With another goalie making his playoff debut in Matt Murray, the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the New York Rangers 3-1 at Madison Square Garden to claim Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round matchup to take a 2-1 series lead.
The rookie Murray, who relieved first-time playoff starter Jeff Zatkoff after he allowed four goals in Game 2, made 16 saves on the night as he didn't see too much rubber. New York's 17 shots on an inexperienced goaltender in the playoffs just weren't enough.
Only five Rangers had more than one shot on goal, and three of them were defensemen.
Pittsburgh's defense did its part to try to limit shots seen by Murray with 15 blocks, but New York's offense couldn't keep up with the Penguins, who threw 31 shots on Henrik Lundqvist's goal.
The Rangers looked like they'd scored the game's opening goal in the first period after Chris Kreider finished off a rebound. But a Pittsburgh challenge revealed that J.T. Miller was offside entering the Penguins' zone:
Madison Square Garden had to wait a bit longer to celebrate a good goal, and Rick Nash was the one who p ...
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