The New York Rangers dropped their fourth straight game to the Pittsburgh Penguins this season as they were defeated 5-1 in regulation. New York opened the scoring just over a minute into the first period, but Pittsburgh slowly crept back into the game with their defensive play. That eventually led to five unanswered goals, including a 61 second span where the Penguins scored three straight goals. Alexandar Georgiev initially got the start but was pulled late in the first period in favor of Keith Kinkaid after he allowed three goals on the first six shots of the game.