Matt Cullen would be hard-pressed to score a stranger goal than the one he tallied Sunday against the New York Rangers.

After falling onto his knees behind the Rangers net, the 39-year-old tried to thread a pass into the slot, but the pass attempt banked off both of Marc Staal's skates and through the legs of goalie Henrik Lundqvist. With an assist, rookie Dominik Simon recorded his first career point in his NHL debut.

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His 11th goal of the year gave the Penguins a late third-period lead. The veteran now has as many goals goals this season as Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf.

Sidney Crosby would add an empty-netter to help his team seal the victory, as the Penguins look to make the playoffs without injured forward Evgeni Malkin.

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Following the Florida Panthers' 5-4 shootout victory on Saturday, Jaromir Jagr had no interest in taking some time to rest and relax after a two-point night.

The 44-year-old posted a photo of himself on Facebook wearing two weight vests - at 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning with a lengthy message, written in his native Czech.

"If you want to be better than the opponent, you have to train when he's asleep," Jagr wrote, according to James Mirtle of The Globe and Mail.

The extra work is clearly paying off for him, as he leads his team with 53 points this season, and now sits third all-time on the NHL scoring list behind only Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier.

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New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist stopped 12 of 13 first-period shots Sunday against the Pittsburgh Penguins, but none as pretty as the one on Sidney Crosby in the frame's dying moments.

After stopping a Chris Kunitz slapper, the Penguins captain kicked the puck to his stick and attempted to shoot it into an empty net, but was denied by Lundqvist's left pad.

The 34-year-old netminder shut out the Penguins on Feb. 10

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Detroit Red Wings general manager Ken Holland announced Sunday that defenseman Niklas Kronwall will miss one-to-three weeks with a knee injury, Ansar Khan of MLive reports.

Kronwall was helped off the ice and left Saturday's game after an awkward fall in front of the Red Wings' net. Holland said an MRI showed just a "slight sprain."

The 35-year-old already missed over a month of action earlier this season with a separate knee injury.

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With Evgeni Malkin sidelined for up to two months, Pittsburgh Penguins fans will get their first look at Czech prospect Dominik Simon, who was recalled Saturday and will make his NHL debut Sunday against the New York Rangers.

The 21-year-old Simon, a fifth-round pick in last year's draft, has impressed in his first AHL season with 18 goals and 20 assists in 54 games for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

The team also recalled Conor Sheary, who will join Simon and veteran Eric Fehr on the team's fourth line, according to Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

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Though they eventually lost to the Florida Panthers in a shootout, the Philadelphia Flyers picked up an important point as they continue to push toward a playoff spot, and it was their rookie defenseman who, once again, came through when it mattered most.

Shayne Gostisbehere, a native of south Florida, scored the game-tying goal in Sunrise with under two minutes left in the third period, sending the game to overtime.

"When the game is getting tighter, he elevates his game," captain Claude Giroux said, per Philly.com.

Though the end result didn't go the way he hoped, the 22-year-old certainly won't forget his goal in front of 50 relatives and friends at BB&T Center.

"That was awesome," said Gostisbehere. "Of course, we wanted a better result at the end, but it's kind of a dream come true. You grow up watching all the games in this building, and to go out there and score a goal is pretty cool."

It was the 15th goal of the season for "Ghost," which leads all rookie defensemen. Incredibly, all 15 have either tied a game or given his team the lead - including his rookie-best four overtime winners, which only trails the five scored by Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews league-wide.

The Flyers now have an incredibly tough week ahead, scheduled to host the two teams currently sitting in wild-card spots in the East - the Detroit Red Wings (Tuesday) and the Pittsburgh Penguins (Saturday). Those games will be split by a visit to the Cup champion Blackhawks on Thursday.

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