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PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Penguins coach Dan Bylsma took a playoff-like approach to a February meeting with the Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers. Marc-Andre Fleury sent a message with his glove, Evgeni Malkin delivered one with his patience, and the Penguins punctuated it with perhaps their best game of the season. Fleury stopped 27 shots to tie Tom Barrassos franchise record for career shutouts, and Malkin scored his 33rd goal of the season as the Penguins beat the Rangers 2-0 on Tuesday night. "We wanted to make a statement with every shift, every period we play against them," Bylsma said. Pittsburgh topped the Rangers at home for the first time since 2009 behind Fleury, who made a series of flashy glove saves while earning his 22nd career shutout -- tying the mark Barrasso set between 1988-2000. Barrasso reached the milestone in his 438th game, but Fleury needed only 418 to get there. "For me to be able to reach him for the shutout means a lot to me," Fleury said. "Ive been fortunate to play with good teams." The Penguins looked like one two days after getting crushed 6-2 in Buffalo. Needing to bounce back, Pittsburgh played with a sense of urgency, dominating the puck at times against a team that is among the best defensive units in the league. "I think that was our first complete 60-minute game in a long time," said Pittsburgh forward Steve Sullivan, who scored a power-play goal in the second to give the Penguins a 2-0 lead. "We got something from everybody." The Rangers didnt, and lost for the second time in three games. They pulled out an overtime win against Columbus on Sunday after allowing the tying goal late in regulation. New York coach John Tortorella refused to point fingers even though his club has scored only five goals during the stretch amid speculation the Rangers could acquire Columbus forward Rick Nash before Mondays trade deadline. "We ended up with some good chances tonight, we just couldnt finish," Tortorella said. "Their goalie played well." So did New Yorks Henrik Lundqvist, who stopped 29 shots but was no match when Malkin raced in alone on a breakaway early in the second period. The Russian, the leagues leading scorer, faked a forehand and then held onto the puck while dragging it across the goal mouth. He finished with a backhand after Lundqvist committed. "If hes shooting the first second Ill be fine, but he kept waiting, waiting, waiting and I ran out of gas on that push," Lundqvist said. The Rangers have been one of the hottest teams over the last three months behind Lundqvist and a patient, selfless defence that began the night fourth in the NHL in blocked shots. New York added 14 more on Tuesday repeatedly hitting the ice to take away opportunities -- particularly in the first period. Pittsburgh spent more than two minutes in the Rangers zone during one sequence while both teams were at even strength, sapping New Yorks energy so much that Tortorella was forced to use his timeout early. "The first period we had a tough time keeping the puck," Tortorella said. "Some of it was the puck was bouncing around both teams. We just didnt keep it, and they won a number of them in the offensive zone. Thats where they surged on us." The timeout helped New York settle down, but a sloppy play by defenceman Michael Del Zotto a minute into the second put Pittsburgh on the board. Nearing the end of his shift, Del Zotto flipped the puck into the centre of Pittsburghs zone. Two quick passes found Malkin streaking down the left side, and Lundqvist was scrambling. "Its always a challenge to face this team especially because of him. Hes one of the best in this league if not the best," Lundqvist said. "As a goalie you go in with the mindset you have to be sharp or its going to be a long night." The goal ended a mini-slump for Malkin, who went three games without scoring. It was his longest drought since going seven games between goals from Dec. 17 and Jan. 7. Sullivan made it 2-0 with his 11th of the season on the power play, just past the midway point of the period. He fired a shot from the point that Lundqvist never saw because of a screen by Matt Cooke. Malkin slid the puck over to Sullivan on the play to earn his 40th assist of the season and 300th of his career. Pittsburgh has been treading water over the last three weeks, good one game, bad the next. The Penguins romped past Philadelphia on Saturday, getting production from outside the top line. The team celebrated by signing forward James Neal to a six-year contract extension on Sunday shortly before getting smashed by the Sabres. If they want to play deep into spring they know they will need to play with the intensity that marked their first win over New York on home ice since Nov. 28, 2009. "(The Rangers) are the best in the East right now by a margin," Bylsma said. "We feel like were going to play this team two more times (in the regular season) and in the playoffs, too, if we want to go somewhere." NOTES: The Penguins have three days off before continuing a homestand on Saturday against Tampa Bay. ... The Rangers will visit the New York Islanders on Friday, trying to avoid their first losing streak since Dec. 13 and 15. ... The Penguins scratched defenceman Brooks Orpik because of an undisclosed upper body injury that Bylsma described as minor. Anthony Barr Jersey . -- Canadian Kevin Pangos had 18 points, Drew Barham matched his career high with 17 points off the bench, and Gonzaga beat Pacific 70-53 on Thursday night to clinch