Rangers 2, Penguins 1

The Rangers were out to show their division rivals that they deserve the playoff spot for which they are playing. A listless Penguins team fell the NY Rangers on a late period goal by the score of 2-1. Jaromir Jagr shot a puck toward the front of the Penguins goalie, Jocelyn Thibault that was inadvertently swept into the net by Pens defenseman Rob Scuderi. See full story here:

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/s_498586.html

So the winning streak comes to an end. The had won 5 consecutive games before losing to the Rangers last night. That's why they are called streaks though - they must always come to an end. Since they were playing their 5th game in 7 days it was easy to see that the Pens were a tired bunch. They managed only 22 shots over the course of the game while allowing the Rangers to put 42 on goal. Thibault had a heck of a game though stopping all but two for a stellar save percentage of .952.

Next up is a Thursday night game against the Islanders on Long Island...I predict that Pittsburgh will be back in their familiar playoff form and will easily shut down the Islanders by a score of 4-1.