NEW YORK (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored on a deflection 5:58 into the third extra time, giving the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers in Game 1 of their first-round playoff sequence on Tuesday evening.
Jake Guentzel scored twice and Bryan Rust had a aim and two assists for the Penguins. Sidney Crosby additionally had two assists. Casey DeSmith had 48 saves earlier than leaving the sport halfway by way of the second extra time. Louis Domingue, who appeared in solely two video games in the course of the common season, got here on and had 17 saves.
On the profitable aim, Malkin was positioned in entrance of the web when he tipped an extended shot by John Marino over Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin.
Chris Kreider had a aim and an help, and Adam Fox and Andrew Copp additionally scored for the Rangers. Mika Zibanejad had two assists. Shesterkin completed with 79 saves, second to the NHL document of 85 saves by Columbus’ Joonas Korpisalo within the 2020 playoffs.
Game 2 of the best-of-seven sequence is Thursday evening in New York earlier than shifting to Pittsburgh for 2 video games.
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Crosby now has 124 assists within the playoffs, passing Jaromir Jagr for ninth place on the NHL’s profession checklist. … Kreider acquired his twenty fourth postseason aim, breaking a tie with Steve Vickers for the sixth place in franchise historical past.