Sunday, April 27, 2008

Penguins lead series 2-0 after beating Rangers, 2-0


Penguins lead series 2-0 after beating Rangers, 2-0
The Penguins hung on to beat the New York Rangers, 2-0, in Game 2 of their second-round playoff series today at Mellon Arena.

Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves for his second shutout this postseason.

More than midway through the game, at 13:55 of the second period, Penguins forward Jordan Staal broke a scoreless stalemate when he converted a feed from Evgeni Malkin by pushing the puck past Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist's right leg for a power-play goal.

After the Penguins killed two late penalties, Adam Hall's long clearing pass off the boards was good for an empty-net goal with 16.7 seconds left in regulation.

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