Rapid recap: Bryan Rust returns, Ben Kindel scores but Penguins are thumped by Mike Sullivan’s Rangers

The Penguins got Bryan Rust back in the lineup Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. They got a goal from Ben Kindel, too. It was the 18-year-old forward’s first in the NHL.

But it wasn’t enough to lift the undisciplined Penguins past the New York Rangers. They got thumped, 6-1, in Saturday’s rematch against Mike Sullivan’s new squad.

With the loss, their bid for an undefeated campaign came up 80 games short.

After they gave up a shorthanded goal to Mika Zibanejad in the first, the Penguins pulled even with the Rangers when Kindel lit the lamp 3:06 in the second period.

The impressive rookie skated in 1-on-2 and let a wrist shot go from the right circle. It fooled New York’s All-Star goalie, Igor Shesterkin, who got beat on his glove side.

It was the second straight game in which a teenaged P