NEW YORK (AP) The Pittsburgh Penguins have three things on top of the Atlantic Division. The New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers include none along at the bottom.
No, it's not possible as well first to help retain a great attention on the standings on this lockout-induced, 48-game sprint towards the Stanley Cup playoffs.
James Neal scored twice, linemate Evgeni Malkin had some assists, and also the Penguins chased reigning Vezina Trophy winner Henrik Lundqvist from the online inside the second period of time of a 6-3 triumph over the Rangers throughout New York's house opener with Sunday night.
The Penguins went into Philadelphia and also New York about back-to-back a short time to wide open this quick season as well as arrived with not one but two wins.
''You really don't want for getting powering the eight-ball and also most of your quick become chasing teams,'' Penguins goalie Tomas Vokoun said. ''In this particular season, another person who seem to that you're following is always likely to always be playing a person will probably be chasing, too. You might not have the option to achieve every ground, so that you really don't need to be in that , position.''
Neal, Tyler Kennedy in addition to Matt Niskanen obtained within the very first period, as well as Malkin build Pascal Dupuis inside your second in order to drive Pittsburgh's result in 4-1 and also drive Lundqvist on the bench.
The Penguins, setting up away a 3-1 succeed at Philadelphia on Saturday, are generally 2-0 and haven't perhaps performed your house game.
And they did them without the pursuits out of captain Sidney Crosby or maybe Malkin.
''That's great, however preferably we aren't required to produce an excess of of any habit of that,'' said Crosby, whom possessed a good assist to get his or her very first point from the season. ''It shows this depth we've got plus began seeing most of us play.''
Neal added his / her second of the sport as well as next from the time off yet another assist by Malkin to make them 5-1 with 5:06 of the third. Kris Letang extra an empty-net goal with 1:52 eventually left to help close the actual scoring.
''It's always a good game contrary to the Rangers,'' Neal said. ''We get upward for it, as well as how will you not necessarily actively playing at MSG? We hold the exact state of mind commencing each game: we desire to dress yourself in teams down, we wish take the actual puck, go to the net, have on down their D. We does that each night.''
Veteran back-up Vokoun going to get Pittsburgh above Marc-Andre Fleury and was sound in building thirty-one saves.
On this reverse side, the Rangers - exactly who gained the Atlantic Division past time and experienced the actual top seed with this Eastern Conference playoffs - are 0-2 irrespective of the actual add-on involving star frontward Rick Nash, who netted his initial purpose with New York.
Ryan Callahan have scored a power-play goal that in brief elevated New York suitable 1-1 tie, Taylor Pyatt obtained the particular Rangers within just three with 6:04 of the third, plus Nash added your short-handed tally to allow it to be 5-3 using 5:15 remaining.
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