Of course Friday's Game 5 between the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins ended with a 2-1 score.
New York ended the Penguins' season with yet another 2-1 victory in their Stanley Cup playoffs series. The Rangers won by the same 2-1 tally in all four of their series victories, although they needed overtime to do it Friday.
New York's Henrik Lundqvist was excellent with 37 saves on 38 shots, although Pittsburgh's Marc-Andre Fleury was nearly as brilliant with 34 saves on 36 shots. Ultimately, Carl Hagelin beat Fleury for the game-winning goal in overtime.
Derek Stepan also scored for New York in the first period, while Nick Spaling found the back of the net in the second period for Pittsburgh's lone goal.
Despite the 3-1 advantage in the series, the Rangers were particularly concerned with their power-play efficiency coming into Game 5. They were a dismal 2-of-17 in the first four contests and struggled to create quality looks.
It was only fitting, then, that New York took an early 1-0 lead in the first period on a power-play goal. Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News described ...
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