Jeff Zatkoff wasn’t supposed to play in this game.
He certainly wasn’t supposed to start it.
And he definitely wasn’t supposed to be a dominant presence in it.
But he was.
Zatkoff, making his Stanley Cup playoff debut, turned aside 35 shots to lead the Penguins to a 5-2 victory against the New York Rangers in Game 1 of their opening-round playoff series tonight at Consol Energy Center. Game 2 will be here at 3:08 p.m. Saturday.
Zatkoff shared top billing with right winger Patric Hornqvist, who scored three goals.
Zatkoff got the start in goal because No.