The Pittsburgh Penguins survived a four-minute penalty kill and went on the hunt against the Rangers.

Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang each had two goals, and the host Penguins climbed back into playoff position with a 6-5 victory on Sunday.

Defensemen Marcus Pettersson and Brian Dumoulin also scored for the Penguins (31-21-7), who leapfrogged Carolina for the second Eastern Conference wild-card spot.

“At the beginning of the third, getting that kill, it gave us such a boost,” Letang said. “And then we got a bunch of goals.”