Rangers stay hot with win over Penguins

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

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.

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

New York moved past idle Carolina into seventh place in the Eastern Conference just two nights after getting into a playoff position. The Rangers trail sixth-place Tampa Bay by one point with nine games left.

Canucks 2, Oilers 1: At Edmonton, Alberta, Daniel Sedin had a goal and an assist as Vancouver extended the Oilers’ winless 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 is winless in 10 games since the deadline deal of forward Ryan Smyth to the New York Islanders.

Off the ice

The NHL suspended Nashville Predators winger Jordin Tootoo five games for punching Dallas Stars defenseman Stephane Robidas in the face. Robidas was knocked unconscious on the play late in the third period Saturday night. … New York Islander Chris Simon, suspended a league-record 25 games for a vicious on-ice hit, will not face criminal charges. … The New York Rangers signed veteran defenseman Jason Strudwick. … The Detroit Red Wings signed forward Tomas Kopecky to a two-year contract.