Rangers 4–3 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 5, 2017)

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 🗽 NYR

Mats Zuccarello

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:38 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Patric Hornqvist

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 20:00 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Ondrej Pavelec

41 saves

0.932 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Conor Sheary Go-ahead 1st · 15:13

Assists: Patric Hornqvist, Kris Letang · beat Ondrej Pavelec

0–1

🗽 Boo Nieves Tying 1st · 16:49

Assists: Mats Zuccarello, Kevin Shattenkirk · beat Tristan Jarry

1–1

2nd period

🐧 Phil Kessel Go-ahead 2nd · 07:11

Assists: Jake Guentzel, Olli Maatta · beat Ondrej Pavelec

1–2

🗽 Jesper Fast Tying 2nd · 12:26

Assists: Brady Skjei, Paul Carey · beat Tristan Jarry

2–2

🗽 Mats Zuccarello Go-ahead 2nd · 17:20

Assists: J.T. Miller, Brendan Smith · beat Tristan Jarry

3–2

3rd period

🐧 Patric Hornqvist PP Tying 3rd · 03:35

Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Ian Cole · beat Ondrej Pavelec

3–3

🗽 Pavel Buchnevich Go-ahead 3rd · 11:12

Assists: David Desharnais, Chris Kreider · beat Tristan Jarry

4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Grabner · Miller · Zuccarello 18:01

L2 Buchnevich · Fast · Hayes 14:31

L3 Nash · Kreider · Desharnais 13:43

L4 Vesey · Nieves · Carey 12:47

D1 McDonagh · Holden 23:03

D2 Staal · Skjei 18:54

D3 Shattenkirk · Smith 16:36

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Malkin · Kessel 22:02

L2 Sheary · Guentzel · Hornqvist 18:35

L3 Hagelin · Sheahan · Rust 13:24

L4 Rowney · Kuhnhackl · Reaves 6:38

D1 Letang · Dumoulin 25:10

D2 Maatta · Cole 19:06

D3 Hunwick · Schultz 13:20

Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR PIT🐧

29 Shots on goal 44

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

16 Hits 20

17 Blocked shots 17

5 Takeaways 10

11 Giveaways 10

6 Penalty minutes 4

NYR shooting 13.8% (4/29) PIT shooting 6.8% (3/44)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Ondrej Pavelec

41/44

.932 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Tristan Jarry

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 58:34 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

NYR PIT

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 5-3 (62% win rate, 8 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 4-2-1 (57% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Rangers

Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-3-2 (17% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 172017 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 5–4 OT Apr 92017 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 2–3 Mar 312017 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 4–3 SO Dec 202016 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 2–7 Nov 232016 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 6–1

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Who won Rangers vs Penguins on December 5, 2017?

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

Who scored for Rangers?

Boo Nieves, Jesper Fast, Mats Zuccarello, Pavel Buchnevich.

Who scored for Penguins?

Conor Sheary, Patric Hornqvist, Phil Kessel.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Ondrej Pavelec made 41 saves on 44 shots (.932 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 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 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🗽 Rangers

BeforeDec 1 🌪️CAR @ 🗽NYR 1–5 AfterDec 8 🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH 2–4

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 2 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 1–5 AfterDec 7 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 3–4

Also on December 5

😈NJD 4–1 🧥CBJ 🎵STL 4–3 🇨🇦MTL ✈️WPG 1–5 🐙DET 🏝️NYI 2–6 ⚡TBL 🐯NSH 5–2 ⭐DAL ⚔️BUF 4–2 🏔️COL 🌪️CAR 0–3 🐋VAN 🦆ANA 3–4 🎰VGK

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