Kreider scores late, Rangers edge Pens to force Game 7
The Rangers will host Game 7 on Sunday at Madison Square Garden with some serious momentum.
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The Rangers will host Game 7 on Sunday at Madison Square Garden with some serious momentum.
Game 6 is Friday in Pittsburgh, and a potential deciding Game 7 would be Sunday back at Madison Square Garden.
Sidney Crosby had a goal and three assists in Pittsburgh's 7-2 win as New York's defense took another night off.
The 59-year-old, who lost his job after four seasons with the club, was integral to the franchise's turnaround.
The Penguins grabbed control of the series heading into Monday night's Game 4.
Artemi Panarin and Frank Vatrano each had a goal and two assists in the Blueshirts' 5-2 victory on Thursday.
Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Thursday night in New York before shifting to Pittsburgh for two games.
New York reached the Stanley Cup semifinals the last two years before losing to the Lightning.
The Rangers are in the postseason for the first time since 2017.
The Devils (27-46-9) closed the season with six straight losses (0-4-2) overall and eight straight at home.
The Islanders are 16-10-2 in their last 28 games.
The Devils are 0-3-2 in their last five games with one game remaining.
Ryan Reaves, Frank Vatrano and Ryan Strome scored for New York in the 4-3 loss, and Barclay Goodrow had two assists.
Vincent Trochek had a goal and an assist, rookie Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 31 shots in Carolina's 4-3 victory.
Mackenzie Blackwood, making his first start since Jan. 19, stopped 29 shots for New Jersey in the 5-4 loss.
Ilya Sorokin made 32 saves to help the New York snap a five-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory.
Max Domi scored the go-ahead goal early in the final period and Carolina cruised to a 5-2 win on Sunday.
Oskar Sundqvist and Tyler Bertuzzi each had a goal and assist in Detroit's 3-0 victory on Sunday.
The Rangers had their four-game winning streak snapped.
Jon Gillies, who was minutes away from his first NHL shutout, made 26 saves in his first start in a month.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 30 shots in dropping to 1-3-1 in his past five starts.
The Rangers clinched home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Nikita Okhotiuk scored in his NHL debut and Jesper Boqvist also scored for the Devils.
It was the first time since the 1972-73 season that the Rangers recorded three straight shutouts.
The Islanders fell for the second straight game.
