Associated Press
John Mitchell and Brad Richards scored 90 seconds apart in a four-goal second period, and the Rangers held on to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Tuesday night for their third consecutive win.
Ryan Callahan and Marian Gaborik both had a goal and assist in the period, and Richards added two assists as the Blueshirts won their seventh straight at home and 10th in 12 games overall. The four goals in the period matched a season high, done three previous times -- including twice in three games.
Henrik Lundqvist made 24 saves for his 10th win in 17 outings.
Sidney Crosby helped set up James Neal's first-period goal that gave Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead and assisted on Pascal Dupuis' goal that made it 4-3 early in the third.
Pittsburgh hurt its comeback chances by taking three straight penalties in a 2:08 span late in the third period.
Callahan started the second-period barrage 8:01 in on the Rangers' first power play, taking a nice feed from Gaborik and scoring past Fleury. Mitchell gave New York the lead at 14:09 with his first of the season.
Mitchell and Carl Hagelin, who earned an assist, both have points in all three games since they were recalled from Connecticut.
Richards scored at 15:39, and Gaborik nudged the puck in at the right post for a power-play goal with 1:34 left in the second.
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STAT OF THE GAME
Carl Hagelin registered an assist and has now tallied a point in three straight games to begin his career. Hagelin is the first Ranger rookie to do so since Steven King registered a point in four consecutive games to begin his career in 1992-93.
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| 1. Gaborik |
2. Richards |
3. Mitchell |
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