Good Rangers, Bad Rangers. Sometimes even within the same period.
Eventually, it was the good Rangers coming through in the three-on-three overtime, as a terrific pass from Adam Fox was finished by Kaapo Kakko, giving them a 3-2 win over the Penguins on Tuesday night at the Garden.
The 18-year-old’s first overtime goal gave him his first multi-goal game of his young career.
The Rangers (8-6-2) were coming off another one of their inconsistent performances, a 6-5 shootout loss to the visiting Panthers on Sunday night. They had managed to pick up points in five of their previous six games (4-1-1), but the losses were glaring.