NHL Monday: Rangers defeat surging Penguins in overtime

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That must be that compete-level hockey coaches love to talk about.

The curse of the two-goal lead is alive and well in New York.

We’re seriously not sure what Marc Staal was trying to do here. Was he trying to avoid the puck? The obvious move would be to stick your leg out as far as you can, but instead Staal turned away.

Instead, the puck flew high and caught him squarely in the jaw.

Backes is a tough guy, but taking a puck to the mouth like that appeared to have even him scared. He got up quickly, clutching his face, as he skated quickly off the ice and into the dressing room.