Rangers snap losing streak, beat Pens 6-2

Pittsburgh has lost the first four games of a five-game road trip.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Anson Carter jabbed his stick in the crease once, twice, three times before he finally nudged the puck between the bright yellow pads of Marc-Andre Fleury.
Carter skated to the side of the net and pumped his fist, letting go the frustration of the New York Rangers' three-game losing streak and his own offensive struggles.
The goal -- Carter's first in six games -- was one of many to beat the 18-year-old Fleury Wednesday night in New York's 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
"It's not only frustration, but I love to score goals," Carter said. "I put a lot of pressure on myself. It's a good emotional release and gets me going."
Struggling at home
After three straight losses, the Rangers couldn't afford to drop another. New York has spent the better part of the season's first month at home but only has a 6-5-2-2 mark to show for it.
The Penguins limped in without injured captain Mario Lemieux and on a three-game losing streak. New York took advantage with a season-high 42 shots.
"We came in pretty focused and did what we had to do to get the win," said captain Mark Messier, whose second-period goal gave the Rangers a 3-1 lead. "It was a big win for us and one we could not let slip away."
Martin Rucinsky had a goal and two assists, and Petr Nedved and Vladimir Malakhov had a goal and assist apiece for the Rangers, who played the final 53-plus minutes without Eric Lindros.
Lindros, playing his third game since a chest injury forced him to miss seven, injured his eye when he was struck in the face by Josef Melichar's high stick.
Messier was already in his sixth NHL season and seven months from his second Stanley Cup when Fleury was born late in 1984.
"I thought he looked awesome," Messier said of Fleury.
Fleury has 36 saves
Fleury, the No. 1 pick in this year's draft, made 36 saves in his 11th NHL game. Dan Focht scored his first NHL goal, and Aleksey Morozov cut Pittsburgh's deficit to 4-2 with an unassisted tally in the third period.
Pittsburgh, which has lost the first four games of a five-game road trip, played most of the game without leading scorer Rico Fata. He injured his hamstring when he collided with Lindros in the first period.
The Rangers fired 16 shots in the first period and took a 1-0 lead 27 seconds in on Rucinsky's goal. Focht got Pittsburgh even at 6:22 with his first NHL goal.
Pittsburgh has allowed 21 goals in the past three games, including 12 yielded by Fleury.
"Somewhere along the line we have to find a way to limit our mistakes and be as error-free as we can," Penguins coach Eddie Olczyk said as his team held a players-only meeting following the game. "It comes down to execution and the lack thereof. I think we can do a lot better."
Getting off to a quicker start might help. The Penguins have been outscored 22-4 this season in the first period.
"It doesn't really matter who scores first because we came back and made it 1-1," Fleury said. "But there were six tonight and that's too much for me."