Rangers’ offense, power play come to life in victory over Penguins
NY Post
PITTSBURGH — Ah, there it is.
There is the Rangers’ power play that they so desperately need and had gone missing in recent games. And there is the Artemi Panarin, who had been mired in a scoring slump, that fans had become accustomed to.
It was like the Rangers were insulted whenever the Penguins scored.
They stormed to life and kicked into high gear nearly every time Pittsburgh put the puck in their net, quickly answering with fierce — and pretty — offensive flurries en route to a 7-4 barn-burner win Saturday afternoon at PPG Paints Arena.
The Rangers improved to 44-19-4, leading the Metropolitan Division with 92 points.
And boy, was their passing beautiful. Perhaps the best of the season.
Silent most of the game, Mikal Bridges required just one play to make himself heard.
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BOSTON — The Rangers reconvened for practice Tuesday ahead of the resumption of the NHL schedule, one that will have the Blueshirts go back-to-back in Buffalo (at 5:30) and Pittsburgh (at 3:30) on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
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