Carrying a one-goal lead into the final period against one of the hottest teams in the NHL, the Rangers played one of their best periods of the season and finished with an extremely important 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.
Sean Avery and Martin Straka scored third-period goals for the Blueshirts, who snapped a two-game skid with the win. Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, who was excellent earlier in the contest against the high-flying Pens, faced only five shots in the final stanza, and finished with 24 saves on the night for the 100th win of his NHL career.
The Rangers now have 85 points on the season and have moved to within two points of the 5th place team in the Eastern Conference, the Ottawa Senators, heading into Wednesday's clash in Newark against the conference-leading New Jersey Devils.
If the playoffs started today the Rangers would be in 6th place and would play the Carolina Hurricanes, who even though they have less points then the Rangers('Canes have 83 points), they still hold the 3 seed due to their lead in their division.
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