PITTSBURGH Rucinsky scores twice to subdue Penguins

Pittsburgh goalie Marc-Andre Fleury lost his sixth consecutive decision.
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Martin Rucinsky had two goals and an assist to lead the New York Rangers to a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins Friday night.
Rucinsky, who has eight points in his last four games, cut to the net from the left circle and converted Alexei Kovalev's pass from behind the net to give the Rangers a 2-1 lead at 3:34 of the third period.
Lindros scores
Eric Lindros scored a goal for the second consecutive game just 3:29 later when he poked the puck past Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury after Fleury stopped a shot by Jan Hlavac.
Fleury, the No. 1 pick in this year's draft, turned 19 on Friday but lost his sixth consecutive decision.
New York's Jussi Markkanen made 20 saves to extend his unbeaten streak to four games (3-0-1).
Rucinsky also assisted on Brian Leetch's short-handed goal with 3:45 to play. Kovalev and linemate Bobby Holik each had two assists for the Rangers, who are unbeaten in four games (3-0-1) and have lost only once in seven games (3-1-3).
The Rangers did not get a shot on goal until the game was more than nine minutes old but wound up with the early lead. Kovalev, playing his first game in Pittsburgh since being traded from the Penguins last February, threw a cross-ice pass from the right corner to Rucinsky. He tapped the puck in at 14:56 of the first period for his sixth goal.
Kovalev has points in six consecutive games.
Rico Fata, one of the players acquired from the Rangers in the trade for Kovalev, scored his team-leading eighth goal at 8:17 of the period with a slap shot from the top of the right circle. The power-play goal came with Darius Kasparaitis in the penalty box for high-sticking Ryan Malone.
Notes
The Rangers scratched forward Anson Carter and defensemen Joel Bouchard and Dale Purinton. Carter, who was slashed on the right wrist Wednesday against Florida, missed his first game this season. ... The Penguins scratched LW Ramzi Abid and C Brian Holzinger. ... The crowd of 15,908 was the Penguins' first in nine home games to surpass 11,300. ... The Rangers' roster features six former Penguins: Kovalev, Bouchard, Kasparaitis, Petr Nedved, Dan Lacouture and Matthew Barnaby. ... New York is in the midst of an 11-game stretch in which it plays nine on the road.