Pens 5, Rangers 3

Watching this game I really couldn't figure out if it was the Penguins playing really well or that the Rangers really didn't care. The Pens didn't back into this win as they really controlled the game from the middle of the first after Jagr scored until the midway through the 3rd. At that point in the game it was 4-1 in favor of the Penguins. So I think that the Pens won that game a lot more then the Rangers lost it as you would believe listening to them.

Ouellet, Crosby, and Conchar scored for the Penguins after Jagr got the Rangers up 1-0 on a goal reminiscent of his Penguins days. Armstrong was able to put the Pens up 4-1 on a Power Play goal early in the 3rd but the Rangers battled back from that point to make the score 4-3 on goals from Sykora and Hossa. However the game was put away on Armstrong's second of the game on a nice feed from Crosby. The Pens were still unable to get an Empty Net goal with Weeks pulled at the end of the game but it didn't matter.

Crosby had a big night, getting 1 goal and 3 assists to bring his total to 97 for the year. He only need 1 point in each of the last 3 game to make it as the youngest to do so. Most likely he is going to want to score that 100 point during the Pens home finale on Monday.

Next up the first of 2 with the Islanders on Sat...