NEW YORK -- Louis Domingue was hungry between the first and second overtimes Tuesday, so the Pittsburgh Penguins' backup goalie found some food in the dressing room that was originally reserved for the postgame spread.
"Spicy pork and broccoli," Domingue said. "Not great."
It certainly wouldn't seem to be the best meal for a goalie who minutes later had to hop off the chair he was sitting on in the Zamboni entrance for 4 1/2 periods of Stanley Cup Playoff hockey so he could go into the game in the middle of the second overtime.
But clearly there was some magic in that meal.
With a full belly, Domingue made 17 saves after relieving Casey DeSmith with 10:42 left, and the Penguins pulled out a 4-3 win against the New York Rangers in the third overtime in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Madison Square Garden.
Evgeni Malkin scored the winning goal at 5:58. Game 2 of the best-of-7 series is here Thursday.
"Quite honestly, I felt good right away," Domingue said. "I felt zero pressure. You dream about that your whole life. You're playing in overtime in the playoffs. Are you kidding me? You think that you would be nervous going into a situation like that, but it was just fun for me."
It's not clear if Domingue will start Game 2. Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said after the game that DeSmith was being evaluated for a lower-body injury.
"We'll see how it goes moving forward, but the way it stands right now Casey is out," Sullivan said. "His status is day to day. We'll see what happens, what we get tomorrow and we'll make decisions accordingly."