{"id":1475634,"date":"2022-05-15T07:00:19","date_gmt":"2022-05-15T11:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1475634"},"modified":"2022-05-15T07:01:31","modified_gmt":"2022-05-15T11:01:31","slug":"late-goal-lifts-rangers-over-penguins-to-force-game-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-goal-lifts-rangers-over-penguins-to-force-game-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Goal Lifts Rangers over Penguins to Force Game 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flate-goal-lifts-rangers-over-penguins-to-force-game-7%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1475634&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>PITTSBURGH \u2014 Madison Square Garden will get its first Game 7 since 2015.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chris Kreider scored late in the third period and the Rangers beat the Penguins 5-3 in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series at PPG Paints Arena on Friday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Rangers staved off elimination by storming back from a 2-0 deficit for the second time in as many games to defeat the Penguins, who were without star Sidney Crosby and are seemingly more and more shorthanded by the day.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At this point, rallying from behind is like second nature for the Rangers. But it was how they did it this time around that is of note.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There was Mika Zibanejad, who had been a non-factor for a majority of the series due to his matchup with Crosby and the rest of Pittsburgh\u2019s top line, breaking through with two goals and two assists, the second one on Kreider\u2019s game-winner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There was the Rangers\u2019 power play (the version from the regular season and not from the previous five games), which scored twice in big moments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/051322Rangers203CW.jpg\"><\/a><figcaption>Chris Kreider (right) celebrates after the Rangers\u2019 go-ahead goal in the third period. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Post Sports+ members, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/sports-plus-texts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sign up<\/a> to <i>have Mollie Walker text you the latest word on the Rangers and reply with your thoughts and questions<\/i>. Not a Sports+ member yet? <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/account\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Try it now<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There were the Rangers, playing like the one-for-all, all-for-one team they had been all through the regular season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been able to come together as a team through hard times over the course of the year \u2014 over the course of the last couple years,\u201d said Kreider, who scored the game-winning goal with 1:28 left in the third period on a long shot that popped over Penguins goalie Louis Domingue and in before Andrew Copp\u2019s empty-netter sealed the deal with 27 seconds to go.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/HOCKEY-NHL-PIT-NYR_-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/HOCKEY-NHL-PIT-NYR_-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Rangers celebrate after Mika Zibanejad&#039;s goal in the second period.\" class=\"wp-image-22268769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/HOCKEY-NHL-PIT-NYR_-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/HOCKEY-NHL-PIT-NYR_-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/HOCKEY-NHL-PIT-NYR_-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/HOCKEY-NHL-PIT-NYR_-1.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The Rangers celebrate after Mika Zibanejad\u2019s goal in the second period.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s been a long time coming for us,\u201d Kreider said. \u201cRegardless of the situation, I\u2019m proud of the way this team competes. Whether we\u2019re down, whether we\u2019re up, trying to get to our game, trying to play the same way.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter alignright\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\tKeep up with the most important sports news\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\tSign up for Starting Lineup for the biggest stories.\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>After the Rangers were severely outplayed in the opening 20 minutes and falling into a 2-0 hole due to goals from Jeff Carter and Bryan Rust, their power play sparked one of the classic comebacks that have been part of the club\u2019s identity all year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ryan Lindgren got away with a cross check on Evan Rodrigues into the boards and the Penguins winger was hit with a roughing penalty for retaliating. The Rangers made quick work of their first power play of the night, with Zibanejad scoring his first of the series just over five minutes into the second period.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That goal opened the floodgates for Zibanejad, who blasted a one-timer from the top of the left circle 1:16 later to knot the score 2-2.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Rangers then had momentum on their side, and when they earned another power-play opportunity, goalie Igor Shesterkin sprung Zibanejad with a ridiculous stretch pass that ended up with Kreider finishing the play for the Rangers\u2019 first lead of the night, 3-2, at 13:48 of the second period.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/051322Rangers049CW.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/051322Rangers049CW.jpg\" alt=\"Igor Shesterkin makes a save during the Rangers&#039; Game 6 win over the Penguins.\" class=\"wp-image-22269040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/051322Rangers049CW.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/051322Rangers049CW.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/051322Rangers049CW.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/051322Rangers049CW.jpg?quality=75&#038;strip=all&#038;w=512 512w\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Igor Shesterkin makes a save during the Rangers\u2019 Game 6 win over the Penguins. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg\/New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Charged with stepping in for Crosby, who sat with a suspected concussion, Penguins center Evgeni Malkin picked off a weak pass from Jacob Trouba and buried one on a breakaway under Shesterkin\u2019s glove to tie it up 3-3 with just under 3:30 left in the period.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Penguins had their chances in the third period, as did the Rangers. But when it\u2019s in your nature, it tends to go your way.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe guys that we have in there, I feel like it\u2019s a big family,\u201d Zibanejad said. \u201cEveryone wants the same thing. Everyone\u2019s working for each other. Everyone wants success for the guy sitting next to you. It\u2019s honestly one of the biggest reasons why we\u2019re here today. We\u2019ve shown it throughout the year, throughout this series. You don\u2019t get that for free. It\u2019s something special about this group and we just got to keep going.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Before the series, Rangers head coach Gerard Gallant said he thought home-ice advantage only mattered in Game 7. It will be up to the Garden fans to ensure it matters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope I\u2019m right,\u201d Gallant said. \u201cWe\u2019ve played well in our building. It\u2019s a Game 7, winner goes on, loser goes home.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PITTSBURGH \u2014 Madison Square Garden will get its first Game 7 since 2015.\u00a0 Chris Kreider scored late in the third period and the Rangers beat the Penguins 5-3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":498,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1475634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1475634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/498"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1475634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1475634\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1475634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1475634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1475634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}