Splitting their first two games after the 4 Nations Face-off break, 1-1, should hardly matter to the Rangers hierarchy that watched the team get destroyed in Buffalo and barely escape Pittsburgh with a win over the last-place club in the Metropolitan Division.

The New York Rangers bounced back with a 5-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday afternoon at PPG Paints Arena, a game involving teams that each surrendered eight goals in a loss just a day prior. Despite being outshot 33-16 and outplayed for the majority of the game, the Rangers found a way to escape Pittsburgh with a big win.

Buffalo was dominant from the drop of the puck, racing out to a 5-0 first-period lead on its way to an 8-2 win over New York.