Penguins 5–2 Rangers — Final Score & Stats (Apr 8, 2021)

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 🐧 PIT

Radim Zohorna

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 09:47 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Evan Rodrigues

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 13:09 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Kris Letang

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 24:40 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Radim Zohorna Go-ahead 1st · 06:26

Assists: Marcus Pettersson, Kris Letang · beat Igor Shesterkin

1–0

2nd period

🗽 Colin Blackwell PP Tying 2nd · 02:02

Assists: Pavel Buchnevich, Kaapo Kakko · beat Tristan Jarry

1–1

🐧 Kris Letang Go-ahead 2nd · 03:23

Assists: Jake Guentzel, Brian Dumoulin · beat Igor Shesterkin

2–1

🐧 Evan Rodrigues PP 2nd · 11:28

Assists: Radim Zohorna, Jason Zucker · beat Igor Shesterkin

3–1

3rd period

🐧 Jason Zucker 3rd · 10:29

Assists: Evan Rodrigues, Cody Ceci · beat Igor Shesterkin

4–1

🗽 Kevin Rooney 3rd · 13:48

Assists: Adam Fox · beat Tristan Jarry

4–2

🐧 Mark Jankowski Empty net 3rd · 18:29

Assists: Zach Aston-Reese

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Guentzel · Crosby · Rust 19:08

L2 McCann · Gaudreau · Aston-Reese 15:31

L3 Zucker · Rodrigues · Sceviour 13:09

L4 Zohorna · Jankowski · Lafferty 9:47

D1 Letang · Dumoulin 22:38

D2 Marino · Matheson 19:19

D3 Ceci · Pettersson 16:42

🗽Rangers

L1 Panarin · Buchnevich · Zibanejad 19:19

L2 Kreider · Strome · Blackwell 16:32

L3 Rooney · Kakko · Kravtsov 12:15

L4 Lafrenière · Chytil · Howden 11:01

D1 Fox · Miller 24:08

D2 Trouba · Lindgren 22:20

D3 Smith · Hajek 11:38

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT NYR🗽

32 Shots on goal 24

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

22 Hits 19

9 Blocked shots 14

4 Takeaways 4

5 Giveaways 12

15 Penalty minutes 15

PIT shooting 15.6% (5/32) NYR shooting 8.3% (2/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Tristan Jarry

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 59:18 TOI

🗽Rangers

Igor Shesterkin

27/31

.871 SV% · 4 GA · 58:55 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

PIT NYR

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-2-1 (75% win rate, 12 games)

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-2-2 (56% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 7-0 (100% win rate, 7 games)

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 6–2

Apr 62021 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 4–8 Mar 92021 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 2–4 Mar 72021 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 1–5 Feb 12021 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 1–3 Jan 302021 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 5–4 OT

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Who won Penguins vs Rangers on April 8, 2021?

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

Who scored for Penguins?

Evan Rodrigues, Jason Zucker, Kris Letang, Mark Jankowski, Radim Zohorna.

Who scored for Rangers?

Colin Blackwell, Kevin Rooney.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 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 6–2 after 8 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeApr 6 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 4–8 AfterApr 9 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 6–4

🗽 Rangers

BeforeApr 6 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 4–8 AfterApr 9 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 4–1

Also on April 8

😈NJD 6–3 ⚔️BUF 🔔PHI 2–3 🏝️NYI 🐻BOS 4–2 🦅WSH 🐆FLA 0–3 🌪️CAR ⚡TBL 6–4 🧥CBJ ✈️WPG 4–2 🇨🇦MTL 🛢️EDM 3–1 🏛️OTT 🐯NSH 7–1 🐙DET

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