On the ice Tonight: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Best-of-7 series: Penguins up 2-1 TV: AT&T SportsNet 2; ESPN Radio: WFBG-AM 1290 & 104.5-FM The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Louis Domingue remembers dragging a net out into the street, pulling on his rollerblades and ...
The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The rest of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ playoff run won’t include goaltender Casey DeSmith. Coach Mike Sullivan said DeSmith underwent core surgery on Friday morning and will miss the rest of the postseason. The surgery comes three days after DeSmith exited in the second overtime of Pittsburgh’s 4-3 triple-overtime victory over the New York Rangers in Game 1 of their first-round series. DeSmith entered the playoffs as Pittsburgh’s top goaltender with All-Star Tristan Jarry sidelined with a lower-body injury. DeSmith’s injury leaves Louis ...
The Associated Press There was a 6-foot-4, 220-pound hole in the Washington lineup in Game 2 against the Florida Panthers. Tom Wilson’s injury is one of many around the NHL playoffs that could tip the balance of a series. The Pittsburgh Penguins are down to their third-string goaltender against the New York Rangers, while the Nashville Predators will be without their starter again in Game 3 against the heavily favored Colorado Avalanche, who are up 2-0. Washington and Florida are tied going into Game 3 on Saturday (1 p.m., ESPN), though the first two were polar opposites. Wilson ...
The Associated Press NEW YORK — New York coach Gerard Gallant was confident the Rangers would bounce back from a tough loss in the marathon series opener, and they did just that. Artemi Panarin and Frank Vatrano each had a goal and two assists and the Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 in Game 2 Thursday night to even the best-of-seven first-round series. Chris Kreider, Andrew Copp and Ryan Strome also scored for New York. Igor Shesterkin made 39 saves two nights after stopping 79 shots in a triple-overtime loss in Game 1. “It’s an 82-game regular season and we’ve ...
On the ice Tonight: Pittsburgh at New York Rangers, 7 p.m. Best-of-7 series: Penguins lead 1-0 TV: AT&T SportsNet and TNT Radio: WFBG-AM 1290 & 104.5-FM By Vin A. Cherwood The Associated Press NEW YORK — The Pittsburgh Penguins poured into the dressing room after the first ...
The Associated Press NEW YORK — 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. Jake Guentzel scored twice and Bryan Rust had a goal ...
