New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins

Feb 21, 2012 · CONSOL Energy Center

Team	Goals	Shots
New York Rangers	0	27
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	31

Scoring

Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Score
2nd Period
01:05	PIT	Evgeni Malkin (1)	Kris Letang (1), Pascal Dupuis (1)	0 - 1
11:14	PIT	Steve Sullivan (1) PP	Evgeni Malkin (1), Matt Cooke (1)	0 - 2

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Penalty	Min
1st Period
16:10	PIT	Ben Lovejoy	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd Period
03:37	PIT	Matt Niskanen	Cross checking	2
09:35	NYR	Marc Staal	Tripping	2
12:36	NYR	Anton Stralman	Holding	2
12:36	NYR	Stu Bickel	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
12:36	PIT	Arron Asham	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
12:36	PIT	Arron Asham	Slashing	2
3rd Period
01:09	NYR	Brandon Dubinsky	Interference goalkeeper	2
02:28	PIT	Matt Cooke	Interference	2

Shot attempts

Team	Attempts (Corsi)	Unblocked (Fenwick)	On goal	Goals	Expected goals	5-on-5 CF%
New York Rangers	48	37	27	0	1.8	40.5
Pittsburgh Penguins	60	46	31	2	3.0	59.5

How the game went

The gap in shot attempts as the game went on: how many more one team had taken than the other. The line is above the middle and red while Pittsburgh Penguins had taken more, and below it and blue while New York Rangers had.

Expected goals

New York Rangers: 1.8 expected, 0 scored · Pittsburgh Penguins: 3.0 expected, 2 scored

Each line climbs with every chance a team had: a small step for a shot from far out, a big one for a dangerous chance. A dot is a goal. Expected goals adds up how likely each shot was to go in, judged by where it was taken from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. Blocked shots and the shootout are not counted. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

Where the attempts came from

New York Rangers

Pittsburgh Penguins

There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from.

New York Rangers

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Brad Richards · Ryan Callahan · Carl Hagelin	9:09	58.8	51.3	0-1
Marian Gaborik · Artem Anisimov · Derek Stepan	8:38	38.5	65.7	0-0
Brian Boyle · Brandon Dubinsky · Brandon Prust	6:59	36.4	31.7	0-0
John Mitchell · Brandon Dubinsky · Artem Anisimov	2:56	14.3	7.1	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Dan Girardi · Ryan McDonagh	17:35	58.3	54.7	0-0
Marc Staal · Michael Del Zotto	6:59	50.0	34.4	0-0
Steve Eminger · Marc Staal	5:48	30.0	44.2	0-0

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

xG is the expected goals of a skater's own shots. CF-CA and xGF-xGA are the shot attempts and the expected goals for and against while he was on the ice at five-on-five. For a goalie, xGA is what the shots he faced were expected to produce, and the last column is how many of those he saved. What these numbers mean

#	Skater	Pos	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
4	Stu Bickel	D	0	2	0	1	03:57		5-3	0.11-0.06
5	Dan Girardi	D	0	0	2	2	25:00	0.07	17-18	0.62-0.94
7	John Mitchell	C	0	0	0	2	13:03		3-12	0.05-0.50
9	Brandon Prust	L	0	0	1	0	11:22	0.01	6-9	0.21-0.49
11	Brian Boyle	C	0	0	3	6	14:53	0.07	12-11	0.38-0.63
12	Marian Gaborik	R	0	0	3	2	20:44	0.22	8-13	0.30-0.39
15	Michael Del Zotto	D	-1	0	1	0	24:13	0.10	13-17	0.26-0.71
17	Brad Richards	C	-1	0	4	0	22:01	0.19	13-18	0.32-0.75
17	Brandon Dubinsky	C	0	2	3	7	16:21	0.22	10-18	0.36-0.92
18	Marc Staal	D	0	2	2	0	19:58	0.04	13-23	0.27-0.85
21	Derek Stepan	C	0	0	1	2	19:51	0.15	7-12	0.25-0.30
24	Ryan Callahan	R	-1	0	3	3	22:44	0.29	12-19	0.31-0.86
27	Mike Rupp	L	0	0	1	0	06:06	0.01	6-4	0.15-0.14
27	Ryan McDonagh	D	0	0	1	1	25:19	0.15	16-21	0.59-0.89
44	Steve Eminger	D	0	0	0	0	08:18		3-7	0.07-0.09
51	Artem Anisimov	C	0	0	2	3	19:08	0.19	7-21	0.20-0.55
62	Carl Hagelin	L	-1	0	0	1	16:17	0.06	17-12	0.39-0.48
86	Anton Stralman	D	-1	2	0	0	09:19		2-12	0.05-0.45

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
30	Henrik Lundqvist	L	31	29	2	57:47	2.54	+0.54

Pittsburgh Penguins

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Chris Kunitz · Evgeni Malkin · James Neal	13:22	80.0	90.3	0-0
Steve Sullivan · Pascal Dupuis · Jordan Staal	9:00	66.7	68.7	0-0
Arron Asham · Matt Cooke · Joe Vitale	7:03	28.6	53.3	0-0
Richard Park · Craig Adams · Eric Tangradi	2:01	66.7	87.2	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Paul Martin · Kris Letang	18:24	50.0	58.7	1-0
Deryk Engelland · Zbynek Michalek	15:59	60.9	73.3	0-0
Matt Niskanen · Ben Lovejoy	8:24	68.2	69.3	0-0

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
71	Evgeni Malkin	C	1	1	2	1	0	5	0	21:47	0.41	22-9	0.97-0.31
15	Steve Sullivan	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	15:30	0.18	21-7	0.72-0.23
9	Pascal Dupuis	R	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	18:28	0.27	17-11	0.63-0.37
24	Matt Cooke	L	0	1	1	0	2	3	0	14:53	0.28	5-10	0.29-0.33
58	Kris Letang	D	0	1	1	1	0	2	2	28:41	0.07	20-16	0.76-0.47
4	Zbynek Michalek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	23:11	0.02	18-10	0.89-0.30
5	Deryk Engelland	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	20:31	0.12	16-11	0.89-0.34
7	Paul Martin	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	26:21	0.09	16-17	0.65-0.48
11	Jordan Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	20:08	0.22	23-12	0.87-0.38
12	Richard Park	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	05:54	0.04	8-5	0.32-0.22
14	Chris Kunitz	L	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	19:00	0.15	21-7	0.86-0.12
14	Joe Vitale	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15:30		4-14	0.18-0.44
15	Matt Niskanen	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	10:03	0.02	15-7	0.41-0.18
21	Ben Lovejoy	D	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	08:47	0.15	15-7	0.41-0.18
27	Craig Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	10:23	0.09	3-5	0.20-0.12
34	Eric Tangradi	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	05:39		3-8	0.09-0.17
45	Arron Asham	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	09:15		2-5	0.08-0.07
81	James Neal	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	19:59	0.45	21-9	0.79-0.19

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
29	Marc-Andre Fleury	W, SO	27	27	0	60:00	1.77	+1.77