
Andrey SenchenkoSport correspondentAll materialsEmail to the author It was obvious that the Penguins should not expect such an easy walk, because their direct competitors in the Eastern Conference and the Capital Division came to visit. “Pittsburgh” powerfully holds the final segment of the “regular season” of the NHL, but the “Rangers” are no less convincing: most recently, the “blueshirts” at home did not leave a living place from the “Penguins” (5:1), having scored three goals during the first five minutes. Wards of Mike Sullivan, keeping in mind such an insulting defeat, intended to get even with the rich from New York. The first step towards revenge, “Penguins” have made already in the starting segment of the match, when Brian Boyle skillfully corrected the puck from a dime after a long-range shot by Brian Dumoulin. Igor Shesterkin, who spends an absolutely phenomenal season in the NHL, could not help out his team at this moment, although a few moments before that he confidently neutralized the one-on-one one-on-one appearance of another Brian from Pittsburgh — Rast. At the same time, Shesterkin's counterpart was also enough work Tristan Jerry. And if in the first period he managed to keep his gates shut, then subsequently the Canadian goalkeeper capitulated three times. For 7.5 minutes, Pittsburgh watched Frank Vatrano (5 goals in 7 games for the new club!), Brayden Schneider and Chris Kreider celebrate goals.

