NEW YORK -- Dan Muse won his NHL debut as coach and Justin Brazeau scored twice when the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the New York Rangers 3-0 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday in the season-opening game for each team.

Muse was an assistant with the Rangers the past two seasons and was hired on June 4 to replace Mike Sullivan, who coached the Penguins for 10 seasons before parting ways with the team on April 28. Sullivan was hired by the Rangers on May 2.

Arturs Silovs made 25 saves for the Penguins (1-0-0) for his first NHL shutout. Silovs, who was acquired in a trade with the Vancouver Canucks on July 13, had a shutout in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with the Canucks in 2023-24.

Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves for the Rangers (0-1-0), who were shut out in their season opener for the

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