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Rupp has career night as Penguins best Rangers LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeNEW YORK Its one thing to give up a hat trick to Sidney Crosby but Mike RuppNever before in an NHL season had Rupp scored more than six goals yet he netted three on Monday night to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 52 victory over the New York Rangers and a sweep of the homeandhome seriesCrosby chipped in two goals and an assist just two days after his hat trick and two assists carried the Penguins to an 83 win against New York on Saturday in PittsburghHe scored kind of every which way you could Crosby said of Rupp who has a careerbest eight goals this season He was a presence all nightWell most of it About 5 12 minutes before Rupp scored his second goal to snap a 22 tie in the third period he was helped off the ice Rupp appeared to injure his left knee when he was shoved from behind into the boards by defenceman Dan Girardi and banged his legHis first goal gave Pittsburgh a 21 lead in the second period and his second made it 32 with 846 remaining That one came on an endtoend rush up left wing Rupps first NHL hat trick was sealed with an emptynet goal with 140 remainingI just relaxed Rupp said Usually Im not going to throw that puck down without a twogoal leadRupp said his leg felt better after he walked on it but went to have it checked out after the game when it tightenedThis was far from his biggest hockey moment Rupp scored twice for New Jersey in Game 7 of the 2003 Stanley Cup final including the winning tally but this certainly cracked his personal listIt feels good that it comes in a win said Rupp who has 35 goals in 363 NHL games Nothing is worse than when a guy has an opportunity to get a hat trick and the team losesPittsburgh improved to 30 this season against the Rangers Crosby netted his 16th and 17th goals and has 16 points in the past 10 gamesHe has the mindset where hes going to shoot the puck more and as a result youre seeing him get those opportunities Penguins coach Dan Bylsma saidCrosby made it 42 with 409 left and Jordan Staal had two assists for the Penguins who had dropped eight straight to New York on the road since March...