Game 3: Pens beat Rangers, 5-3

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The Penguins assumed a three-games-to-none lead over the New York Rangers with a 5-3 victory tonight at Madison Square Garden. Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series is scheduled for 7 p.m., Thursday. The Penguins got two goals from center Evgeni Malkin, the second of which snapped a 3-3 tie at 17:53 of the second period. Malkin's goal was his second of the night and his second on the power play, which converted two of three opportunities. New York was 0-for-5 with the man-advantage. The Penguins also got goals from Marian Hossa, Georges Laraque and Ryan Malone.

The Penguins are one of two teams in NHL history to have lost a series after assuming a three-games-to-none lead, falling to the New York Islanders after jumping ahead 3-0 in 1975.