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2016-17 regular season

Rangers at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–1

Penguins beat Rangers 7–2 at PPG Paints Arena on December 20, 2016.

NYR – PIT
28–47
Shots on goal
0/3–3/5
Power play
47–29
Hits
9–12
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Evgeni Malkin
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 17:47 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Sidney Crosby
1 G, 1 A
7 shots · 18:44 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Bryan Rust
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 14:27 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Sidney Crosby PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:55
Assists: Ian Cole, Justin Schultz · beat Antti Raanta
0–1
🗽 Matt Puempel Tying 1st · 16:59
Assists: Marek Hrivik, Nick Holden · beat Matt Murray
1–1
2nd period
🐧 Evgeni Malkin Go-ahead 2nd · 04:43
Assists: Chris Kunitz, Phil Kessel · beat Antti Raanta
1–2
🐧 Phil Kessel PP 2nd · 08:53
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Brian Dumoulin · beat Antti Raanta
1–3
3rd period
🗽 Michael Grabner 3rd · 01:52
Assists: Derek Stepan, Mats Zuccarello · beat Matt Murray
2–3
🐧 Justin Schultz 3rd · 04:11
Assists: Evgeni Malkin · beat Antti Raanta
2–4
🐧 Bryan Rust 3rd · 06:12
Assists: Sidney Crosby · beat Antti Raanta
2–5
🐧 Patric Hornqvist PP 3rd · 12:22
Assists: Nick Bonino, Chris Kunitz · beat Antti Raanta
2–6
🐧 Nick Bonino 3rd · 19:49
Assists: Bryan Rust, Ian Cole · beat Antti Raanta
2–7

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🗽Rangers
L1 Stepan · Hayes · Fast 16:59
L2 Kreider · Miller · Zuccarello 15:53
L3 Lindberg · Grabner · Vesey 13:38
L4 Puempel · Hrivik · Pirri 12:06
D1 McDonagh · Holden 22:12
D2 Skjei · Staal 18:30
D3 Girardi · Klein 16:56
🐧Penguins
L1 Crosby · Malkin · Kessel 17:47
L2 Bonino · Hornqvist · Rust 16:43
L3 Hagelin · Kunitz · Sheary 13:55
L4 Cullen · Fehr · Wilson 12:12
D1 Dumoulin · Maatta 23:30
D2 Schultz · Cole 20:42
D3 Ruhwedel · Pouliot 13:42

Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR PIT🐧
28 Shots on goal 47
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 3/5
47 Hits 29
9 Blocked shots 12
6 Takeaways 2
5 Giveaways 7
10 Penalty minutes 6
NYR shooting 7.1% (2/28) PIT shooting 14.9% (7/47)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
Antti Raanta
40/47
.851 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Matt Murray
26/28
.929 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Sidney Crosby · 1st 05:55 · 0–1 Matt Puempel · 1st 16:59 · 1–1 Evgeni Malkin · 2nd 04:43 · 1–2 Phil Kessel · 2nd 08:53 · 1–3 Michael Grabner · 3rd 01:52 · 2–3 Justin Schultz · 3rd 04:11 · 2–4 Bryan Rust · 3rd 06:12 · 2–5 Patric Hornqvist · 3rd 12:22 · 2–6 Nick Bonino · 3rd 19:49 · 2–7
NYR PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 8-5 (62% win rate, 13 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 6-2-3 (55% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Rangers
Rangers — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 2–1
Nov 232016 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 6–1 Nov 212016 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 5–2 Apr 232016 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 3–6 Apr 212016 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 5–0 Apr 192016 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 3–1
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Who won Rangers vs Penguins on December 20, 2016?

Penguins won 7–2. The final score was Rangers 2, Penguins 7.

Who scored for Rangers?

Matt Puempel, Michael Grabner.

Who scored for Penguins?

Bryan Rust, Evgeni Malkin, Justin Schultz, Nick Bonino, Patric Hornqvist, Phil Kessel, Sidney Crosby.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Antti Raanta made 40 saves on 47 shots (.851 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Matt Murray made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 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?

Penguins lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🗽 Rangers
BeforeDec 18 😈NJD @ 🗽NYR 2–3 AfterDec 23 🌲MIN @ 🗽NYR 7–4
🐧 Penguins
BeforeDec 17 🐧PIT @ 🍁TOR 1–2 AfterDec 22 🐧PIT @ 🧥CBJ 1–7
Also on December 20
🏝️NYI 4–2 🐻BOS 🐯NSH 5–1 😈NJD 👑LAK 2–3 🧥CBJ 🦆ANA 1–5 🇨🇦MTL 🐙DET 1–4 ⚡TBL ⚔️BUF 3–4 🐆FLA 🏔️COL 0–2 🌲MIN 🏛️OTT 4–3 🪶CHI
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