Smith scores go-ahead goal, Panarin nets 2 as Rangers beat Penguins 4-2
— Reilly Smith scored the go-ahead goal and Artemi Panarin scored twice as the New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Friday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Pittsburgh Penguins
2
New York Rangers
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| NYR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Madison Square Garden · 18,006 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/31/26 | @ Montreal Canadiens | L 4-5 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | vs Utah Mammoth | L 3-4 | NHL |
| 10/24/26 | vs Nashville Predators | W 3-2 | NHL |
| 10/22/26 | vs Florida Panthers | W 4-0 | NHL |
| 10/19/26 | @ Utah Mammoth | L 4-5 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Goal 18:22 2-4
Vincent Trocheck Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexis Lafrenière (11), Artemi Panarin (17)
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Missed 11:03 2-3
Artemi Panarin Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 10:36 2-3
Anthony Beauvillier High-sticking against Kaapo Kakko
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Goal 9:53 2-3
Reilly Smith Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Mika Zibanejad (14), Chris Kreider (1)
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Missed 9:20 2-2
Bryan Rust Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
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Missed 9:08 2-2
Cody Glass Tip-In Wide Left
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Goal 8:29 2-2
Philip Tomasino Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Michael Bunting (6), Marcus Pettersson (10)
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Missed 8:00 1-2
Kris Letang Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 6:43 1-2
Reilly Smith Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 6:18 1-2
Zac Jones Tripping against Bryan Rust
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Missed 5:55 1-2
Vincent Trocheck Slap Shot Above Crossbar
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Penalty 4:39 1-2
Ryan Shea Delaying Game - Puck over glass
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Missed 3:30 1-2
Marcus Pettersson Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 1:25 1-2
Erik Karlsson Slap Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 0:42 1-2
Ryan Lindgren Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Goal 19:58 1-2
Artemi Panarin Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Vincent Trocheck (8), Braden Schneider (7)
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Missed 19:13 1-1
Owen Pickering Snap Shot Hit Right Post
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Penalty 16:08 1-1
Sam Carrick Holding against Anthony Beauvillier
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Missed 15:12 1-1
Filip Chytil Backhand Wide Right
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Penalty 12:39 1-1
Marcus Pettersson Tripping against Braden Schneider
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Missed 11:34 1-1
Bryan Rust Tip-In Wide Right
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Goal 7:28 1-1
Artemi Panarin Goal (14) Slap Shot, assists: Alexis Lafrenière (10), Vincent Trocheck (7)
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Goal 6:19 1-0
Blake Lizotte Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Cody Glass (5), Erik Karlsson (15)
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Penalty 4:06 0-0
Blake Lizotte Interference against Alexis Lafrenière
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Penalty 4:06 0-0
Alexis Lafrenière Roughing against Blake Lizotte
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Missed 3:00 0-0
Bryan Rust Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 2:40 0-0
Kevin Hayes Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 1:37 0-0
Bryan Rust Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
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Penalty 1:02 0-0
Vincent Trocheck High-sticking against Evgeni Malkin
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Missed 0:14 0-0
Reilly Smith Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
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Missed 17:55 0-0
Artemi Panarin Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
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Missed 17:43 0-0
Ryan Lindgren Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 16:50 0-0
Drew O'Connor Backhand Above Crossbar
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Missed 16:22 0-0
Chris Kreider Backhand Wide Right
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Penalty 12:15 0-0
Artemi Panarin Tripping against Kevin Hayes
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Missed 12:13 0-0
Kevin Hayes Backhand Short
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Missed 9:46 0-0
Alexis Lafrenière Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 7:28 0-0
Drew O'Connor Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 6:17 0-0
Mika Zibanejad Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 3:13 0-0
Rickard Rakell Snap Shot Hit Right Post
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Missed 2:55 0-0
Matt Grzelcyk Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 1:58 0-0
Blake Lizotte Deflected Wide Right
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Missed 0:39 0-0
Reilly Smith Snap Shot Wide Left
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End of Game 20:00 2-4
Game End
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Period End 20:00 2-4
End of 3rd Period
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Blocked 19:50 2-4
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Alexis Lafrenière
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Blocked 19:24 2-4
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Adam Fox
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Giveaway 18:48 2-4
Giveaway by Mika Zibanejad
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Shot 18:44 2-4
Rickard Rakell Backhand saved by Igor Shesterkin
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Face Off 18:39 2-4
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
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Stoppage 18:39 2-4
Puck in Crowd
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Face Off 18:22 2-4
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
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Goal 18:22 2-4
Vincent Trocheck Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexis Lafrenière (11), Artemi Panarin (17)
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Shot 17:06 2-3
Bryan Rust Backhand saved by Igor Shesterkin
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Shot 17:06 2-3
Bryan Rust Backhand saved by Igor Shesterkin
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Shot 17:05 2-3
Bryan Rust Wrap-around saved by Igor Shesterkin
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Shot 16:57 2-3
Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
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Hit 16:37 2-3
Blake Lizotte hit Kaapo Kakko
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Shot 15:44 2-3
Artemi Panarin Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
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Hit 15:30 2-3
Ryan Lindgren hit Cody Glass
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Takeaway 15:25 2-3
Takeaway by Marcus Pettersson
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Face Off 14:50 2-3
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
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Stoppage 14:50 2-3
Icing
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Face Off 14:41 2-3
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
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Stoppage 14:41 2-3
Icing
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Face Off 14:22 2-3
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
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Stoppage 14:22 2-3
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 14:21 2-3
Ryan Lindgren Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
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Hit 13:23 2-3
K'Andre Miller hit Philip Tomasino
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Blocked 12:32 2-3
Kaapo Kakko shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
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Blocked 11:51 2-3
Mika Zibanejad shot blocked by Ryan Shea
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Missed 11:03 2-3
Artemi Panarin Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Face Off 10:36 2-3
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Cody Glass
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Stoppage 10:36 2-3
TV Timeout
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Penalty 10:36 2-3
Anthony Beauvillier High-sticking against Kaapo Kakko
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Face Off 9:53 2-3
Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Filip Chytil
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Goal 9:53 2-3
Reilly Smith Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Mika Zibanejad (14), Chris Kreider (1)
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Shot 9:52 2-2
Mika Zibanejad Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
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Shot 9:51 2-2
Reilly Smith Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
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Hit 9:26 2-2
Rickard Rakell hit Braden Schneider
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Hit 9:22 2-2
Chris Kreider hit Matt Grzelcyk
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Missed 9:20 2-2
Bryan Rust Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
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Face Off 9:15 2-2
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
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Team Stats
PIT
NYR
12
Blocked Shots
14
14
Hits
19
4
Takeaways
5
22
Shots
32
0
Power Play Goals
0
4
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
18
Faceoffs Won
33
35.3
Faceoff Win Percent
64.7
14
Giveaways
14
4
Total Penalties
5
8
Penalty Minutes
10
Head to Head
Injuries
New York Rangers
- Sean Durzi Day-To-Day
- Igor Shesterkin Injured Reserve
- Joe Veleno Injured Reserve
- Joonas Korpisalo Injured Reserve
- Aidan Thompson Injured Reserve
Pittsburgh Penguins
- Evgeni Malkin Day-To-Day
- Kaedan Korczak Day-To-Day
- Elmer Soderblom Injured Reserve
- Bryan Rust Injured Reserve
- Trevor van Riemsdyk Injured Reserve
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