New York Rangers take 3-0 lead on Pittsburgh Penguins

Kevin Hayes' first career postseason goal was a big one, as he scored 3:14 into overtime to lift the New York Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins for a commanding series lead in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.

In the extra session, Martin St. Louis tracked down the puck behind the net and sent it into the slot. Carl Hagelin located the loose puck and backhanded it through the crease and under Penguins netminder Marc-Andre Fleury to Hayes, who tapped it in to seal the win.

Hayes is the first Rangers rookie to score a playoff overtime goal on the road and is also the first New York player to score his first playoff goal in overtime since Don Murdoch on April 13, 1978.

Derick Brassard scored his third goal of the postseason and Henrik Lundqvist made 22 saves in another strong performance between the pipes for the Rangers, who are up 3-1 and will look to win this best-of-seven series Friday night at Madison Square Garden.

Patric Hornqvist supplied Pittsburgh's lone goal and Fleury stopped 22 shots for the Penguins, who have lost their last six overtime playoff games.

[SportsNetwork.com]