the outright West Coast Conference regular season title. Cordarrelle Patterson . Spieth again showed game well beyond his 20 years with a 9-under 63 on the North Course, giving him a one-shot lead over Stewart Cink going into the weekend at the Farmers Insurance Open. http://www.officialvikings.us.com/Black-Anthony-Barr-Vikings -Jersey.html . -- Vincent Viola grew up in Brooklyn, graduated from West Point, is a former chairman of the New York Mercantile Exchange and after the Sept. Blair Walsh Jersey .ca. In addition to the game being aired in its entirety on CTV Two Vancouver Island and TSN.ca, TSN2 will also have coverage of Whitecaps FC immediately following NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Toyota Owners 400. Pink Greg Jennings Elite Jersey .C. -- Tony Stewart has driven a sprint car again, roughly 10 months after the accident that sidelined the three-time NASCAR champion with a broken leg. OAKLAND, Calif. -- Brandon McCarthy just wanted to give the Athletics bullpen a rest. The right-hander did far more than that, turning in the best performance by an Oakland starter in more than a month. McCarthy carried a shutout into the eighth inning then settled for a combined seven-hitter, and the Athletics got another solid game from hot-hitting Cliff Pennington while beating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Tuesday night. "Thats as good as Ive seen (McCarthy)," As manager Bob Melvin said. "Ball down in the zone, good movement on everything. To be able to go that deep -- obviously he was economical on top of that -- it was a terrific performance." McCarthy hadnt made it out of the sixth inning in his previous three starts and was knocked around by Detroit in his most recent outing on July 20. The lanky right-hander, who missed more than six weeks while on the disabled list with a stress reaction in his right scapula, rebounded nicely against Tampa Bay. McCarthy (3-5) pitched with runners on base in each of the first six innings but worked out of trouble each time to win for only the second time in his last 12 starts. "A couple I left elevated they hit hard but for the most part I felt like I was able to keep it down a little better than I have recently, so it didnt hurt anything," McCarthy said. "Since Ive come back I havent really gotten as deep into games as I would like so that was kind of a priority tonight. I wanted to make sure I got as deep as I could." It was the best outing by an Oakland starter since All-Star Gio Gonzalez allowed one hit over eight innings in a 1-0 win over Florida on June 28. Pennington had three hits to remain the hottest hitter in the major leagues since the All-Star break, Conor Jackson went 3 for 4 and Hideki Matsui added an RBI double as Oakland won for the third time in four games. The As are 7-4 since the break. Ben Zobrist homered and Johnny Damon hit his 506th double to tie Babe Ruth for 47th on baseballs all-time list but the Rays continued to struggle with men on base and lost for the 10th time in 14 games. "Thats been one of our biggest drawbacks this season," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said. "It hasnt been one of the strong points. We just have been very inconsistent on offence. Thats where we are cominng up a little short right now.dddddddddddd." Pennington singled twice and had an RBI double in the sixth, extending his career-high hitting streak to 10 games. He raised his average to .500 (18 for 36) since the All-Star break. Thats been a big factor in the As recent success. Oakland has scored four or more runs in each of its last six games -- the clubs longest such streak of the season. McCarthy, who struck out three and walked two, lost his shutout bid with one out in the seventh when Zobrist homered for the second straight game, but retired the next two batters. Grant Balfour pitched the ninth to complete the seven-hitter. Tampa Bay starter David Price (9-9) allowed four runs over six innings and walked four -- two of which scored. The left-hander is 1-3 with two no-decisions over his last six starts. Scott Sizemore scored on Jemile Weeks sacrifice fly in the third, while David DeJesus drove in Josh Willingham with a sacrifice fly against Price in the fourth. Pennington made it 3-0 when he singled leading off the fifth and scored on Matsuis double to right-centre, then doubled in Sizemore in the sixth. "Youre seeing a confident player whos being very productive at this point," Melvin said. Kurt Suzuki added a two-run double in the eighth. The Rays stranded eight runners and are 1 for 20 with runners in scoring position during the first two games of this four-game series. Zobrist walked his first two at-bats and flied out to right before homering in the eighth. It was the fourth home run allowed by McCarthy this season. Notes: Zobrist leads the majors with 51 extra-base hits. ... It was the 704th consecutive game Tampa Bay has started a pitcher younger than 30 years old, tying a major league record set by the Washington Senators from, 1913-17. The Rays will break the mark Wednesday when 29-year-old James Shields takes the mound. ... Tampa Bay optioned LHP Cesar Ramos to Triple-A Durham and recalled RHP Jay Buente. Buente relieved Price in the seventh. ... Matsui started in left field for a second straight game while Willingham rested his sore neck. Willingham, who received a cortisone shot after Monday nights game, was the DH. ... Sizemore tied career-highs with three walks and three runs. ... Tampa Bays B.J. Upton is in a 3-for-38 slump. ' ' '
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