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Rangers vs Penguins: Kaapo Kakko’s Overtime Winner Defeats Penguins 3-2

After losing a high scoring battle with the Florida Panthers on Sunday afternoon, the New York Rangers rebounded this evening with a massive 3-2 win in overtime against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Kaapo Kakko and Adam Fox stole the spotlight tonight as they both registered multi-point games and connected on the overtime winning goal. Alexandar Georgiev was spectacular in the crease for the Rangers again, and turned away 30 of the 32 shots he faced.

1st Period

Kaapo Kakko (5) - Brendan Lemieux (5) & Tony DeAngelo (9) - 6:42 1st Period

The Rangers were able to jump out to an early lead after controlling the play during the opening minutes, and Kaapo Kakko was rewarded with his fifth of the season.