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2018-19 regular season

Penguins at Rangers

🗓 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0

Penguins beat Rangers 7–2 at Madison Square Garden on January 2, 2019.

PIT – NYR
25–30
Shots on goal
1/2–0/2
Power play
29–35
Hits
18–12
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Sidney Crosby
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 19:10 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Jake Guentzel
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 17:38 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Evgeni Malkin
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 17:07 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
2nd period
🐧 Zach Aston-Reese Go-ahead 2nd · 06:29
Assists: Matt Cullen · beat Henrik Lundqvist
1–0
🐧 Jake Guentzel 2nd · 11:11
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Marcus Pettersson · beat Henrik Lundqvist
2–0
🐧 Kris Letang 2nd · 12:20
Unassisted · beat Henrik Lundqvist
3–0
🗽 Ryan Strome 2nd · 12:46
Assists: Brady Skjei, Adam McQuaid · beat Matt Murray
3–1
🐧 Dominik Simon 2nd · 15:45
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Patric Hornqvist · beat Henrik Lundqvist
4–1
3rd period
🐧 Evgeni Malkin 3rd · 01:03
Assists: Patric Hornqvist, Dominik Simon · beat Henrik Lundqvist
5–1
🗽 Pavel Buchnevich 3rd · 01:22
Assists: Fredrik Claesson, Kevin Shattenkirk · beat Matt Murray
5–2
🐧 Tanner Pearson PP 3rd · 04:40
Assists: Kris Letang, Jake Guentzel · beat Henrik Lundqvist
6–2
🐧 Sidney Crosby 3rd · 13:56
Unassisted · beat Alexandar Georgiev
7–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Crosby · Guentzel · Malkin 17:38
L2 Kessel · Hornqvist · Rust 15:52
L3 Pearson · Brassard · Aston-Reese 13:35
L4 Simon · Sheahan · Cullen 12:25
D1 Letang · Dumoulin 23:20
D2 Riikola · Johnson 17:56
D3 Pettersson · Maatta 17:17
🗽Rangers
L1 Kreider · Zibanejad · Hayes 19:45
L2 Namestnikov · Fast · Zuccarello 16:28
L3 Buchnevich · Chytil · Howden 13:20
L4 McLeod · Nieves · Strome 10:59
D1 Pionk · Skjei 20:53
D2 Staal · Shattenkirk 18:30
D3 Claesson · McQuaid 17:48

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT NYR🗽
25 Shots on goal 30
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2
29 Hits 35
18 Blocked shots 12
10 Takeaways 14
10 Giveaways 14
4 Penalty minutes 4
PIT shooting 28.0% (7/25) NYR shooting 6.7% (2/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Matt Murray
28/30
.933 SV% · 2 GA · 59:47 TOI
🗽Rangers
Henrik Lundqvist
12/18
.667 SV% · 6 GA · 44:40 TOI
Alexandar Georgiev
6/7
.857 SV% · 1 GA · 15:20 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Zach Aston-Reese · 2nd 06:29 · 1–0 Jake Guentzel · 2nd 11:11 · 2–0 Kris Letang · 2nd 12:20 · 3–0 Ryan Strome · 2nd 12:46 · 3–1 Dominik Simon · 2nd 15:45 · 4–1 Evgeni Malkin · 3rd 01:03 · 5–1 Pavel Buchnevich · 3rd 01:22 · 5–2 Tanner Pearson · 3rd 04:40 · 6–2 Sidney Crosby · 3rd 13:56 · 7–2
PIT NYR
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 7-3-1 (64% win rate, 11 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 13-5-3 (62% win rate, 21 games)
After 2nd — 4–1
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)
Rangers
Rangers — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 1–0
Mar 142018 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 3–4 OT Jan 142018 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 2–5 Dec 52017 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 4–3 Oct 172017 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 5–4 OT Apr 92017 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 2–3
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PIT vs NYR, answered

Who won Penguins vs Rangers on January 2, 2019?

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

Who scored for Penguins?

Dominik Simon, Evgeni Malkin, Jake Guentzel, Kris Letang, Sidney Crosby, Tanner Pearson, Zach Aston-Reese.

Who scored for Rangers?

Pavel Buchnevich, Ryan Strome.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Matt Murray made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 12 saves on 18 shots (.667 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐧 Penguins
BeforeDec 31 🐧PIT @ 🌲MIN 3–2 AfterJan 4 ✈️WPG @ 🐧PIT 0–4
🗽 Rangers
BeforeDec 31 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 2–1 AfterJan 4 🗽NYR @ 🏔️COL 1–6
Also on January 2
🐋VAN 4–3 🏛️OTT 🔥CGY 5–3 🐙DET 😈NJD 4–5 ⭐DAL 🦈SJS 5–4 🏔️COL 🛢️EDM 3–1 🌵ARI
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