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Rangers win the series 4-3
PITTSBURGH -- Henrik Lundqvist set an NHL record with his fifth straight Game 7 victory, making 35 saves to lift the New York Rangers to a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night and earn a spot in the Eastern Conference finals.
Brian Boyle and Brad Richards scored for New York, who rallied from a 3-1 series deficit for the first time in the franchise's 88-year history.
The Rangers did it behind Lundqvist, who stopped 102 of the final 105 shots he faced over the final three games as New York advanced to the conference finals for the second time in three years.
The Rangers will play the winner of the Bruins-Canadiens series in the conference finals. That series is tied 3-3 and Game 7 is Wednesday night in Boston.
Jussi Jokinen scored his team-high seventh goal of the postseason for the Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury made 18 saves for the Penguins, who were outscored 10-3 over the final three games.
The Penguins fell to 2-7 all time at home in Game 7s, including three such losses in the past four seasons.
This one might have been the most painful for the core of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and coach Dan Bylsma that seemed pointed toward a dynasty after winning the 2009 Stanley Cup.
Crosby, who led the league in scoring and is an MVP finalist, managed just one goal in 13 playoffs games.
Just as importantly, five springs have now come and gone without Pittsburgh getting a Cup to bookend the one they hoisted in Detroit and changes could be on the way.
The Penguins are just 4-5 in playoff series over the past five seasons, with each loss coming to lower-seeded teams.
There are no such Game 7 issues for the Rangers. Not with Lundqvist in net.
He lost his first Game 7 appearance to Washington in 2009, but has been unbeatable ever since. His fifth straight triumph in a deciding game is a new league mark, breaking a tie he shared with Patrick Roy, Ed Belfour and Cam Ward.
When he's atop his game, Lundqvist doesn't need much help.
He didn't receive much from the guys in front of him, though New York - which was outshot 36-20 - didn't waste a pair of golden opportunities provided by Pittsburgh defensive breakdowns.
Boyle quieted a raucous crowd 5:25 into the game at the end of a pretty breakout.
Derek Dorsett hit Boyle streaking across the Pittsburgh blue line and Boyle tapped it between his legs to Dominic Moore, who waited a split second before sending it back to Boyle.
The veteran forward's shot went between Fleury's legs and the Rangers were in a spot they've become plenty comfortable in during Game 7s over the past three seasons: in front.
The Penguins responded by briefly taking over the game, their momentum cresting 4:15 into the second period when Jokinen pounded home a rebound off an Olli Maatta shot to tie the game.
The goal seemed to get the Penguins almost too keyed up. Matt Niskanen went to the box for tripping and New York's power play, which was laughable when the series began, provided the clincher.
Pittsburgh's Brian Gibbons failed to get his stick down on a crossing pass from Brandon Sutter, nullifying a short-handed chance.
The Rangers took off the other way, and with the Penguins still scrambling to get back into position, Richards took a pass from Martin St. Louis and flipped it into a wide-open net to make it 2-1 before the game's midway point.
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Partys over!
Rangers win game 1 vs Montreal then lose 4 in a row.Comment -
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...Let`s go RANGERS!
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may the best team win
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Rangers lead the series 1-0
MONTREAL -- Martin St. Louis started the scoring and Henrik Lundqvist won for the first time in Montreal in more than five years in the New York Rangers' 7-2 victory over the Canadiens on Saturday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
St. Louis, set to attend his mother's funeral with his teammates Sunday, got the opening goal and Mats Zuccarello, Chris Kreider, Brad Richards, Ryan McDonagh, Derek Stepan and Rick Nash also scored for the Rangers. New York had only four goals in its past nine regular-season visits to the Bell Centre.
Lundqvist made 20 saves. He had not played a game in Montreal since allowing four goals on Jan. 15, 2012. His last win at Bell Centre was March 17, 2009.
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Rene Bourque and Lars Eller scored for Montreal, which saw star goalie Carey Price appear to injure his right leg when he was run over early in the second period. Price was replaced by Peter Budaj after the second period but it was not clear if it was because of an injury.
It was Montreal's worst playoff defeat since losing 8-2 to Carolina in 2002.
Budaj was beaten on the first shot he faced, from the slot by McDonagh on a power play at 1:28.
The Canadiens then took a succession of penalties, including two minors and a misconduct to former Rangers forward Brandon Prust. Stepan scored and Nash broke his slump with his first in 15 playoff games this year.
Montreal got one back while short-handed with 4:38 left in the game when Eller beat Lundqvist with a quick, high shot from the slot.
That St. Louis got the Rangers started was fitting. He became a rallying point for his team for playing a day after mother France's death as they erased a 3-1 series deficit to beat Pittsburgh in the second round.
The boost the Canadiens got from their rousing pregame ceremonies in the first two series wasn't there as the Rangers showed all the speed and intensity in the opening period, outshooting Montreal 12-6 and taking a 2-0 lead.
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Dominic Moore jumped on a loose puck after Michael Bournival partially blocked a point shot and slipped a pass to a wide open St. Louis at the doorstep to open the scoring at 4:35.
Moore was the playmaker again as he slid a pass in front of the net and the trailing Zuccarello was able to poke it into an open side as the Rangers beat Price twice on their first five shots.
Bourque took consecutive hooking calls late in the first period, but made up for it in the second as he went hard to the net, whacked at Brian Gionta's pass and saw it go in off McDonagh's stick at 12:38.
That brought the 21,273 at the Bell Centre back to life, but they went quiet again as Kreider broke in alone on the left side and beat Price with a low shot at with 1:01 left.
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