new york rangers pittsburgh penguins score

'We weren't playing very good in front of ,' New York forward Andrew Copp said. The Penguins outshot the Rangers 16-11 in the second. Mark Friedman extended the lead to 4-1 at 11:22 with a wrist shot glove side, but Adam Fox cut it to 4-2 at 14:04, spinning in the left face-off circle for a shot that went in off Matheson.ĭanton Heinen made it 5-2 at 18:53 by deflecting a shot from Letang before Jeff Carter did the same on a shot from Jason Zucker, pushing it to 6-2 at 19:28. He inspires the group just through his actions when he's on his game the way he is right now.' 'He's played some real good hockey in the playoffs in my time here, so that bar is really high. 'He's playing really well for us,' Sullivan said of Crosby. The Penguins captain has nine points (two goals, seven assists) in this series, tied for second with Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand for the NHL lead. He is the sixth player to reach the milestone, joining Wayne Gretzky (382), Mark Messier (295), Jari Kurri (233), Glenn Anderson (214) and Jaromir Jagr (201). Matheson put the Penguins ahead 2-1 at 3:14 with a shot that deflected off Rangers forward Frank Vatrano's skate, and Guentzel tapped in a pass from Rust at 3:38.Ĭrosby had the secondary assist on Guentzel's goal for his 200th playoff point. Mike Matheson and Guentzel scored 24 seconds apart to give Pittsburgh a 3-1 lead early in the second period. Guentzel deflected a slap shot from Kris Letang that became lodged under Shesterkin's left pad before Crosby jammed it over the line. Video: Gm4: Penguins bury 5 goals in 2nd periodĬrosby tied it 1-1 on a power play at 11:17. The Penguins scored four straight after Alexis Lafreniere's first career playoff goal gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead on the first shot of the game at 2:06 of the first period. I've got all the confidence in the world in him.' will be back in there ready to win the next game on Wednesday night. 'Disappointing,' New York coach Gerard Gallant said. Alexandar Georgiev made 10 saves in the third period. Igor Shesterkin was pulled for a second straight game after allowing six goals on 30 shots for the Rangers, the No. We're going to try to put our best game on the ice.' Everyone understands the position we're in. 'These guys have been through this a lot. 'We have a veteran group in there,' Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. Guentzel had a goal and an assist, and Louis Domingue made 22 saves to give Pittsburgh a 3-1 lead in the best-of-7 series. I thought tonight we generated some good chances as a line (with Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust) and executed on a few. 'Just trying to go out there every night and compete. 'I think everybody wants to play well in the playoffs,' Crosby said. Crosby has 71 goals and 129 assists in 178 playoff games. Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists to reach 200 points in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the Penguins, the No.

New york rangers pittsburgh penguins score