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Panarin and Miller largely invisible (missing training camp a big factor?)

Gavrikov with a very rough 3rd period

Not much from Trocheck. Is Sheary really good enough still?

Lots of questions after that one

Days since the #NYR were last shut out: 0

Just 5 shots in the 3rd for the #NYR

Make it 3-0 as they get another empty net goal

Shesterkin goes to the bench and it took all of 10 seconds for the Penguins to score and make it 2-0

And as I say that, Miller lays on top of Silovs...but Zibanejad shoots over the top of the net, may have ended up being goaltender interference if they'd scored anyway

Yep, and no one screening the goalie, have given Silovs a pretty easy night

Gavrikov with a pretty egregious turnover there, but fortunately Mantha with a poor pass on the 2 on 1

Laf up to 6 shots on goal now, Zib 5...that accounts for half the #NYR shots

Drury hasn't really prioritized speed in his drafting or moves like the previous front office did, plus I imagine they're still trying to figure out Sullivan's approach a little so a bit slower reacting as well

END OF 2ND

SCORE: #NYR 0-1 PIT (0-0 in 2nd)
SHOTS: NYR 20-16 PIT (13-7 NYR)
SAT: NYR 43-39 PIT (27-20 NYR)
PP: NYR 0 for 1 (0:55 remaining) - PIT 0 for 1
FO: NYR 12-13 PIT (9-3 PIT)

Scoring:
None

That crease area looks a lot emptier on the PP without Kreider

Rangers now outshooting the Penguins 12-7 in the second, and 18-16 in the game

Second PP of the night for the #NYR, Letang called for tripping, Pens don't seem to like that

Zibanejad up to 5 shots on goal now...

Turns out that Shesterkin made a save on Koivunen before it deflected off the post

Penguins hit the post with Shesterkin down an out...

Laba line with a decent shift, but looked like they were rushing the puck handling a bit

Lafreniere up to 4 shots, and Zibanejad with 3...that's 7 of the #NYR 11 shots so far

I think they probably could get away with Vaakanainen as the 3rd pair guy, but neither is a second pair defender

Zibanejad with a big chance on a rebound off the back boards there, but Silovs or someone gets in the way and it goes through the crease

Laba's shot still needs some work, but nice hustle by the Raddysh to create that chance

And then they took it away again

Lafreniere with 3 of the #NYR 7 shots in the first, so that's positive

They've given the Penguins another shot on goal, so now shots 10-7 Penguins

Well last year they won the first game 6-0, so I don't know there's much you can draw from this early in the season

END OF 1ST

SCORE: #NYR 0-1 PIT
SHOTS: NYR 7-9 PIT
SAT: NYR 16-20 PIT
PP: NYR 0 for 1 - PIT 0 for 1
FO: NYR 9-4 PIT

Scoring:
PIT 1-0 - Brazeau

Penguins win the faceoff late in the 1st period and Lafreniere reads it wrong. PIT 1-0

Maybe they could trade places for a day and see how that works out

I imagine if Sean McDonough ever did an audio book recording of Moby Dick, it might end up being the best sleep aid since Ambien