"Vincent Trocheck scored the shootout winner and Igor Shesterkin made 31 saves as the Rangers rallied to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. After an overtime in which each team had several good scoring chances, Trocheck beat Penguins goaltender Stuart Skinner with the only goal of the shootout as the Rangers snapped a five-game losing streak."
"Mantha beat Shesterkin at 2:08 of the first with his 21st goal of the season. Shea made it 2-0 at 1:59 of the second with his fourth goal. Zibanjead scored his team-leading 24th goal on the power play at the 10-minute mark of the second. Raddysh tied it with his ninth at 2:57 of the third with assists to Vladislav Gavrikov and Brendan Brisson."
"The Penguins under first-year head coach Dan Muse - a former Rangers assistant - lead the Rangers by 20 points in the Metropolitan Division. The Rangers, coached by former Penguins coach Mike Sullivan, are last at 23-29-7. The Penguins were without captain Sidney Crosby who suffered a lower-body injury at the Winter Olympics in Milan."
The Rangers defeated the Penguins 3-2 in a shootout at Madison Square Garden, with Vincent Trocheck scoring the decisive goal. Igor Shesterkin recorded 31 saves and made five additional saves in overtime to secure the victory. Mika Zibanejad and Taylor Raddysh also scored for New York, snapping a five-game losing streak. Pittsburgh's Anthony Mantha and defenseman Ryan Shea scored first, giving the Penguins a 2-0 lead before the Rangers rallied. The game went to overtime with multiple scoring chances for both teams before the shootout decided the outcome. Shesterkin returned from a lower-body injury sustained on January 5.
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