W2W4: New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Game 5

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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins return home for Game 5 of their first-round series against the New York Rangers, having taken two in a row at Madison Square Garden and have an opportunity to advance to the second round with a win at home Saturday (3 p.m. ET) at the Consol Energy Center.

Here’s what to watch for:

What kind of emotional state will the Rangers be in? They’re coming off a 5-0 loss that many described as embarrassing. Goalie Henrik Lundqvist was yanked early in the second period after giving up four goals on 18 shots. But this was a team collapse and it’s going to be an enormous test to put that loss behind them and concentrate on the specific elements they’ll need to improve upon in order to keep up with a Penguins team that is playing at a high level.

“At this point, it’s important that we get our players to have a short memory,” Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said Friday, before the team headed for Pittsburgh. To a man the players “all know they can play better than they have so far,” the coach added. Having given up a goal just 1:09 …

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