Jagr, Lundqvist Halt March of the Penguins

Rangers' 3-0 win ends Pittsburgh's 7-game postseason streak

By Jesse Andrews

Posted May 1, 2008 9:48 PM CDT

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Jagr, Lundqvist Halt March of the Penguins — Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin (71), of Russia, fights for the puck with New York Rangers' Michal Rozsival (3), of the Czech Republic, and teammate Marc Staal (18). (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Jaromir Jagr was flat on his stomach after scoring and cheers echoed through Madison Square Garden in what might have been his last home game with the New York Rangers. New York staved off elimination, in what it hopes was the start of a monumental comeback, by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 on Thursday night.

The building was in a frenzy after Jagr's second-period goal broke a scoreless tie. He added an empty-netter, and Henrik Lundqvist did the rest with a perfect 29-save performance. Jagr whipped a shot past Marc-Andre Fleury from the slot and then absorbed a high, heavy hit from Brooks Orpik that flattened the Rangers captain.

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