Sixty-one seconds. That’s all it took. With the Rangers up 1-0 on a goal by Mika Zibanejad, the Rangers fell asleep for 61 seconds, and that’s all the Penguins would need. The Penguins scored three times, securing themselves a two goal lead they would never relinquish. The outcome is sad, since the Rangers came out flying and completely dominated the Penguins for the first 16 minutes of the game. After that, they were deflated.
Alex Georgiev was pulled after the three goal outburst, which was the right move. Georgiev was off on the first goal, and flailed horribly on the next two breakaways.