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Penguins Shut Out Rangers, Lead 2-0 [NHL Wrap-Around 4/28]
Published 4/28/2008 at FanIQ Blog
Who’s one step closer to hoisting Lord Stanley?  The Wrap-Around is your daily update for last nights’ NHL Playoff action. Penguins Shutout Rangers to Take 2-0 Series. Both goalies played a great game, as the Penguins last goal was shorthanded.  Lundqvist stopped 30 of 31 shots, which is usually a victory.  But Marc-Andre Fleury saved all 26 of the shots that came at him.  The Rangers did better on faceoffs, but it wasn't ...

Rangers need a home-cooked meal
Published 4/28/2008 by Dave & Aziz Nekoukar at NJ.com blog: Rangers
... , why give him only 5:50 of ice time ? Is what Brendan Shanahan is bringing to the table right now worth him getting nearly 19 minutes on the ice, while Prucha gets less than six? Hardly. Putting him on the fourth line alongside Blair Betts doesn't exactly give Prucha a chance to make a big impact, either. ...

Goin' Back To Denver
Published 4/28/2008 by Joe <milehighhockey@yahoo.com> at Mile High Hockey: Front Page Posts
So I took Sunday off to rest and forget about the Avalanche for a day, a recuperative break that was very much needed after their pathetic showing on Saturday afternoon. I enjoyed watching the Penguins beat the Rangers 2-0, and enjoyed the almost-constant debate about whether or not Sidney Crosby is, in fact, a diver.  And then watching Chris Drury take an obvious dive on a weak holding call was icing on the cake.  Nobody even mentioned what was so clear on the screen: he dropped to the ice for no reason other than to secure a power play for his team. ...