Pittsburgh Penguins at New York Rangers

Wed, Jan 2, 2019 · Madison Square Garden · 2018–19 Regular Season

Pittsburgh Penguins

7 – 2

Final

New York Rangers

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Rangers 7–2 on Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at Madison Square Garden. Kris Letang led the way with 2 points. Matt Murray made 28 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 25–30.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
PIT	0	4	3	7	25
NYR	0	1	1	2	30

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
2nd	06:29	PIT	EV	Zachary Aston-Reese (6) · wrist	Matt Cullen (5)	1–0
2nd	11:11	PIT	EV	Jake Guentzel (17) · wrist	Sidney Crosby (31), Marcus Pettersson (8)	2–0
2nd	12:20	PIT	EV	Kris Letang (9) · wrist	Unassisted	3–0
2nd	12:46	NYR	EV	Ryan Strome (4) · tip-in	Brady Skjei (10), Adam McQuaid (3)	3–1
2nd	15:45	PIT	EV	Dominik Simon (5) · wrist	Evgeni Malkin (29), Patric Hornqvist (9)	4–1
3rd	01:03	PIT	EV	Evgeni Malkin (13) · backhand	Patric Hornqvist (10), Dominik Simon (10)	5–1
3rd	01:22	NYR	EV	Pavel Buchnevich (7) · wrist	Fredrik Claesson (2), Kevin Shattenkirk (9)	5–2
3rd	04:40	PIT	PP	Tanner Pearson (5) · snap	Kris Letang (26), Jake Guentzel (19)	6–2
3rd	13:56	PIT	EV	Sidney Crosby (19) · wrist	Unassisted	7–2

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	02:55	PIT	Sidney Crosby	tripping	2
1st	12:48	NYR	Mats Zuccarello	hooking	2
2nd	06:46	PIT	Jack Johnson	tripping	2
3rd	03:16	NYR	Vladislav Namestnikov	tripping	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: PIT 1.89 · NYR 2.73 · xG% PIT 40.9

Pittsburgh Penguins

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
58	Kris Letang	D	1	1	2	+2	0	2	3	4		25:20	27
87	Sidney Crosby	C	1	1	2	+2	2	2	0	1	45.5	19:10	24
59	Jake Guentzel	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	1	0		17:38	21
71	Evgeni Malkin	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	1	0	50.0	17:07	18
72	Patric Hornqvist	R	0	2	2	+1	0	2	2	0		15:52	18
12	Dominik Simon	C	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	0		12:45	18
28	Marcus Pettersson	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	2	2		17:25	21
14	Tanner Pearson	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	2	3		13:49	18
46	Zachary Aston-Reese	C	1	0	1	+2	0	2	2	0		12:49	18
7	Matt Cullen	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0	60.0	12:14	18
8	Brian Dumoulin	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	3	1		21:21	27
50	Juuso Riikola	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		18:16	23
73	Jack Johnson	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	3	1		17:35	24
3	Olli Maatta	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	5	3		17:09	23
81	Phil Kessel	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		17:03	19
17	Bryan Rust	R	0	0	0	+2	0	4	2	1		14:40	20
19	Derick Brassard	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	21.4	13:35	19
15	Riley Sheahan	C	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1		12:25	18

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30	Matt Murray	W	30	28	2	.933	59:47

New York Rangers

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
76	Brady Skjei	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	2		20:36	27
22	Kevin Shattenkirk	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	4		17:57	21
33	Fredrik Claesson	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	0		17:57	20
54	Adam McQuaid	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	2	0		17:40	26
89	Pavel Buchnevich	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	1		15:58	21
16	Ryan Strome	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	54.5	10:59	14
44	Neal Pionk	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	2	2		21:10	28
13	Kevin Hayes	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	52.9	20:51	22
93	Mika Zibanejad	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	1	60.9	19:45	23
20	Chris Kreider	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0		19:44	23
18	Marc Staal	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0		19:03	28
17	Jesper Fast	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	1		18:17	24
36	Mats Zuccarello	R	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0		16:28	23
90	Vladislav Namestnikov	C	0	0	0	-2	2	3	2	0		16:07	19
72	Filip Chytil	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	1		13:20	16
21	Brett Howden	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	53.8	13:19	20
24	Boo Nieves	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	100.0	11:09	18
8	Cody McLeod	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	5	0		6:11	9

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30	Henrik Lundqvist	L	18	12	6	.667	44:40
40	Alexandar Georgiev		7	6	1	.857	15:20