Penguins 5–2 Rangers — Final Score & Stats (Apr 1, 2024)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:39 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Bryan Rust

2 G

4 shots · 19:46 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Kris Letang

2 A

1 shots · 25:28 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Bryan Rust Go-ahead 1st · 00:18

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Reilly Smith · beat Igor Shesterkin

1–0

🐧 Sidney Crosby 1st · 10:39

Assists: Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Kris Letang · beat Igor Shesterkin

2–0

3rd period

🐧 Emil Bemstrom 3rd · 09:51

Assists: Jesse Puljujarvi · beat Igor Shesterkin

3–0

🗽 Kaapo Kakko 3rd · 10:42

Assists: Adam Fox, Artemi Panarin · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

3–1

🗽 Jack Roslovic 3rd · 16:53

Assists: Mika Zibanejad · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

3–2

🐧 Bryan Rust Empty net 3rd · 17:49

Assists: Jeff Carter, Kris Letang

4–2

🐧 Sidney Crosby Empty net 3rd · 19:15

Unassisted

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Rust · Smith 19:39

L2 Bunting · Eller · Malkin 17:34

L3 O'Connor · Carter · Rakell 13:50

L4 Bemstrom · Puustinen · Puljujarvi 7:06

D1 Letang · Pettersson 24:09

D2 Karlsson · Joseph 19:04

D3 St. Ivany · Shea 15:20

🗽Rangers

L1 Panarin · Trocheck · Zibanejad 23:02

L2 Kreider · Lafrenière · Roslovic 17:13

L3 Vesey · Wennberg · Kakko 10:18

L4 Cuylle · Goodrow · Brodzinski 9:08

D1 Fox · Jones 22:34

D2 Miller · Lindgren 18:17

D3 Trouba · Schneider 16:14

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT NYR🗽

20 Shots on goal 30

15 Hits 20

17 Blocked shots 12

7 Takeaways 6

1 Giveaways 11

10 Penalty minutes 10

PIT shooting 25.0% (5/20) NYR shooting 6.7% (2/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Alex Nedeljkovic

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Igor Shesterkin

15/18

.833 SV% · 3 GA · 58:37 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

PIT NYR

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Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 6-1-1 (75% win rate, 8 games)

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 3-5 (38% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 2–0

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 6-2-1 (67% win rate, 9 games)

Rangers

Rangers — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-6 (0% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Rangers lead the season series 2–1

Mar 162024 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 7–4 Nov 222023 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 1–0 Mar 182023 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 0–6 Mar 162023 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 2–4 Mar 122023 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 2–3 OT

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PIT vs NYR, answered

Who won Penguins vs Rangers on April 1, 2024?

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

Who scored for Penguins?

Bryan Rust (2), Sidney Crosby (2), Emil Bemstrom.

Who scored for Rangers?

Jack Roslovic, Kaapo Kakko.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Alex Nedeljkovic made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Igor Shesterkin made 15 saves on 18 shots (.833 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeMar 30 🐧PIT @ 🧥CBJ 3–4 AfterApr 2 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 6–3

🗽 Rangers

BeforeMar 30 🗽NYR @ 🌵ARI 8–5 AfterApr 3 😈NJD @ 🗽NYR 3–4

Also on April 1

🏔️COL 1–4 🧥CBJ 🏝️NYI 4–3 🔔PHI 🐙DET 4–2 ⚡TBL 🐆FLA 4–6 🍁TOR 👑LAK 3–4 ✈️WPG 🛢️EDM 2–3 🎵STL 🦑SEA 4–2 🦈SJS

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