| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 NYR | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
 PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Leaders
Alexis Lafreniere
· LW
Alexis Lafreniere
· LW
Team Stats
20Blocked Shots10
16Hits23
4Takeaways4
40Shots31
0Power Play Goals0
2Power Play Opportunities3
0.0Power Play Percentage0.0
1Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
31Faceoffs Won28
52.5Faceoff Win Percent47.5
18Giveaways19
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:54
Cody Glass Deflected saved by Igor Shesterkin
19:20
Sam Carrick faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
19:20
Puck in Netting
19:18
Lars Eller shot blocked by Jacob Trouba
19:02
Will Cuylle Snap Shot Wide Right
18:48
Takeaway by Lars Eller
18:25
Giveaway by Zac Jones
18:20
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Will Cuylle
18:20
Icing
18:02
Anthony Beauvillier Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
17:39
Sam Carrick faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
17:39
Puck in Crowd
17:32
Giveaway by Braden Schneider
17:29
Kaapo Kakko hit Cody Glass
17:19
Marcus Pettersson Wrist Shot Wide Left
16:59
Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Filip Chytil
16:59
Vincent Trocheck Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexis Lafrenière (1), Artemi Panarin (2)
16:56
Alexis Lafrenière Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
16:00
Lars Eller Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
15:03
Jacob Trouba Snap Shot Wide Left
14:54
Adam Edstrom Backhand Wide Right
14:26
Drew O'Connor hit Adam Fox
14:24
Rickard Rakell hit Filip Chytil
14:10
Lars Eller Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
13:48
Jesse Puljujarvi hit Alexis Lafrenière
13:39
Jesse Puljujarvi shot blocked by Alexis Lafrenière
13:23
Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson
13:07
Jack St. Ivany shot blocked by Vincent Trocheck
13:03
Noel Acciari Slap Shot Wide Right
13:03
Giveaway by Artemi Panarin
12:09
Sam Carrick faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
12:09
Hand Pass
11:35
Lars Eller faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
11:35
Chris Kreider Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: none
11:09
Rickard Rakell shot blocked by K'Andre Miller
10:49
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
10:49
Goalie Stopped
10:47
Evgeni Malkin Slap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
10:46
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
10:46
Reilly Smith Hooking against Sidney Crosby
10:39
Zac Jones hit Rickard Rakell
10:05
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
10:05
Puck in Crowd
9:59
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Jacob Trouba
9:55
Anthony Beauvillier Wrap-around saved by Igor Shesterkin
9:54
Anthony Beauvillier Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
9:11
Matt Grzelcyk hit Adam Edstrom
9:02
K'Andre Miller hit Drew O'Connor
Shesterkin stops 29 shots as Rangers open season by drilling Sidney Crosby and the Penguins 6-0
— Igor Shesterkin stopped 29 shots and the New York Rangers opened the season with a 6-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.
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