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Pittsburgh • Henrik Lundqvist stopped 34 shots for his third shutout of the season and 58th of his career, leading New York past Pittsburgh 3-0 on Wednesday night.
Lundqvist, who recorded his 27th win of the season, passed Martin Brodeur for most wins by a goaltender in his first 11 NHL seasons. He has won nine of his last 12 starts and allowed two goals or fewer in 13 of his last 18 appearances.
Kevin Hayes, Dominic Moore and Jesper Fast scored for the Rangers, who won their fourth straight, and fifth in six games. The Rangers have at least one point in 14 of their last 20 games.
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, who didn't record a shot in the first two periods, failed to extend a career-high seven-game goal-scoring streak and an 11-game run of 12 goals and 22 points during that span. Crosby, with seven goals and 12 points in the previous four games, also came in with a nine-game home goal-scoring streak, second in team history behind Mario Lemieux's 11 straight in 1995-96.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 19 saves for the Penguins, whose six-game home win streak ended. Pittsburgh, unbeaten in its last 10 at home, last lost a regulation home game against Carolina on Dec. 19. The Penguins previously won six of seven with points in 16 of their last 20 games.
Moore gave the Rangers a 2-0 lead early in the third period, snapping a sharp wrist shot over Fleury's shoulder during a 2-on-1.
Fast capped the scoring with an empty-net goal with 1:31 left.
It was the first time the teams played each other since the 2015 Eastern Conference quarterfinals, when Lundqvist allowed just one goal in all four wins as the Rangers won the best-of-seven series in five games.
Crosby and the Penguins entered as one of the hottest teams in the league, averaging close to five goals during a six-game home winning streak, including a six-goal outburst against Anaheim on Monday.
But the Rangers slowed the pace and shut down the high-powered Penguins as Wednesday's game carried a low-scoring, playoff feel similar to last season's five-game series.
Both teams were without top players Wednesday as the Rangers missed captain Ryan McDonagh and Rick Nash, while Evgeni Malkin sat out for Pittsburgh.
Malkin, who will not travel for weekend road games at Carolina and Florida, missed his fourth straight game with a lower-body injury.
Nash, who hasn't played since Jan. 22, missed his seventh straight game with a bone bruise in his left leg. McDonagh missed his second game since sustaining a concussion following a punch by Wayne Simmonds during the weekend against Philadelphia.
Red Wings 3, Senators 1 • In Detroit, Danny DeKeyser and Henrik Zetterberg scored early in the first and third periods to help Detroit beat Ottawa and spoil Dion Phaneuf's debut with his new team.
Petr Mrazek stopped 22 shots and his attempt at a second straight shutout ended when Zach Smith scored with 2:24 left.
Darren Helm restored Detroit's two-goal lead with an empty-net goal about a minute later.
NHL standings
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Florida 54 32 16 6 70 155 123
Detroit 54 28 18 8 64 137 135
Tampa Bay 53 29 20 4 62 142 130
Boston 53 28 19 6 62 157 147
Montreal 55 27 24 4 58 151 146
Ottawa 55 25 24 6 56 158 173
Buffalo 54 21 27 6 48 125 150
Toronto 52 19 24 9 47 125 149
Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 52 39 9 4 82 174 118
N.Y. Rangers 54 31 18 5 67 156 137
N.Y. Islanders 52 28 18 6 62 149 132
Pittsburgh 53 27 19 7 61 139 138
New Jersey 55 27 21 7 61 124 129
Carolina 54 24 21 9 57 130 144
Philadelphia 52 23 20 9 55 124 142
Columbus 55 21 28 6 48 140 173
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago 57 36 17 4 76 159 130
Dallas 54 34 15 5 73 176 147
St. Louis 56 30 17 9 69 136 134
Nashville 54 25 21 8 58 141 145
Colorado 56 27 25 4 58 150 155
Minnesota 53 23 20 10 56 130 132
Winnipeg 53 24 26 3 51 138 153
Pacific GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Los Angeles 52 32 17 3 67 146 121
San Jose 52 28 20 4 60 151 139
Anaheim 52 26 19 7 59 119 124
Arizona 52 24 22 6 54 139 162
Vancouver 53 21 20 12 54 127 146
Calgary 52 24 25 3 51 139 153
Edmonton 55 21 29 5 47 137 167
Wednesday's games
Detroit 3, Ottawa 1
N.Y. Rangers 3, Pittsburgh 0
Vancouver at Arizona, late
Thursday's games
Los Angeles at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.
Buffalo at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.
Anaheim at Columbus, 5 p.m.
Colorado at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m.
Washington at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
Boston at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.
Dallas at Chicago, 6:30 p.m.
Toronto at Edmonton, 7 p.m.
Calgary at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.