Can Penguins' playoff past help them in the present?

Kris Letang.CRANBERRY, Pa. -- The Rangers might have the best goaltender in the NHL.

Their transition game rivals any in the league.

And their lineup is laced with some of the game's most dynamic offensive talents.

New York clearly has a lot going for it in its first-round playoff series against the Penguins.

What it doesn't have is much playoff experience.

Which, if the Penguins had any more of it, their total of career playoff games could be mistaken for the national debt.

Or perhaps an even bigger number. Like, say, the Penguins' man-games lost figure for any of the past few seasons.

So while New York, which finished seven points ahead of the Penguins in the Metropolitan Division and had a 3-1…