NHL Recaps: March 18, 2023
Saturday night is a big night for hockey with an action-packed schedule of 13 games.
From buzzer-beaters, hat tricks, and shutouts, there was something for everyone. We begin the recaps with a dominant performance by the New York Rangers steamrolling the Pittsburgh Penguins.
NHL Recaps: Rangers roll over Pens
Rangers 6 vs Penguins 0
Artemi Panarin scored twice and goaltender Igor Shesterkin stopped all 33 shots he faced as New York cruised to a dominant rout of visiting Pittsburgh.
The Rangers won their third straight thanks to big nights by Panarin, Shesterkin and Mika Zibanejad (one goal, two assists) that helped New York pull within five points of the third-place New Jersey Devils in the Eastern Conference.