Overview

• Silovs earned his first regular-season NHL shutout in his Penguins debut, stopping all 25 shots he faced.
• Brazeau scored with 32 seconds left in the first period and added an empty-netter, with Blake Lizotte sealing it with a second empty-net goal.
• Dan Muse collected a victory in his first game as Pittsburgh’s head coach against ex-Penguins coach Mike Sullivan in his New York debut, as Crosby, Malkin and Letang began a 20th season together.
• Igor Shesterkin took the loss for the Rangers, allowing one goal on 27 shots as New York went 0-for-2 on the power play.
• The night featured NHL debuts for Penguins rookies Ben Kindel and Harrison Brunicke and Rangers center Noah Laba during New York’s centennial home opener.