Overview

• Justin Brazeau scored twice, including an empty-netter, and Blake Lizotte added another empty-net goal in Pittsburgh’s 3-0 win at Madison Square Garden.
• Arturs Silovs, acquired in an offseason trade, stopped all 25 shots for his first regular-season NHL shutout in his Penguins debut.
• Dan Muse earned a victory in his first game as Pittsburgh’s head coach against Mike Sullivan, who was coaching his first regular-season game for the Rangers.
• Igor Shesterkin turned aside 27 of 28 shots in the loss, yielding only Brazeau’s late first-period goal off an Evgeni Malkin faceoff win.
• The Rangers opened their centennial season in special jerseys, saw rookie Noah Laba make his NHL debut, and head to Buffalo on Thursday, while the Penguins host the Islanders.