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Jagr goal snaps Penguins five-game streak

The Pittsburgh Penguins' Michel Ouellet, top, flies over New York Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist of Sweden, as the puck enters the goal during the third period of their NHL game on Monday at Madison Square Garden in New York. PHOTO: AP

Jaromir Jagr smacked a shot in off the stick of Pittsburgh defenseman Rob Scuderi with 33.8 seconds left on Monday night, giving the surging New York Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Penguins.

Jagr swung around Alain Nasreddine and flipped the puck toward the net. The shot hit Scuderi and slipped underneath goalie Jocelyn Thibault, who stopped 40 of the previous 41 shots he faced. The puck disappeared, but it was revealed over the line when Thibault got up.

The goal was awarded after a video review that lasted a few minutes. Thibault hung his head in the crease and again on the bench once he was pulled for an extra skater in the closing seconds. He didn't face another shot.

But that was enough to snap Pittsburgh's winning streak at five and improve the Rangers' run to 7-1-3.

Canucks 2, Oilers 1

At Edmonton, Alberta, Daniel Sedin had a goal and an assist as the Vancouver Canucks extended the Edmonton Oilers' losing streak to 11 games.

Trevor Linden also scored for the Canucks, who have won three straight and eight of their last 10 to move three points ahead of idle Minnesota for first place in the Northwest Division.

Raffi Torres scored for Edmonton, which tied the 1993-94 team's record for consecutive losses. The Oilers, who earned a point in an overtime loss to St. Louis on Saturday, are just three losses short of their franchise-record 14-game winless streak -- also set during the 1993-1994 season.

Edmonton is also winless in 10 games since the deadline deal of forward Ryan Smyth to the New York Islanders.
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