National Hockey League
Pittsburgh 5, NY Rangers 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, April 8, 2021
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Referees: Wes McCauley, Jon McIsaac
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Brandon Gawryletz
Attendance: 1800

Rookie Radim Zohorna was one of four players who had a goal and an assist Thursday for the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins in a 5-2 win over the New York Rangers.

Kris Letang, Evan Rodrigues and Jason Zucker also had a goal and an assist, and Mark Jankowski scored for Pittsburgh, which earned a split of the teams' two straight games.

Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry, who got pulled after one period Tuesday, made 22 saves.

Colin Blackwell and Kevin Rooney scored for the Rangers. Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves.

Zohorna, playing in his fourth NHL game, got his second goal of the season at 6:26 of the first to give Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead. He moved in from the right point, shielding the puck from defenseman Libor Hajek along the way. He went backhand to forehand and put the puck past Shesterkin's right skate.

On a New York power play, Blackwell tied it at 2:02 of the second. Pavel Buchnevich, from the goal line to Jarry's left, fed the puck to Blackwell in the slot for a one-timer past Jarry's blocker.

The Penguins regained the lead 1:21 later. Letang's shot from the right circle was immediately clipped by the stick of the Rangers' Chris Kreider and then found its way through traffic to make it 2-1.

Rodrigues, on a Pittsburgh power play, went to the net and converted a short feed from Zohorna to extend it to 3-1 at 11:28 of the second. The two points give Zohorna four for the season.

At 16:14 of the second, Penguins winger Sam Lafferty and Rangers defenseman Brendan Smith engaged in a rarity these days in the NHL, a fight.

Pittsburgh defenseman Cody Ceci tripped Kreider from behind while Kreider was on a breakaway, and Kreider was awarded a penalty shot at 17:59 of the second. Jarry got his glove on the shot.

Zucker pushed it to 4-1 with a backhander that went under Shesterkin's pads at 10:29 of the third. Ceci picked up his 100th career assist.

Rooney had an open net and made it 4-2 at 13:48 after Adam Fox drew Jarry to his left.

Jankowski added an empty-netter with 1:31 left.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Pittsburgh   NY Rangers
Kris Letang 2 Points Colin Blackwell 1
Kris Letang 1 Goals Colin Blackwell 1
Kris Letang 1 Assists Pavel Buchnevich 1
Evan Rodrigues 1 Power Play Goals Colin Blackwell 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Tristan Jarry .917 Save Percentage Igor Shesterkin .871
Tristan Jarry 22 Saves Igor Shesterkin 27
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Pittsburgh 32 5 1-4 3-4 15 33
NY Rangers 24 2 1-4 3-4 15 23
Upcoming Games
  • NY Rangers will play their next game on the road against NY Islanders. The Rangers have a W/L % of .389 after a win and .550 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against New Jersey. The Penguins have a W/L % of .625 after a win and .667 after a loss.