The Pittsburgh Penguins won't have long to dwell on a wild loss to the New York Rangers on Wednesday as they will play their 16th of an NHL-leading 19 back-to-back games at the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.
The Penguins (40-26-5) blew 2-0 and 3-2 leads against the Rangers before losing 4-3 in overtime. The loss cost the Penguins a chance to move past the Washington Capitals and take over first place in the Metropolitan Division.
The Penguins are tied with the Capitals with 85 points, but Washington has two games in hand.