PITTSBURGH—Igor Shesterkin stopped 29 shots and the New York Rangers opened the season with a 6–0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night.
Chris Kreider scored twice for the reigning Metropolitan Division champions. Sam Carrick, Alexis Lafreniere, Filip Chytil and Vincent Trocheck also scored for New York, which dominated Pittsburgh while beating the Penguins for the fifth time in their last six meetings.
