Prucha's late goal carries Rangers over Penguins
New York Rangers forward Colton Orr, left, and Pittsburgh Penguins forward Eric Godard fight during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
NEW YORK (AP) _ Petr Prucha's clutch goal was a month in the making.
Banished to the role of Broadway extra, Prucha returned to the Rangers' lineup in a big way Wednesday night by scoring late in the third period in New York's 3-2 shootout victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Prucha had been a healthy scratch for the previous 10 games — dating to Nov. 8 at Washington — and turned down the Rangers' request over the weekend to go down to the AHL on a conditioning assignment. Confident he was fit enough to play, New York coach Tom Renney put him in and got rewarded.
"I felt pretty nervous before this game," the 26-year-old Prucha said. "I felt like it was my last chance to show that I can play. I am really glad that I scored.
"I knew I'm ready for a game. That kept my confidence higher than before."
Prucha had 30 goals as a rookie with the Rangers during the 2005-06 season, but has had only 30 since. This marked h
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