The Empire (State) Strikes Back: Rangers Down Penguins 5-2

The magic dust wore off our Penguins last night at Madison Square Garden. Or the clock struck midnight and our goaltender turned into a pumpkin, whichever you prefer.

We had our moments during the Game 2 loss to the Rangers. Just not enough of ‘em. The same for Louis Domingue. Our Cinderella goalie stopped 35 shots to keep us in the hunt for a while, including a spectacular glove save on Mika Zibanejad eight minutes in. In the end, Louis didn’t stop enough of ‘em as New York prevailed, 5-2.

The Rangers struck early at 6:50 of the first period, once again forcing the Pens to play catch up. With Ryan Strome and black-and-gold defenders Mike Matheson and Kris Letang parked in the blue paint,…