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(SportsNetwork.com) - The Pittsburgh Penguins hope to rebound from a loss in the opener of the Eastern Conference second round series when they host the rival New York Rangers in Sundays Game 2 from CONSOL Energy Center. New York placed second in the Metropolitan Division this season, finishing 13 points behind the Penguins, but the Rangers were able to strike first in this best-of-seven set, taking Game 1 by a 3-2 score in overtime. Derick Brassard scored at 3:06 of the extra session to lift the Rangers to victory, although the end of the game was far from conventional. Brassard knew he scored off a feed from Benoit Pouliot, but the game went on. Seconds later, with the Penguins still scrambling around in their zone, Brassard set up Pouliot for what appeared to be the winning goal. However, the original shot by Brassard was reviewed and showed the puck clearly going underneath the crossbar and inside the left post. Because the puck sprung back out so quickly, it wasnt evident that it was a good goal and play continued, albeit momentarily. "It was all (Pouliots) play," Brassard said. "First of all, he cut (off) the pass behind the net and right away he found me in front of the net. At first, I thought it went in. I thought it went under the bar and the ref said it wasnt in. The puck came back to me and (Pouliot) was open. It was a great feeling." New York opened a playoff series with an OT win for the first time since Game 1 of the Patrick Division Finals on Apr. 17, 1986 at Washington . The Blueshirts have won eight of the last 10 playoff series in which they won Game 1, including four of the last six playoff series in which they won Game 1 on the road. Henrik Lundqvist made 34 saves for the Rangers, including one on Lee Stempniak in the final 11 seconds of regulation. New York won a Game 7 at home against Philadelphia on Wednesday to advance to the second round for the third consecutive year. The Flyers and Rangers had played Game 6 in Philly on Tuesday, so Fridays tilt was New Yorks third test in three different cities over the span of four days. When the Rangers host Pittsburgh in Game 3 on Monday it will mark five games in seven days for New York. Despite New Yorks recent workload and the fact that the Penguins had three days off ahead of Fridays opener, the home club was the team that looked flat for large stretches of Game 1. "For whatever reason, we didnt come out hard enough," said Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby. "I thought those goals in the second definitely gave us a boost. I thought from there on we had some good chances. Pretty even after that." Stempniak and James Neal scored second-period goals for Pittsburgh, which outshot the visitors by a 36-27 margin in the loss. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 24-of-27 shots for the Pens after struggling at times during his teams first- round win over Columbus. "They got the first one tonight. Its disappointing, but (we) got to have a short memory," said Penguins head coach Dan Bylsma. Both teams were 0-for-4 on the power play. The Rangers have failed to score 25 straight times with the man advantage dating back to its first-round series against Philadelphia. The Penguins have won all four previous playoff series with the Rangers. After Fridays loss, Pittsburgh fell to 16-5 all-time against New York in the postseason. Pittsburgh defenceman Brooks Orpik missed Game 1 with an undisclosed injury and he is questionable for Game 2. Orpik also sat out Game 6 against Columbus and Robert Bortuzzo could fill in for him on Sunday for a third straight game. Cheap Twins Jerseys . The Mariners ace allowed just one hit over eight innings while striking out nine, and Robinson Cano backed him with a two-run homer as Seattle earned a 3-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday. Bert Blyleven Jersey . 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I honestly think if you dont change something, youre probably going to get the same results. Theres going to be some change going on, and its something we have to look at.Gruden wasnt ready to go into specifics, but much will be focused on the quarterback position. The coach changed starting QBs five times this season and was often blunt in his assessment of Robert Griffin III, who missed six weeks with an ankle injury, was later benched and then regained his job after Colt McCoys season-ending neck injury.With neither Gruden nor Griffin expected to go anywhere, the franchises hopes will likely hinge on whether their partnership can work.Grudens quick review of Griffin on Sunday: Hes out there trying his best. That starts right there. We have to get his best effort from him.Griffin committed three turnovers Sunday: two red zone interceptions and a fumble that was returned for a touchdown. He completed 27 of 41 passes for a career-high 336 yards with one touchdown, ending the season with four touchdowns, six interceptions and an 86.9 passer rating.Its been a really long year, Griffin said. Its been a tough year, a lot of adversity and a lot of things you cant control. I know who I am. I know what I have to get better at, and thats what Ill focus on this off-season.On his relationship with Gruden, Griffin said: I want to be here. I want to be here to help thiis team win, to help turn this thing around and change the culture.dddddddddddd Thats my only focus. If coach Jay and the organization wants me to be around, Ill be ready to go.The Redskins didnt put up much resistance against the Cowboys (12-4), who had already clinched the NFC East and were playing with little or nothing on the line as far as playoff seeding.Theyre 12-4. Were 4-12. Right now, were far away, Gruden said. Theyre going to the playoffs. Were not. Were not very close to them right now.The Redskins lost seven of eight to finish last in the division for the sixth time in seven seasons. This season ended with 100 or so protesters outside the stadium condemning the teams nickname, the inside of the stadium well-populated by Cowboys fans as the game took on a preseason feel in the second half, and owner Dan Snyder hardly the picture of joy as he took it all in seated next to Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs.The Washington Redskins wont play another meaningful game until September of 2015, said veteran safety Ryan Clark, who had a rough game Sunday and is a top candidate to be among the changes referenced by Gruden.Those things go away. Footballs like a woman. They only remember the bad things. The bad things will linger. The good things, they dont talk about next year.Notes: The Redskins lost three linemen: T Trent Williams (high ankle sprain), T Tom Compton (knee sprain) and G Chris Chester (sprained toe), forcing TE Logan Paulsen to line up at tackle late in the game. ... The Redskins three quarterbacks combined to complete 364 passes this season, a franchise record.___AP NFL websites: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL___Follow Joseph White on Twitter: http://twitter.com/JGWhiteAP ' ' '