Rangers prevent Penguins from clinching

Chris Drury scored a power-play goal 1:46 into overtime, giving the New York Rangers a 2-1 victory over Pittsburgh on Monday night that kept the Penguins from clinching their first division title in 10 years.

The Rangers were given the advantage in the opening minute of the extra session when Sergei Gonchar held Jaromir Jagr as he drove to the net.

Pittsburgh is still in prime position to win the Atlantic Division, leading New Jersey by seven points. The Penguins, with 100 points, are two ahead of Montreal in the race for the top seed in the Eastern Conference.

Jagr staked New York to a 1-0 lead in the second period with another man-advantage goal, but the Penguins tied it midway through the third when Maxime Talbot scored.

Henrik Lundqvist made 21 saves for the Rangers, who finished with a 26-22 shots advantage.

Thrashers 2, Lightning 0: At Tampa, Fla., Ilya Kovalchuk scored two third-period goals, Kari Lehtonen stopped 36 shots and Atlanta defeated Tampa Bay.

Kovalchuk tied his career high in goals with 52, matching his total for the 2005-06 season.

He has 16 points (11 goals, five assists) in 15 games during March, and has eight goals in the past seven games against Tampa Bay.

Canadiens lose Koivu

Saku Koivu has a broken bone in his left foot and will miss the last three of the Canadiens’ regular season games. His status for the playoffs is uncertain.