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Monday 14 March 2016

Short-handed Penguins surge past Rangers 5-3

By SIMMI BUTTAR Andre Fleury, who won his New York Rangers right wing Jesper Fast (19) collides with Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre
AP Sports Writer 350th career game Friday,
NEW YORK (AP) -- With one made 24 saves for the Pen- Fleury (29) in the third period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, March 13, 2016, in New York.
of their top players out for guins. Sidney Crosby add-
several weeks, the Pitts- ed an empty-netter for his Associated Press
burgh Penguins are go- 29th of the season.
ing to need some help to Derick Brassard scored his Sheary, recalled from their But Fleury kept the game made us pay for the oppor-
make the playoffs. team-leading 25th goal American Hockey League scoreless until Pittsburgh tunities we gave them,’’
Conor Sheary did his part for the Rangers. Ryan Mc- affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/ opened the scoring less McDonagh said. ‘’Against
on Sunday. Donagh and Chris Kre- Scranton late Saturday, than minute later. a skilled team with their
Sheary scored twice ider also scored and Derek scored both of his goals in Lundqvist made a save firepower, you can’t give
and Matt Cullen had the Stepan had two assists. the period. First, he deflect- on Crosby’s one-timer, them too many looks and
go-ahead goal in the third With the game tied 3-3, Cul- ed Justin Schultz’s point but Hornqvist took the re- they made us pay.’’
period and the short-hand- len sent the puck from be- shot past Lundqvist at 7:30. bound and shot from be- The Rangers tied it at 18:06
ed Penguins beat the New hind the net and it deflect- After the Rangers tied it hind the net and banked it when Kevin Klein started
York Rangers 5-3. ed off defenseman Marc on Brassard’s power-play off the Rangers goalie and the rush into the Penguins
‘’He’s a terrific kid,’’ Pen- Staal and past Henrik Lun- goal 89 seconds later, into the net for a power- zone and sent a pass to
guins coach Mike Sullivan dqvist at 11:09 of the third Sheary eluded Rangers play goal at 11:56 of the Stepan, who passed to
said. ‘’You can see his of- period. forward Kevin Hayes and period. Kreider for a tap-in at 18:06
fensive instincts, you see ‘’We got on the puck and scored on a breakaway ‘’It’s a game where they for his 16th of the season.q
his vision when he has the were kind of able to pos- at 15:55 to give the Pen-
puck.’’ sess the puck down low guins a 3-2 lead after two
Pittsburgh entered the and I kind of got tripped periods. Coming off Satur-
game in eighth place and up front and tried to make day’s overtime loss to De-
in the final playoff spot in a play out front and some- troit, the Rangers got off to
the Eastern Conference times you get those lucky a fast start, outshooting the
with 78 points. bounces,’’ Cullen said. Penguins 13-3 in the first 11
The Penguins will be out ‘’You will take every one.’’ minutes.
with star Evgeni Malkin, who McDonagh scored on a
is out six to eight weeks af- wraparound at 5:04 of the
ter suffering an upper-body third for his ninth of the sea-
injury in Friday’s win over son to tie it at 3. Less than
Columbus. He is second on a half-minute later, Fleury
the team with 27 goals and stopped Rick Nashon a
31 assists in 57 games. breakaway.
‘’It’s a good opportunity for Lundqvist, who returned
a lot of guys to get some Saturday after missing
secondary scoring to get three games with a neck
some more minutes when injury, made 28 saves.
a top guy like that goes ‘’We did a lot of good
down.’’ Sheary said. ‘’Ob- things, it’s just today I feel
viously, it’s unfortunate for like the puck was bounc-
the team as whole, losing ing their way more than our
a player like that, but it’s way,’’ Lundqvist said. ‘’The
good for younger guys and fourth one (Pittsburgh goal)
guys who don’t get that was a really tough one.’’
many minutes.’’ The Penguins dominated
Patric Hornqvist also scored the second period, out-
for the Penguins andMarc- shooting the Rangers 10-2.

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