NEW YORK -- Marc-Andre Fleury made 44 saves during the Penguins' 7-1 loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden yesterday.

Many were outstanding. Several were downright spectacular.

And none was better than the stop he made on New York right winger Jaromir Jagr at 8:36 of the opening period, when the game was scoreless and the Penguins -- at least in theory -- still had a shot at stealing a point or two.

Jagr got the puck in the left circle and had an open net at which to shoot. He hesitated for a split-second, however, and that gave Fleury an opportunity to lunge across the crease and get a piece of the puck.

The impact of the save was short-lived -- Jason Ward of New York scored four seconds later, and the Rangers never trailed -- but it was good enough to merit a spot on the Fleury's personal highlights tape.

"I saw he had the open net, and I just dove for it," Fleury said. "I was lucky that it hit me and didn't go in. At the time, it was still 0-0, so that was good. But after that ..."

Jagr, who went on to score New York's fourth and sixth goals, said his hesitation in releasing the puck made the difference.

"I had a chance to shoot it right away," he said. "I was holding the puck and wanted to score an empty-netter, but, in this league, it's better to shoot right away than to wait, because the goalies are too good."

Crosby earns bonuses

It's unlikely that Sidney Crosby had any trouble covering his portion of the tab for the Penguins' annual rookie dinner in Manhattan last night.

Crosby picked up a $250,000 bonus for recording his 60th point yesterday, to go with the $250,000 earned Thursday night when he got his 35th assist.

Point No. 60 came on his 25th goal; that wasn't a contract milestone, but Crosby already had collected a bonus for hitting the 20-goal plateau.

He said he "didn't even know that [60 points] was a bonus," and that, "It doesn't matter. We have to get wins."

Rozsival's revenge

Defenseman Michal Rozsival scored at 13:58 of the second period to put the Rangers up, 3-1.

It was the third goal of the season for Rozsival, but his second against the team with which he spent his first four seasons in the NHL.

"There's one team I can score against," he said. "My old one."

Rozsival got the winner in New York's 4-2 victory at Mellon Arena 10 days ago.

Unfriendly get-together

Crosby had a run-in with Rangers defenseman Darius Kasparaitis, one of the league's most feisty players, along the boards during the first period.

It only lasted a few seconds, and neither player did significant damage to the other, but it wasn't for a lack of trying.

"He got his hands up in my face," Crosby said. "We both probably got away with a penalty. That's the way he plays. I just have to compete against guys like that."

Kasparaitis got in a couple of shots at Crosby during their skirmish and another after the game, when he volunteered his thoughts on Crosby's penchant for talking on the ice.

"It's pretty silly for a caliber of player like that to keep chirping with other guys because it's going to get other guys mad," he said.

"He shouldn't waste so much energy on talking to the referees or other players. Maybe his idol was Matthew Barnaby when he was growing up."

Slap shots

Winger Eric Boguniecki and defensemen Ric Jackman and Eric Cairns were the Penguins' healthy scratches. ... The Penguins will not play again until Wednesday, when they will face the Rangers again at the Garden.