Surging Rangers still tops in East after finishing Penguins

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    New York Rangers coach John Tortorella watched his team slog through the opening minutes of Friday night's game against Pittsburgh and decided he'd seen enough.

    Worried the hangover from Monday's draining win over Philadelphia in the league's annual outdoor Winter Classic had finally arrived, Tortorella burned his only timeout less than six minutes into the game.

    And just like about every other move the newly minted All-Star coach has made this season, it worked.

    The streaking Rangers collected themselves after the timeout, riding Henrik Lundqvist's 37 saves and taking advantage of sloppy play by the reeling Penguins to roll to a 3-1 victory.
     

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