The Rangers take revenge against the Penguins to tie the series

The Rangers were more threatening in the game and bounced back after losing 4-3 in the third overtime on Tuesday night.

The series is now tied at 1-1 and it will move to Pittsburgh for the next two matchups. The third game will take place on Saturday.

Andrew Copp, Ryan Strome and Chris Kreider also scored for the Rangers, who got their first playoff win since May 4, 2017. K’Andre Miller set up two goals.

Igor Shesterkin faced 83 shots in Game 1 of the series and he was busy again. The Russian goaltender stopped for 39 pucks to register the first win of his career in the playoffs.

Jake Guentzel and Sidney Crosby answered for the Penguins. Less than two days after becoming the first goaltender in NHL history to win a playoff game after entering overtime, Louis Domingue allowed 5 goals in 40 shots.

As happened on Tuesday night, the Rangers were ahead in scoring.

Panarin showed extreme patience to Domingue’s right and handed the puck at the right time to Copp, who fired a one-timer near the ice. The disc caught the traffic in front of the net and it crossed the red line.

People were still celebrating at Madison Square Garden when Domingue made an amazing save. Posted to the right of the Penguins goaltender, Mika Zibanejad was robbed of a specific goal by Domingue’s mitten, which was brisk in his movement after an off-target shot by Braden Schneider.

The Penguins rewarded Quebecer less than a minute later. Crosby first blocked a pass from Panarin in the neutral zone and accepted the check from Jacob Trouba. Marcus Pettersson grabbed the puck and fired a low shot, allowing Guentzel to push the return beyond Shesterkin.

After six episodes with no power play, the Rangers took advantage of what happened at the start of the second period. With only seconds left on John Marino’s penalty, Strome deflected Adam Fox’s point shot. The puck went through Domingue’s pads to give New York a 2-1 lead.

The Penguins underwent repeated attacks from the home side in the ensuing minutes, but still got a golden opportunity to tie the game. Bryan Rust escaped, but his shot hit the post to Shesterkin’s right.

Gerard Gallant’s men continued to increase the pressure and after some fine offensive thrusts, they took a 3-1 lead. Along the blue line, Miller passed the puck to Vatrano, who fired a one-timer. Kreider, passing at the same time, redirected the disc to Domingue’s left, who began his movement to the other side.

The Penguins closed the gap thanks to the great effort of their captain, with just 86 seconds left in the middle period.

Crosby grabbed the puck in his zone and waltz into enemy territory despite being harassed by two Rangers players. His effort led to a Rust pitch and Crosby himself jumped on a loose drive to score his first goal in the playoffs.

The Pittsburgh squad rose to tie the game in the opening moments of the third period, but the Rangers dealt a devastating blow to their opponents by two goals in 1:47 on two poor runs from the defenseman. that Mike Matheson.

From behind the net, Panarin passed to the front and the puck caught Matheson’s skate before beating Domingue. Matheson was rounded up by Vatrano, who fired an accurate shot into the top corner.