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NHL: PIttsburgh 2, N.Y. Rangers 0

PITTSBURGH, April 27 (UPI) -- Pittsburgh's Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves and the Penguins beat the New York Rangers 2-0 Sunday to go two-up in their semifinal playoff series.

The Penguins are unbeaten through six games -- two of them shutouts by Fleury -- in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

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Game 3 will be Tuesday in New York.

Jordan Staal scored for Pittsburgh on a power-play forehand shot in the second period and Adam Hall knocked in an empty-netter with 16.7 seconds left in the game.

Henrik Lundqvist blocked 30 shots for the Rangers.

Veteran Pittsburgh forward Gary Roberts missed his fourth straight game because of a groin injury.

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