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Highlights: Fleury's shutout helps Penguins tie series with Rangers

The Pittsburgh Penguins faced down an unsettling scenario of going down 0-2 at home against the New York Rangers and instead gutted out a 3-0 win in Game 2, tying the second-round series at 1-1 on Sunday.

For those breathlessly wondering: no, Sidney Crosby didn’t score his first goal of the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, so have at it if you’re dying to linger on that “crisis.”

Luckily for the Penguins, Crosby isn’t the only star they can turn to. Evgeni Malkin (one goal, one assist) and Kris Letang (one goal and two assists) demonstrated that much quite emphatically on Sunday night. It’s also worth noting that Crosby made his presence felt even if he didn’t score; he fired six shots on goal and often gave fantastic Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh fits in Game 2.

-- James O'Brien, ProHockeyTalk.com