Smith scores go-ahead goal, Panarin nets 2 as Rangers beat Penguins 4-2

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin passes to a teammate as Pittsburgh Penguins' Cody Glass (19) closes in during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, in New York.

New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin passes to a teammate as Pittsburgh Penguins' Cody Glass (19) closes in during the first period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)


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NEW YORK — Reilly Smith scored the go-ahead goal and Artemi Panarin scored twice as the New York Rangers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2. Smith put New York ahead with his fourth goal this season at 9:53 of the third period in a game played hours after the Rangers traded their captain Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks. New York responded by winning on home ice as goaltender Igor Shesterkin snapped a personal five-game losing streak with 20 saves. Vincent Trocheck also scored for the Rangers and had two assists. Alexis Lafreniere had two assists.

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