejoy · Pouliot 19:30
D3 Cole · Schultz 14:39
🗽Rangers
L1 Stepan · Brassard · Zuccarello 20:10
L2 Nash · Kreider · Staal 16:37
L3 Miller · Fast · Hayes 14:09
L4 Stalberg · Glass · Moore 10:28
D1 McDonagh · Klein 23:18
D2 Girardi · Yandle 21:25
D3 Staal · Boyle 17:40

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT NYR🗽
32 Shots on goal 27
23 Hits 26
24 Blocked shots 26
13 Takeaways 5
12 Giveaways 19
4 Penalty minutes 4
PIT shooting 9.4% (3/32) NYR shooting 7.4% (2/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Marc-Andre Fleury
25/27
.926 SV% · 2 GA · 64:30 TOI
🗽Rangers
Henrik Lundqvist
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 64:30 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Eric Staal · 1st 04:19 · 0–1 Matt Cullen · 1st 15:49 · 1–1 Eric Staal · 2nd 02:07 · 1–2 Phil Kessel · 2nd 08:36 · 2–2 Sidney Crosby · OT 04:30 · 3–2
PIT NYR
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 16-7-5 (57% win rate, 28 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 12-11-3 (46% win rate, 26 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 3-5-4 (25% win rate, 12 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 13-5-4 (59% win rate, 22 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Penguins lead the season series 3–1
Mar 132016 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 5–3 Mar 32016 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 1–4 Feb 102016 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 3–0 Apr 242015 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 1–2 OT Apr 222015 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 2–1 OT
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❓ PIT vs NYR, answered

Who won Penguins vs Rangers on March 27, 2016?

Penguins won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Penguins 3, Rangers 2.

Who scored for Penguins?

Matt Cullen, Phil Kessel, Sidney Crosby.

Who scored for Rangers?

Eric Staal (2).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 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 3–1 after 4 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐧 Penguins
BeforeMar 26 🐧PIT @ 🐙DET 7–2 AfterMar 29 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 4–5
🗽 Rangers
BeforeMar 26 🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–2 AfterMar 31 🗽NYR @ 🌪️CAR 3–4
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