"Safe to say the Rangers got their revenge with 6 goals while again holding the Penguins to just one goal. For those keeping track, that's just two goals allowed by Igor Shesterkin over the first three games. This time around it was the defense that shined, holding the Penguins to 19 shots on goal. A full team win up and down the lineup, despite the injuries to Vincent Trocheck and mid-game to Carson Soucy."
"Shesterkin has simply been unbelievable in his first 3 games of action. Just two goals allowed and a .976 SV% through three games shows us just how important he is to the Rangers. There is some real hype to what he can do this season with a defensively sound team in front of him. The Rangers haven't really played stellar defense in the last decade or so, so this is all new to us and Shesterkin"
"Mika Zibanejad has been an absolute force since the puck dropped on opening night. He has not hesitated to shoot, and this is the most he has been engaged in the game in seemingly forever. He even got in the middle of some scrums as Bryan Rust took a shot at Vlad Gavrikov while he was covering a puck by the goal crease."
The Rangers beat the Penguins 6-1, marking two of the first three games against a division rival and emphasizing rivalry intensity. Igor Shesterkin allowed only two goals in the first three games and posted a .976 save percentage, buoyed by a defense that limited the Penguins to 19 shots on goal. The victory represented a full-team effort despite injuries to Vincent Trocheck and a mid-game injury to Carson Soucy. Mika Zibanejad displayed high engagement, scored a short-handed goal from a Sam Carrick feed, and showed noticeable 200-foot play. Improved defensive structure in front of Shesterkin reduced the impact of last season's defensive lapses.
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