The Rangers are headed to Pittsburgh on even footing. And they will likely still be a tad feisty when they get there.
The Blueshirts used a pair of third-period goals to run away from the Penguins, 5-2, on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. The victory squares the Eastern Conference first-round series at 1-1 entering Game 3 on Saturday. But while the result was not in doubt in the waning moments, the Rangers still got a gargantuan scare.
Star goalie Igor Shesterkin was shaken up after the Penguins’ Jeff Carter collided with him with under three minutes to go.