Dark cloud: The Pens are three losses away from the season being over.

Silver lining of the dark cloud: The Penguins played their strongest game in about a month.

It has been a weird season, so when we say we feel some positive things about a playoff loss, it doesn’t feel that strange. The Penguins had some fight in them, the Rangers interfered with the rest.

But the Rangers are beatable.

RECAP:

FIRST PERIOD

The beginning of this game? It was really the worst thing that could have happened unless Shaq came into your house and teabagged you.