Rangers fall to Penguins in overtime despite rescuing point with late goal

Kris Letang scored a power-play goal 1:38 into overtime to hand the Blueshirts a 3-2 loss Sunday night at PPG Paints Arena.

The Rangers essentially have a miniseries on deck against the Penguins, who they knocked out in seven games in the first round of the playoffs last season.Kris Letang scores the game-winning goal in overtime.“They’re all big games,” Rangers head coach Gerard Gallant said before Sunday’s contest, in which both clubs’ mutual disdain for one another was on full display. “Today and the next five at home after that, they’re all big games against division opponents. It’s going to be a battle.

Jason Zucker’s shot from the top of the zone deflected in off Mika Zibanejad’s skate less than a minute-and-a-half in to give the Penguins a 2-1 lead. The boo birds were already out for Trouba from puck drop, but they intensified to a ‘Trouba Sucks!’ chant.

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