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in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference second round series. St. Louis mother
France passed away suddenly on Thursday. Head coach Alain Vigneault said St.
Louis traveled to his familys home in Montreal the night before but has
since returned and will play. Pittsburgh has pushed the Rangers to the brink of
elimination as the Penguins hold a 3-1 advantage after dropping the first game
of the series in overtime. Since losing Game 1 in the Steel City, the Pens have
rattled off three straight wins, outscoring New York by a combined 9-2 margin
along the way. After getting shut out by Marc-Andre Fleury in Games 2 and 3, New
York was able to score twice in Wednesdays meeting in Manhattan but it wasnt
enough to even the series. Instead, the Penguins earned a 4-2 decision to grab a
commanding lead in the best-of-seven set and give them a chance to end the
series tonight on home ice. New York has won seven of its last nine games when
facing elimination, including two of four on the road. Pittsburgh, however, is
9-2 all-time in series when holding a 3-1 lead. The last time the Penguins blew
a 3-1 lead was in the 2011 Eastern Conference quarterfinals against Tampa Bay
when both Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin were injured and missed the series.
New York halted a scoring drought at 145 minutes, 30 seconds on Carl Hagelins
goal early in the second period of Game 4, but the club continued to struggle on
the power play. The Rangers went 0-for-2 with the man advantage on Wednesday and
have now failed on 36 straight power-play chances. The last power-play goal for
the Rangers came in Game 2 of their first-round victory over the Philadelphia
Flyers. "We havent earned it enough, we havent executed enough," Rangers
defenseman Ryan McDonagh said of his teams overall effort in this series. "We
have looks, cant finish, and havent made it hard on the goalie and are not
capitalizing on the chances we are given. We have to play better on all areas of
the ice (Friday)." The clubs power-play situation plumbed new depths in Game 4,
with New York not only failing to score on the man advantage once again but the
Rangers also allowed a shorthanded goal to Brandon Sutter late in the second
period. Sutters tally made it 2-1 with 1:33 remaining in the period and
Pittsburgh would hold a lead the rest of the way. Malkin contributed a goal and
an assist for Pittsburgh, while Chris Kunitz and Jussi Jokinen also lit the lamp
to help the Pens grab a commanding series lead. Crosby added two assists in the
game and Pittsburghs captain has nine points in the playoffs. Malkin leads the
team with 12 points (5g, 7a). Fleury, who in Games 3 and 4 became the first
Penguins goalie to record back- to-back playoff shutouts, only needed to make 13
saves for Wednesdays victory. The 15 shots allowed by Pittsburgh in Game 4 were
the fewest surrendered in a playoff game in franchise history. "Its a nice
cushion you know, but nothings done," said Fleury. "Its fun for now, its a nice
win. But get back at it Friday." Pittsburgh did lose Brooks Orpik once again
after the defenseman returned from a five-game absence due to an undisclosed
injury. Orpik was hurt Wednesday after colliding with Rangers forward
Mats Zuccarello late in the first period and did not return. If Orpik is unable
to go in Game 5, Robert Bortuzzo expects to take his place in the lineup.
Bortuzzo had an assist and was a plus-2 while filling in for Orpik in five games
during this postseason. Zuccarello scored in the third period for New York and
Henrik Lundqvist gave up all four goals on 27 shots. New York head coach Alain
Vigneault blamed the Game 4 loss largely on his teams carelessness with the
puck. "We didnt pick a good night to manage the puck the way we did tonight,"
said Vigneault. "I dont want to take any credit against Pittsburgh, they forced
the play and they played a real solid game without the puck that obviously
forced us into a lot of those turnovers." The Rangers had speedy forward
Chris Kreider in the lineup for the first time since late March in Game 4, and
the 23-year-old experienced some ups and downs. Kreider, who returned after
recovering from surgery to his left hand, had one shot on net and was a
minus-one after logging 15:24 of ice time. "I felt good one shift, rusty the
next, good for a shift, rusty the next," Kreider said. "Im excited to play the
next one because we have another opportunity. Whenever a team goes deep into
this thing they always face some adversity, and thats what weve got right here.
This is an opportunity to see what we are made of. Its gut-check time." If New
York is able to win Fridays game in the Steel City, it will host Game 6 on
Sunday. New York is aiming for its first playoff series win against Pittsburgh,
which has won all four previous postseason meetings. The Pens boast a 19-5
all-time record against the Rangers in the playoffs and are 10-3 as the home
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