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Winning Ugly, But Winning Nonetheless

7-0, kinda has a nice ring to it.  But the path to a perfect 7 wins and no losses so far for the Pittsburgh Penguins was never more bumpy than tonight in New York.  An amped up Rangers team played their best game of the series, taking advantage of some bad Penguin penalties and a less than stellar overall effort.  However the Rangers still lost 5-3, and now face elimination on Thursday.  The ‘Burgh boys took advantage of their few power-plays, and when Ranger goon Ryan Hollweg took one of the worst penalties at the worst possible time (after the Blueshirts had come back from a 3-1 deficit to tie the game) Geno Malkin buried what would prove to be the winning goal.  Another thing that needs to be mentioned right now, Marc-Andre Fleury is handing Henrik Lundquist his lunch in this series.  “The King” as he’s known to Ranger fans has been brutal so far allowing 12 goals in the 3 games.  So Thursday Sid and Co. will try to finish off their second straight sweep to start the playoffs and head to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2001.  Pure awesomeness!!!

Pittsburgh Penguins' Georges Laraque, left, celebrates with teammate Evgeni Malkin (71), of Russia, and Petr Sykora (17), of the Czech Republic, as New York Rangers' Blair Betts (15) skates past them after Laraque scored in the first period against the New York Rangers during Game 3 of an NHL hockey Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series Tuesday, April 29, 2008, in New York.

The Pittsburgh Penguins celebrate their 4-3 lead due a goal scored by Evgeni Malkin #71 (not pictured) against Henrik Lundqvist #30 of the New York Rangers who sits on his knees during the second period of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on April 29th, 2008 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Evgeni Malkin #71 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates winning Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on April 29th, 2008 in New York City. The Penguins won the game 5-3 and lead the series 3-0. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

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