The Penguins' Evgeni Malkin scored on a deflection 5:58 into the third overtime, bringing Pittsburgh a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. For the Penguins, Jake Guentzel scored twice and Bryan Rust had a goal and two assists, while Sidney Crosby also had two assists. Casey DeSmith had 48 saves before leaving the game midway through the second overtime; Louis Domingue came in and had 17 saves, despite having appeared in only two games during the regular season. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Thursday night in New York, before the teams return to Pittsburgh for the following two games. Editorial credit: meunierd / Shutterstock.com
There wasn’t much to be excited about as the playoffs commenced. But an inspired effort in Game 1 established the Penguins have a different narrative in mind against the Rangers.
In the 4 hours, 38 minutes the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers spent creating drama in a triple-overtime thriller Tuesday, the Metropolitan Division ri
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