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Penguins vs. Rangers, Game 69: Lines, Notes

By Dave Molinari: PittsburghHockeyNOW.com

Pittsburgh Penguins v New York Rangers - Game Seven NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 15: Tyler Motte #64 of the New York Rangers is stopped by Mike Matheson #5 and Tristan Jarry #35 of the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game Seven of the First Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 15, 2022 in New York City. The Rangers defeated the Penguins 4-3 to win the series four games to three. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) (BRUCE BENNETT/Getty Images)

By Dave Molinari: PittsburghHockeyNOW.com

NEW YORK — The Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-2 loss Thursday night at Madison Square Garden just might have one tiny upside for them: It should have finally, emphatically snuffed any thoughts they had about overtaking the New York Rangers for third place in the Metropolitan Division.

Now, the chances of them pulling that off were slim, even after a 3-2 overtime victory against Rangers Sunday at PPG Paints Arena, and they had become microscopic when the Penguins lost to Montreal, 6-4, two nights later.

That put the gap separating them from New York at eight points, and the Rangers pushed it into double-figures Thursday at the Garden.

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