Rangers Shutout Penguins To Earn 4th Straight

Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 34 shots he faced, including 13 in the third period, to lead the New York Rangers to their fourth consecutive victory. Kevin Hayes, Dominic Moore, and Jesper Fast led the rangers in scoring. This win moved the Rangers five points ahead of the idle New York Islanders (28-18-6, 62 points) for second place in the Metropolitan Division. They also moved six points ahead of the Penguins, who are fourth in the division and occupy the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

"I just like the way we competed," Lundqvist said. "This game is so much about how hard you want to work and how hard you want to compete. All over the ice, you have battles. In front of the net, and if you notice, we were getting to loose rebounds. We were right there to clean things up."

This win halted the red hot Pittsburgh Penguins' home winning streak at six games and home point streak at 10 (8-0-2). It was the first game between the clubs since a five-game series victory for New York in the Eastern Conference First Round of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Rangers look to go for its fifth win tomorrow night against the Los Angeles Kings.