POST-GAME NOTES
Rangers 0, Pittsburgh 1

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Last season, games between the Rangers and Pittsburgh Penguins were usually close, so it's no surprise that a one-goal game was played on Tuesday night at Mellon Arena. Unfortunately, the game's one goal was scored by Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin in a 1-0 Pens win sparked by Marc-Andre Fleury's 36 saves. The Rangers now return to MSG for a six-game homestand that begins Thursday.

Recap

THREE STARS OF THE GAME
1. M. FLEURY -- PIT
2. E. MALKIN -- PIT
3. B. ORPIK -- PIT

NOTES

* Through Tuesday night, the Rangers had gone 181 minutes, 9 seconds without scoring an even-strength goal. All of the Rangers' goals in a 5-3 loss to Atlanta on Oct. 18 were on the power play.

* Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist stopped 21 shots, and has now allowed just one regulation-time goal in his last 133:41 of action. He has played in all eight of the Rangers' games this season.

* The Rangers were last shut out in back-to-back games when they fell 2-0 at the Islanders on Dec 26, 2006, and 1-0 at Ottawa on Dec. 29, 2006.

* The Rangers lost back-to-back 1-0 games for the first time in their 81-year history.