those confrontations came in the 1992 Patrick Division Finals, in which the Penguins upset the Presidents' Trophy-winning Rangers in six games en route to winning the second of their back-to-back Stanley Cups. That series was best remembered for Lemieux breaking his left wrist following a controversial slashing penalty from Adam Graves in Game 2, and Ron Francis' overtime winner in Game 4. During the early 21st century (2000s and 2010s), the Penguins and Rangers met four times in the playoffs, with each team winning two series each. Both teams, led by Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Marc-André Fleury (Pittsburgh), Ryan Callahan, Chris Kreider, and Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers) respectively, met in three consecutive postseason series from 2014 to 2016. In 2014, the Rangers came back from a 3–1 series deficit to win the series in 7 games, en route to making the Stanley Cup Finals. The defeat led to the erstwhile Penguins' Stanley Cup-winning coach Dan Bylsma being fired. In both 2015 and 2016, the two teams exchanged five-game first round series victories, with the Penguins eventually taking home the Stanley Cup in the latter year. In 2022, both teams met again in the first round. In Game 1, the Penguins defeated the Rangers after three triple overtimes, and Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin made 79 saves, setting the all-time Rangers record for saves in a playoff game and was the second most saves in an NHL playoff game. In Game 2, the Rangers bounced back from their overtime loss with a 5-2 victory. However, the Penguins went on to win Games 3 and 4 by wide margins to take a 3-1 series lead. The Rangers responded to both losses with a 5-3 bounce back win in Game 5 to force a sixth game at PPG Paints Arena, but Penguins captain Sidney Crosby left the game following a hit from Jacob Trouba. The Rangers went on to win game 6 with the same identical score to force a game 7 at home. In Game 7, Tristan Jarry returned from a foot injury, but the Rangers managed to win after winger Artemi Panarin scored the game-winning goal in overtime. This was the second time the Penguins blew a 3–1 lead against the Rangers, as well as the fourth time in franchise history that the Penguins have done so. As of the end of the 2021–22 season, Pittsburgh leads the regular season