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DeSmith had 48 saves before leaving.Ĭhris Kreider had a goal and an assist, and Adam Fox and Andrew Copp also scored for the Rangers. Jake Guentzel scored twice and Rust and Sidney Crosby each had two assists for the Penguins. “We know we can win every game if we play right, we play smart, we play hard,” said Malkin who also had an assist on Bryan Rust’s tying goal late in the second period. On the winning goal, Malkin was positioned in front of the net when he tipped a long shot by John Marino over Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin. I honestly thought they were joking with me - they were saying I had to go in. “I know both of the referees that were there, Jonny Murray and Frederick L'Ecuyer, both French guys. “I saw him go to the bench and I wasn't sure why they blew the whistle,” Domingue said of DeSmith, who left with what the Penguins said was a lower-body injury.

PENGUINS SCORE LAST NIGHT SERIES

NEW YORK - Louis Domingue didn't know what to think when he saw teammate and starting goalie Casey DeSmith skate to the bench midway through the second overtime period.ĭomingue stepped in and made 17 saves, and Evgeni Malkin scored on a deflection 5:58 into the third overtime, giving the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night. NHL, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins Sharks: Host Philadelphia on Tuesday night.Malkin's tip lifts Penguins past Rangers in 3OTs in Game 1 “Tonight we did, and it should be one that we can build on.” “We felt like we’ve put stretches of games together where we think we’ve played well, and we haven’t gotten rewarded for it,' Sullivan said. Crosby assisted on Letang’s goal in the second period. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby played in his 1,200th career game, becoming the first player in franchise history and 10th active player to reach the mark. Sharks’ starting goalie Mackenzie Blackwood was pulled after allowing his sixth goal, and Magnus Chrona entered in the second period to make his NHL debut in net.

Pittsburgh led 2-0 after the first period, and 7-1 after two. They speak very highly of the city and the fans and the organization.” “I know they have a lot of fond memories here in San Jose.

“I’m sure it felt good for those guys to come back,” Sullivan said. Penguins head coach Dan Sullivan said it means a little extra for Karlsson and Matt Nieto - another former Sharks player now on the Penguins - to return to San Jose. The goal came off a Penguins’ counterattack after Jarry stopped Mike Hoffman on a 2-on-1 break. Smith scored his second midway through the first, tapping in a feed from Marcus Pettersson at point-blank range. It didn’t take long for Karlsson to make an impact, assisting on Smith’s power-play goal - a wrist shot from the left point - 90 seconds into the game. The reigning Norris Trophy winner, who was traded to the Penguins in the offseason after five seasons with the Sharks, received an ovation after the video screen played a highlight montage in the first period. The game also saw the return of Erik Karlsson to San Jose. I think our battle level is just non-existent sometimes and it’s costing us.” 'It’s way too easy for the opposing team coming in here. “We’re losing way too many battles,' Duclair said. We give up the third goal and we’re a fragile group.”Īnthony Duclair and Jacob MacDonald scored power-play goals for San Jose. “I liked our first period, and then all of a sudden we became a different team,' Quinn said. Sharks head coach David Quinn said his team is not a mentally tough group right now. San Jose has only scored 12 goals this season, and its minus-42 goal differential is the worst for an NHL team ever through 11 games. The Sharks lost 10-1 to the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. The last time a team allowed 10 or more goals in consecutive games was the Boston Bruins in 1965. The Sharks fell to 0-10-1 to matched the 11-game winless starts by the New York Rangers in 1943 and the Arizona Coyotes in 20. So we knew that we had to come out here tonight, try and get the win.' “Don’t like our record, don’t like some of the results. “I don’t think we like where we are this early in the season,” Rust said. For all the desperation that the winless Sharks might have brought to the rink, the Penguins said they wanted the win more after a 3-6 start.

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