Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
Last Night's Action: To The Brink
By
Peter Trinkle
Published Apr 30, 2008
Modified Apr 30, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Peter Trinkle
Published Apr 30, 2008
Modified Apr 30, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Photograph of the Rangers and Penguins in a first period fight (three roughing penalties were charged to each team) at Madison Square Garden by Julie Jacobson/AP
-
Pittsburgh 5 Rangers 3: Ryan Hollweg has a fantastic moustache, but his idiotic penalty probably cost the Rangers their season. New York fell behind right out of the gate with Marian Hossa scoring only a minute into the game. The Rangers tied things up, but Pittsburgh went ahead 3-1 before the end of the first period and the Garden became a tomb.
It remained that way as the Rangers failed to convert on two abbreviated 5-on-3 advantages and Pittsburgh kept killing the clock. But, a beautiful pass from Scott Gomez to Ryan Callahan at 12:07 of the second brought the Rangers to within 1 and Jaromir Jagr tied things up less than a minute later. Suddenly, it was 3-3 and the Garden was rocking and the Rangers were a deflection off the goalpost away from taking the lead. And that is where Hollweg committed an asinine penalty, taking a boarding call in the offensive zone. Pittsburgh converted on the ensuing power play and added another goal early in the third period to put away the game and leave the Rangers’ season on life support.
-
Detroit 6 Yankees 4: This is not the Phil Hughes the Yankees thought they had. It’s impossible to know what is wrong with Hughes, but the Yankees can’t afford to wait much longer to find out. The Yankees also took a huge hit off the field when they announced after the game that A-Rod is going on the DL
-
Mets 5 Pittsburgh 4 (11 innings) : A throwing error and a wild pitch helped the Pirates tie the game in the ninth, but David Wright won it for the Mets with a single in the 11th.
Tagged
baseball
david wright
hockey
Jaromir Jagr
mets
phil hughes
rangers
Ryan Hollweg
Scott Gomez
sports
Yankees
Peter Trinkle
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
November has 3 meteor showers and the best chance to see Uranus
"Even in the city, some of these meteors will be bright enough that you'll be able to see them."
By
Rosemary Misdary
Published Nov 1, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. ET
Runners, and throngs of spectators, kick off the five-borough New York City Marathon
The race starts on Staten Island, and snakes through Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx before ending in Central Park in Manhattan.
By
Walter Wuthmann
News
Runners, and throngs of spectators, kick off the five-borough New York City Marathon
The race starts on Staten Island, and snakes through Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx before ending in Central Park in Manhattan.
By
Walter Wuthmann
Calif. judge cites 'mountain of evidence' ICE racially profiled Latinos, drawing NY notice
By
Herb Pinder
Mamdani says Trump will 'immediately' grant visa to Ghanaian mom of slain Bronx teen
By
Christian Santana
and
Giulia Heyward
Overflowing school in downtown Jersey City is hitting a crisis point, parents say
By
Michael Sol Warren
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .