Late penalties take toll on Blueshirts in 6-4 loss

2010-11 Game No. 2; Road Game No. 2

Rangers' Record: 1-1-0

GAME RECAP By Jim Cerny, newyorkrangers.com Swings of momentum during the course of a hockey game are a given, and how a team handles those momentum changes usually helps determine the outcome of a given contest. And as was the case in the Rangers’ 6-4 loss to the Islanders on Monday afternoon at the Nassau Coliseum, a change in the game’s momentum quite often is just a penalty away. The Rangers directly used penalty calls against the Islanders to their advantage in rallying from 1-0 and 2-1 deficits on Monday, but then saw their own 4-3 lead dissipate quickly late in the third period when the calls went against them.   ... • READ THE FULL STORY | PHOTO GALLERY HIGHLIGHT OF THE GAME In order to view this page you need JavaScript and Flash Player 9+ support! MORE: Torts' Postgame Remarks | Melrose CU Save of Game

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME The Islanders were credited with 15 takeaways in the game, as opposed to seven for the Rangers. The statistic reflects just how hard the home team was playing to compensate for the absence of injured stars Mark Streit, Kyle Okposo and John Tavares. THREE STARS (selected by newyorkrangers.com) 1. B. Dubinsky 2. A. Anisimov 3. Sean Avery

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THE BIGGER PICTURE Coming off a dominating victory at Buffalo, this was the kind of lesson the Blueshirts needed as to how they will have to play not just to build up leads but to maintain them in closing out wins. If there's ever a good time to lose like this, it's early in the season.

RANGERS LEADERS Time on Ice -- Rozsival (27:38) Shots -- Girardi, Callahan, Anisimov (4) Hits -- Girardi (4) Blocked Shots -- Girardi (5) Faceoffs Taken -- Anisimov (21) Penalty-Killing Time -- Girardi (5:20)

NEW YORK RANGERS LINEUP AT ISLANDERS
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Alex Frolov	Erik Christensen	Marian Gaborik
Brandon Dubinsky	Artem Anisimov	Ryan Callahan
Sean Avery	Derek Stepan	Ruslan Fedotenko
Derek Boogaard	Brian Boyle	Brandon Prust

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Marc Staal	Michal Rozsival
Michael Del Zotto	Dan Girardi
Steve Eminger	Michael Sauer
Goaltenders: Henrik Lundqvist, Martin Biron Starting Lineup: Lundqvist, Staal, Rozsival, Frolov, Christensen, Gaborik.

POWER PLAY UNITS
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Alex Frolov	Derek Stepan	Marian Gaborik
Brandon Dubinsky	Artem Anisimov	Ryan Callahan

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Michal Rozsival	Michael Del Zotto
Marc Staal	Dan Girardi
Steve Eminger	Michael Sauer

PENALTY KILLING UNITS
FORWARD UNITS
Forward	Forward
Ryan Callahan	Artem Anisimov
Marian Gaborik	Brian Boyle

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Marc Staal	Dan Girardi
Steve Eminger	Michal Rozsival