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Petr Prucha returned from exile to score his first goal of the season late in the third period and the Rangers went on to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The Rangers turned themselves around in a thrilling third period and beat the Penguins in a shootout victory.

For all of the talk during the Rangers’ second-round playoff series about the Penguins’ young players, it was Marian Hossa who ended up being the star.

Marian Hossa scored his second goal of the game 7:10 into overtime, eliminating the New York Rangers from the N.H.L. playoffs on Sunday.

Jaromir Jagr said the Rangers will not just try to stay alive in their playoff series on Sunday. They are trying to come all the way back.

Until the Rangers handed them their first loss of the postseason on Thursday night, everything the Pittsburgh Penguins had touched seemed coated with pixie dust.

A thwarted penalty shot was the key moment of the Rangers’ victory on Thursday.

Playing with the desperation of being down three games to none, the Rangers got a huge boost from team captain Jaromic Jagr and staved off elimination by beating the Penguins.

Sean Avery was still in an intensive care unit Thursday, two days after his spleen was lacerated during a playoff loss to Pittsburgh. He is expected to be hospitalized at least a few days.

Forward Sean Avery was hospitalized after he suffered a lacerated spleen during a hit in Tuesday’s loss to the Penguins and will miss the rest of the season.