Nothing is certain. The Rangers have learned that many times over during this first-round playoff series. But the stars appear to be aligning for Game 7 at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.
Penguins star Sidney Crosby is out for Friday’s Game 6 in Pittsburgh with an undisclosed upper body injury. Defenseman Jacob Trouba didn’t get suspended. Forward Tyler Motte could return from injury and be back on the ice. The clock may have begun to wind toward midnight for Penguins goalie Louis Domingue in Game 5. And the Rangers’ Igor Shesterkin has to have gotten the yips out, right?