PITTSBURGH — The New York Rangers' third line of Mats Zuccarello, Derick Brassard and Benoit Pouliot was so good Friday night that it found a way to get two goals in overtime.
Brassard scored 3:06 into overtime, but officials originally ruled the top-shelf snipe as no-goal. Pouliot made sure it wouldn't matter, as he scored a goal of his own about five seconds later.
Video review showed Brassard's original shot did in fact hit the back corner inside the net and quickly bounced out, which unofficially gave him a game-winning goal and assist in the Rangers' 3-2 victory against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Consol Energy Center in Game 1 of their conference semifinal series.
It was the unit's second goal of the game (Pouliot scored in the first period), as the line packed the biggest punch against a star-studded Penguins front line that was mostly held in check.
"Since Christmas, they've probably been our most consistent line," Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said. "They've got real good chemistry. They read off each other and support one another really well. Again, tonight, they were good with the p ...
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