Larry David, in the house, could not have been more stunned by this negligent performance than head coach Peter Laviolette, who issued a series of curt, one-word answers — “Unacceptable,” was the template — in a postgame news briefing that clocked in at 35 seconds.

The New York Rangers suffered a gut-wrenching 3-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night. Without both Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, the Rangers were still outplayed by the Penguins through two periods.

After allowing three goals in the second period against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Rangers couldn’t engineer a comeback and lost valuable points in the standings.