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Recap - Rangers Defeat Pittsburgh 3-2

New York got a pair of goals from Kaapo Kakko as the Rangers skated to a 3-2 victory over Pittsburgh on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.

New York was an underdog by +129 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Kaapo Kakko(2), and Adam Fox each scored for the Rangers in the victory. Kakko opened the scoring for New York.

Alexandar Georgiev stopped 30 of 32 Pittsburgh shots in the victory.

Justin Schultz, and Jared McCann scored for the Penguins, finding the net behind Alexandar Georgiev.

Pittsburgh got a 24-stop effort from Matt Murray in the loss.

New York scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Pittsburgh went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.

Pittsburgh outshot New York 32-27 in the game.

Next game, New York takes its act on the road to face Tampa Bay looking for another win. For Pittsburgh, they head on the road to face New Jersey.