It would have been difficult for the Penguins to not come out with a better effort Tuesday than they had in their last meeting with the Rangers.
It was just four days prior that the Penguins graced the Madison Square Garden crowd with arguably their worst performance of the season, a 5-1 loss.
With the Rangers making the trip to PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday, it offered the Penguins the chance at redemption. And when the 4:16 mark of the first period passed and the Penguins weren't already in a three-goal hole, it was already a significant improvement over the previous meeting.