NEW YORK - The Pittsburgh Penguins suddenly believe they can win every game they play.

The Penguins, who won only 11 of their first 62 games, beat the New York Rangers 5-2 Tuesday night for their 10th victory in 15 games.

"We've got lots of confidence right now," Pittsburgh's Rico Fata said. "It shows in our play and it shows in our team. Everyone is coming to the rink with a smile on their face. Everyone is eager and we want to play."

That energy was evident as the Penguins took a 2-0 lead on power-play goals by Milan Kraft and Fata.

"It has been pretty good lately," Penguins coach Eddie Olczyk said of his team's power play. "Good things happen when you get people in front of the net. When we stop having people in front of the net, we have problems."

Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 35 saves, and Lasse Pirjeta had two goals and an assist. Kostantin Koltsov also scored for the Penguins.

Jaromir Jagr and Thomas Pock, playing in his first NHL game, scored for New York, which dropped its seventh straight.

Kraft opened the scoring when Jonathan Sim, skating behind the Rangers' goal, fed the puck into the crease. Kraft jammed it past Jamie McLennan.

Fata deflected in Ric Jackman's shot.

Jagr scored 32 seconds into the second period to cut the deficit to one when he knocked in a rebound of Jamie Lundmark's shot.

Pittsburgh, led by Pirjeta, scored three straight goals to finish the period with a 5-1 lead.

Pirjeta restored the Penguins' two-goal advantage just over a minute after Jagr's goal. He then got a jump on the Rangers' defense to slip a backhander past McLennan for a 4-1 edge.

Pirjeta also set up Koltsov's goal.

In the third period, Pock beat Aubin with a slap shot from the blue line.

"When you're growing up, you dream about going to the NHL," Pock said. "When you score your first goal, you're so happy."

Notes:

The game concluded a home-and-home series that began Sunday with the Penguins' 4-3 overtime win. ... Rangers captain Mark Messier served the first of his two-game suspension for spearing Pittsburgh's Martin Strbak on Sunday. ... The Rangers signed Pock from the University of Massachusetts on Tuesday and put him right in the lineup. Pock, 22, is a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, given annually to the nation's top college player.