Rangers

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin (31) stops a shot on goal by Pittsburgh Penguins' Jason Zucker (16) during the second period of Game 5 of an NHL ...

If he is out for any games, that would put added pressure on Guentzel (seven goals) and Evgeni Malkin (two goals, three assists). Crosby had two goals and seven assists for a team-high nine points in the first four games. Following his departure, New York scored three times on three consecutive shots over a 2:42 span to take the lead.

The New York Rangers went head-hunting again last night, as they have done throughout their first-round series against the Penguins, and they knocked Sidney ...

Rakell suffered a head injury courtesy of the Rangers in Game One. Sullivan said both Jarry and Rakell are “day to day” still. Prior to the game last night, both goaltender Tristan Jarry and forward Rickard Rakell took part in an optional morning skate. Then, they came back to win Game Five of the series, 5-3.

The Rangers live to fight another day. Down 2-0 in front of a displeased MSG crowd, New York rallied for a 5-3 win to send the series back to Pittsburgh for ...

But the key was that he was on the ice opposite Fox bringing a physical presence and warrior like mentality to the lineup. They still need to get it done on the ice but know from the fore-bearers it can be done. Heart. It's what makes the name on the front of the jersey more than the one of the back. But behind that, he was good when needed and loooked more like the like Vezina Trophy winner than the one chased in Games 3 and 4. His bad turnover led to Guentzel’s second goal of the game, tying the contest at three late in the third. The other big story on the blue line was the welcome return of Ryan Lindgren. Granted, he scored the empty-net goal to seal the 5-3 win with 16 seconds left in the third. Trouba had a goal and an assist, the goal coming on a beautiful move on Jeff Carter and backhand from the slit. That uptick in output came late in the first and second, the latter timeframe when the rally occurred. After allowing Guenztel to tie the game 13 seconds later, Filip Chytil gave the Rangers a 4-3 lead at 2:53 with a power-play goal after getting to a loose puck in the right face-off circle and blasting over Louie Domingue’s. It was his first Stanley Cup Playoff goal in his eighth playoff game. Still not at the place that is the norm for him, but a closer version. Crosby was somewhat off-balance and his body twisted, partly impacted by Trouba’s stick hitting his skate, but Trouba did look like he lifted his elbow and primary contact was to the head. Patrik Nemeth dressed, but didn't play until the final 16 seconds of the game when the result was no longer in doubt.

The victory keeps the Rangers' season alive, as they now trail the Penguins 3-2 in the best-of-seven series. After Pittsburgh's Jake Guentzel ...

In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. However, Pittsburgh evened things up again 13 seconds later on Guentzel’s second goal, and the two teams entered the second intermission locked at 3-3. A minute later, Jacob Touba would backhand one through Penguins’ goaltender Louis Domingue to give the Rangers its first lead of the game, 3-2.

The hit Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba threw in the direction of the face of the NHL knocked Crosby out of the Penguins' Game 5 loss at Madison Square Garden ...

“That combination of Sid and Geno, they're two of the best in the league for 15-plus years. One of the best, and most recent, examples came back in that 2019-20 “fire” season. On numerous instances, Malkin has found a way to elevate his game in the absence of the captain. “You never want to see a player like that leave, but we've got the group to step up.” Even as recently as this series, one of the biggest questions after Game 2 was the ability to produce offense when Crosby wasn’t on the ice. Losing Crosby — a player who was named the Penguins team MVP and voted by NHL players as the league’s “most complete player” — is obviously significant. To that point, he had racked up 12 goals and 17 assists in 21 games alongside Malkin. “When you get a chance to play with those guys, it's a unique opportunity. All told, that trio scored 37 goals together in 26 games without Crosby back in 2019. When the Penguins slumped the last month of the season, they sometimes looked like a one-line team. The coach had no additional information other than to say the captain is being evaluated for an upper-body injury. Asked if he believed there was any intent behind it, coach Mike Sullivan answered, “Did you see the hit?

Jacob Trouba had a monster Game 5, but his hit that knocked out Sidney Crosby may land him a suspension.

He did not return to the ice after that shift ended and no penalty was called on the play. Chicago’s Jujhar Kaira was sent to the hospital earlier this season and Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon also felt what it’s like to get caught by the Trouba-Train but was able to return in that game. On the play, Crosby gets the puck in the slot and looks down to control it. Trouba, who kept his head up on the play can be seen bracing for contact as Crosby picks him up late. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby looked like he took an elbow to the head from Trouba late in the second period. In an impressive performance, he was a physical presence officially picking up 3 blocks and 2 hits (there were more).

Filip Chytil scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period and the New York Rangers staved off elimination with a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh ...

Lindgren returned to the Rangers’ lineup after missing the previous three games following an upper body injury in Game 1 of this series. The Penguins had a 5-on-3 power play early when Chris Kreider was called for slashing and Jacob Trouba for elbowing just 24 seconds into the game. It was his sixth goal of the series. With the Penguins leading 1-0 after 20 minutes, Pittsburgh’s Mike Matheson hit a goalpost 3 1/2 minutes into the second period. He returned briefly 20 seconds later during a stoppage in play and left the ice again. Pittsburgh pulled Domingue for an extra skater with about 1 1/2 minutes remaining.