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Jagr, Lundqvist Halt March of the Penguins

Rangers' 3-0 win ends Pittsburgh's 7-game postseason streak

By Jesse Andrews, Newser User

Posted May 1, 2008 9:48 PM CDT

(Newser) – Jaromir Jagr was flat on his stomach after scoring and cheers echoed through Madison Square Garden in what might have been his last home game with the New York Rangers. New York staved off elimination, in what it hopes was the start of a monumental... Read full story »

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Jagr, Lundqvist Halt March of the Penguins

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