Rangers fall 5-2 in regular-season's final road game

2011-12 Game No. 81; Road Game No. 41	Rangers' Record: 51-23-7
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GAME RECAP Associated Press Marc-Andre Fleury made 35 saves to tie the Pittsburgh franchise record for wins and the Penguins clinched home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a 5-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night. Despite the loss, the Rangers are still in position to win the Presidents' Trophy as the NHL regular-season champion by beating Washington in theire regular-season finale on Saturday night Chris Kunitz, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang each had a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh, which will be the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference for the fourth consecutive season. The Penguins will play the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round. Brandon Dubinsky and Artem Anisimov scored for the Rangers, who were playing for the first time since clinching the top seed in the conference. The Rangers entered the day tied with the Vancouver Canucks with the most points in the NHL (109), but Vancouver also lost on Thursday. Fleury has 226 career victories, the same Tom Barrasso had for Pittsburgh from 1988-2000. Fleury's 42nd win of the season tied him with the Nashville Predators' Pekka Rinne for the league lead. Tyler Kennedy and Richard Park also scored for the Penguins (50-25-6), who reached 50 wins for the second time. • COMMENT ON BLUESHIRTS UNITED | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE GAME STATS OF THE GAME The Rangers out-shot the Penguins 37-32 including a 20-7 advantage in the third period. The Blueshirts' 20 shots in the third are a season-high for most shots in a single period. THREE STARS (selected by newyorkrangers.com) 1. Dubinsky 2. Boyle 3. Anisimov

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THE BIGGER PICTURE This game was almost a lesson for the Rangers as they head into the playoffs with the distinction of being a No. 1 seed. Teams will do anything to prove themselves by beating the Blueshirts, particularly if they win the Presidents' Trophy with a victory on Saturday.

RANGERS LEADERS Icetime -- Girardi (24:36) Shots -- Del Zotto, Callahan (4) Hits -- Hagelin (4) Blocks -- Seven players tied (1) Takeaways -- None Faceoffs -- Boyle (18)

NEW YORK RANGERS LINEUP AT PITTSBURGH
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Carl Hagelin	Brad Richards	Marian Gaborik
Artem Anisimov	Derek Stepan	Ryan Callahan
Brandon Dubinsky	Brian Boyle	Ruslan Fedotenko
Mike Rupp	John Mitchell	Brandon Prust

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Ryan McDonagh	Dan Girardi
Marc Staal	Anton Stralman
Michael Del Zotto	Stu Bickel
Goaltenders: Martin Biron, Henrik Lundqvist Starting Lineup: Biron, McDonagh, Girardi, Hagelin, Richards, Gaborik.

POWER PLAY UNITS
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Ryan Callahan	Brad Richards	Marian Gaborik
Brandon Dubinsky	Brian Boyle	Artem Anisimov

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Michael Del Zotto	Derek Stepan
Dan Girardi	Anton Stralman

PENALTY KILLING UNITS
FORWARD UNITS
Forward	Forward
Brandon Prust	Brian Boyle
Ryan Callahan	Brandon Dubinsky
Carl Hagelin	Artem Anisimov

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Ryan McDonagh	Dan Girardi
Marc Staal	Michael Del Zotto