In what was arguably our best game since we beat the Rangers back on December 20, the Penguins overcame the Blueshirts and a dreadful no-call by the refs to win 3-2 in overtime yesterday afternoon at PPG Paints Arena.
It was a gritty, gutsy, character win. Best of all, when the Rangers shoved we shoved back.
Wielding their sticks in a cavalier fashion, the visitors took three penalties before the game was six minutes old, including overlapping high-sticking minors to Vincent Trocheck and Mika Zibanejad. The Pens made ‘em pay, with Rickard Rakell doing the honors on a bullet from the slot following a tic-tac-toe setup from Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin.