Regardless of whether the Penguins are able to sign Marian Hossa after the season, he has more than justified their decision to acquire him at the trade deadline. Hossa scored two goals in the Pens' 3-2 series-clinching win over the Rangers on Sunday.

With his performance in Game 4 of the Rangers-Penguins series, Jaromir Jagr erased any doubts critics may have had about his leadership qualities. The future Hall of Famer elevated his game and helped his teammates to stave off elimination.

Henrik Lundqvist's superior display in net and Jaromir Jagr's inspirational effort kept the Rangers alive for at least one more game as they defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 last night at the Garden.

The bad news for the New York Rangers got even worse on Tuesday night. After losing Game Three of their playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins to fall behind 3-0, they discovered that Sean Avery would be done for the season with a lacerated spleen.

For the third straight game, the Rangers played well enough to win but came away with nothing. Marc-Andre Fleury made 36 stops and was clearly the top netminder on the ice, while the Penguins' power play was lethally efficient.

Inside Hockey's Brad Kurtzberg offers his observations and analysis on the second round of the playoffs and what's happening around the league. Carey Price, in particular, has been inconsistent and the Habs are in quite a fight in their series with the Flyers.

Trailing two games to none in their Eastern Conference semifinal series with the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Rangers are down, but clearly not out of it. With a couple of better bounces and calls going their way, the situation could have been quite different.

Inside Hockey's Brad Kurtzberg offers his observations and analysis on the second round of the playoffs and what's happening around the league.