Game three of the Rangers four game road trip kicking off the holiday season for the first of three meetings with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season. The Blueshirts looked to bounce back after their first regulation loss in a month to Dallas Monday Night as the Penguins were coming off a 3-0 shutout win against the Vegas Golden Knights. Jonathan Quick would get the start in net to give Igor Shesterkin a bit of a break during a busy week in what became quite the goaltending battle between him and Tristan Jarry.
1st Period:
A bit of a slow start with a couple of icings, although it was the Penguins getting a bulk of the chances early on.