NEW YORK -- Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin scored 5:58 into the third overtime to defeat the New York Rangers 4-3 on Monday night in a wild Game 1 of their Stanley Cup Playoff opening-round series.
It was a contest that featured an all-time performance by Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin and a stunning relief effort from the Penguins' goalie Louis Domingue.
Shesterkin made 79 saves for the Rangers, the second-most in a Stanley Cup Playoffs game ever. He was closing in on Columbus goalie Joonas Korpisalo's 2020 record of 85 saves against the Tampa Bay Lightning when Malkin tipped home a point shot from Penguins defenseman John Marino.