Artemi Panarin was the hero in New York City on Sunday night, scoring a power-play goal 4:46 into overtime to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3. The Rangers move on to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2016-17 season.
Panarin wasn’t going to let his chance slip once the Rangers went on a power play 2:55 into overtime after Penguins forward Brock McGinn was called for holding. Late on the man-advantage, the Russian sniper got the puck on the right side and fired a shot past goalie Tristan Jarry, who had just returned from a foot injury to start Game 7.