nhl Game Recap
Penguins Down New York 5-2 - Match Report
The Rangers came up short Sunday against the Penguins, falling 5-2.
The Penguins were a -180 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Pittsburgh got goals from Sidney Crosby, Carl Hagelin, Patric Hornqvist, Phil Kessel, and Dominik Simon in the victory. Hornqvist opened the scoring at 3:14 of the first period.
Tristan Jarry stopped 26 of 28 New York shots in the victory.
New York got goals from Michael Grabner, and Brendan Smith in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Henrik Lundqvist stopped 42 of 46 shots for the Rangers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Pittsburgh went 0-for-3, while the Rangers were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Pittsburgh by a margin of 47-28.
Pittsburgh heads into a battle against the Ducks. New York, meanwhile, will have their next action against Philadelphia.