GAME RECAP: Penguins vs. Rangers, Game 4 () | Total Team Effort Again

After an exciting Game 3, the Penguins were going to do their best to refine that effort and have a better Game 4. Lafrenière put a damper on the fans’ good moods by scoring just over two minutes into the game. However, Sidney Crosby had an answer. After a lengthy review, it was determined that the captain did indeed get the puck the entire way over the goal line to time things up. This goal marked Crosby’s 28th career point against the Rangers in the playoffs, tying Jean Beliveau for the most against NYR in NHL history. In the middle period, Mike Matheson launched a shot that got behind Shesterkin, which gave the Penguins defenseman his first career playoff goal. Jake Guentzel continued his wild scoring pace, putting the puck in the net just 24 seconds after Matheson. Since making his NHL playoff debut in 2017, Guentzel’s 31 playoff goals are tied for third in the league with Alex Ovechkin. Also, Guentzel became the first player in Penguins history to score at least one goal in each of the franchise’s f