PITTSBURGH — The Rangers put an eye-opening 20-minute hiccup from two nights ago behind them and regained their defensive consciousness Monday night. As a result, they recaptured control of their first-round playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Rangers limited the Penguins’ chances, generally stymied their star offensive players and did just enough offensively for a 2-1 win in Game 3 at Consol Energy Center.
Henrik Lundqvist was not tested much over the game’s first two periods, but he stopped 23 shots as the Rangers took a 2-1 series lead against the Penguins, their Metropolitan Division rivals, with Game 4 set for Wednesday in Pittsburgh.