Schedule and 2013-14 Results
Regular Season Records: Pittsburgh 51-24-7=109pts, New York Rangers 45-31-6=96pts
Game 1 on Friday, 02 May: New York Rangers win at Pittsburgh, 3-goals-2 (OT)
Game 2 on Sunday, 04 May: New York Rangers lose at Pittsburgh, 3-goals-nil
Game 3 on Monday, 05 May: Pittsburgh wins at New York Rangers, 2-goals-nil
Game 4 on Wednesday, 07 May: Pittsburgh wins at New York Rangers, 4-goals-2
Game 5 on Friday, 09 May: New York Rangers win at Pittsburgh, 5-goals-1
Game 6 on Sunday, 11 May: Pittsburgh loses at New York Rangers, 3-goals-1
Game 7 on Tuesday, 13 May: New York Rangers win at Pittsburgh, 2-goals-1

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: The New York Rangers visited and bested the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-goals-1 to complete a 4-games-3 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1230 victory. With the series 1230 win, the New York Rangers improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 29-37 overall and 11-13 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1230 loss, the Pittsburgh Penguins see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 29-21 overall and 8-10 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious New York Rangers in series 1230 was WLLLWWW: Series 1230 thus becomes the second NHL Quarterfinals-round series, the eighth NHL series (all rounds), and the 14th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. With the series 1230 Game 7 loss in Pittsburgh, the Penguins tie the NHL Washington Capitals for the worst MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 home field/court/ice Game 7 record at 2-7 (among teams with more than two home field/court/ice Game 7 decisions).

After Game 6: The New York Rangers hosted and defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-goals-1 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1230 at 3-games-all. When tied 3-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a Game 7 record of 7-6 (2-6 on home ice), while the New York Rangers have a Game 7 record of 7-5 (1-5 on road ice, with the sole win occurring in the last such series for the Rangers – series 1190, over the Capitals in Washington in the 2013 NHL Preliminary round.) Ironically, with series 1230 Game 7 in Pittsburgh, the home ice Game 7 record of the New York Rangers (a perfect 6-0) is a home field/court/ice MLB/NBA/NHL-best, while the road ice Game 7 record of the Pittsburgh Penguins (a perfect 5-0) is a road field/court/ice MLB/NBA/NHL-best. Only one previous NHL Quarterfinals series had a win-site order of LWWWLL @ HHVVHV through six games (as posted by the Pittsburgh Penguins in series 1230): In series 833, the Colorado Avalanche posted a win-site order of LWWWLL @ HHVVHV through six games against the Los Angeles Kings – Colorado won Game 7 at home, and proceeded to win the 2001 NHL championship.

After Game 5: The New York Rangers visited and bested the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-goals-1 to reduce the Pittsburgh Penguins best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1230 lead to 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a series record of 10-6 and a Game 6 record of 9-7. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the New York Rangers have a series record of 3-17 (though 3-2 in their last five such series) and a Game 6 record of 6-14.

After Game 4: The Pittsburgh Penguins visited and defeated the New York Rangers 4-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1230 lead of 3-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a series record of 9-2 and a Game 5 record of 7-4. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the New York Rangers have a series record of 0-16 and a Game 5 record of 4-12 (with an active seven-Game 5 losing streak). Of the seven previous NHL teams to post a win-site order of LWWW@HHVV (as Pittsburgh has) in a best-of-7 Quarterfinals series, all seven won the series, and five of the seven (New York Islanders, 1982; Pittsburgh Penguins, 1991; Detroit Red Wings, 1998; Colorado Avalanche, 2001; Chicago Blackhawks, 2010) went on to win the NHL championship that year.

After Game 3: The Pittsburgh Penguins visited and shut out the New York Rangers 2-goals-nil to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1230 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a series record of 11-6 and a Game 4 record of 6-11. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the New York Rangers have a series record of 7-20 and a Game 4 record of 16-11. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff series, teams (such as the Pittsburgh Penguins) which lose Game 1 and then shut out their opponents in Games 2-3 have a series record of 3-0.

After Game 2: The Pittsburgh Penguins hosted and shut out the New York Rangers 3-goals-nil to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1230 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a series record of 11-11 and a Game 3 record of 13-9 (with an active five-Game 3 winning streak), while the New York Rangers have a series record of 16-15 and a Game 3 record of 15-16 (with an active four-Game 3 winning streak).

After Game 1: The New York Rangers visited and defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-goals-2 in overtime to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1230 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the New York Rangers have a series record of 19-11 and a Game 2 record of 12-18 (with an active four-Game 2 losing streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a series record of 12-13 and a Game 2 record of 13-12.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2013-14 NHL regular season, the Pittsburgh Penguins finished 13 points ahead of the New York Rangers. From 1939 through the 2014 NHL Preliminary round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by 13 regular-season points, they have posted a 12-9 (.571) best-of-7 playoff series record in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1230 is the 50th best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the 66th for the New York Rangers. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Pittsburgh Penguins have an all-rounds series record of 29-20, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 8-9, and a Game 1 record of 24-25, while the New York Rangers have an all-rounds series record of 28-37, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 10-13, and a Game 1 record of 30-35. Series 1230 is the fifth best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New York Rangers. Pittsburgh has won the previous four series between the two teams.