Rangers beat Penguins 5-3 to force deciding Game 7

Chris Kreider’s lengthy slap shot bounced over Louis Domingue and into the web with 1:28 left and the New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Friday evening to push their thrilling first-round sequence to a deciding Recreation 7.

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Kreider’s second of the sport and fourth of the playoffs despatched the sequence again to New York. Andrew Copp added an empty netter for good measure within the waning seconds. Recreation 7 is Sunday at Madison Sq. Backyard.

Mike Zibanejad had two targets and two assists and Adam Fox had 4 assists. Igor Shesterkin stopped 31 photographs to win at PPG Paints Enviornment for the primary time this sequence after getting chased by Pittsburgh in Video games 3 and 4.

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Bryan Rust, Evgeni Malkin and Jeff Carter scored for Pittsburgh. Domingue, who has turn out to be a neighborhood people hero whereas filling in for injured Tristan Jarry and Casey DeSmith, made 33 saves however couldn’t get a deal with on Kreider’s shot, which appeared to hit him excessive then popped up into the air and behind him earlier than rolling into the web.

Might 13, 2022; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA;  Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Louis Domingue (70) makes a save towards the New York Rangers throughout the third interval in recreation six of the primary spherical of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at PPG Paints Enviornment. The Rangers gained 5-3.  Necessary Credit score: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports activities
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Pittsburgh performed with out captain Sidney Crosby, who sat out whereas coping with an upper-body damage. His standing going ahead is unsure.