Rangers' rally in third saves point in home opener

2010-11 Game No. 3; Home Game No. 1

Rangers' Record: 1-1-1

GAME RECAP By Jim Cerny, newyorkrangers.com Sitting in their dressing room after a nightmarish second period in which not only did they let a 1-0 lead evaporate into a 3-1 deficit, but two of their most important veteran players had suffered significant injuries, the Rangers had a choice -- they could chalk up Friday’s home opener at Madison Square Garden to a bad day at the office and give-in over the final 20 minutes of play or they could fight back and make a game of it in the third period. The Blueshirts chose the latter option -- playing with fire and passion to force overtime on Brian Boyle’s pair of third-period goals before eventually falling to the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3. “I am happy about the resiliency and getting a point (in the ... • 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 MSG VIDEO: Staal, Lundqvist and Boyle Postgame Interviews

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME Brian Boyle's two goalstied his career best for one game -- a mark he had set on April 4, 2009, when he was playing for the Los Angeles Kings. In each of his two career two-goal games, Boyle got the two goals in the same period, having scored twice in the first last time. THREE STARS (selected by newyorkrangers.com) 1. Brian Boyle 2. Sean Avery 3. B. Prust

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THE BIGGER PICTURE Given their struggles in the second period, and the injuries that took out both Marian Gaborik and Chris Drury, the Rangers actually made something of a statement by fighting back and getting a point out of a game where they refused to hang their heads.

RANGERS LEADERS Time on Ice -- Rozsival (28:13) Shots -- Callahan (4) Hits -- Five players tied (4) Blocked Shots -- Del Zotto (3) Faceoffs Taken -- Anisimov (18) Takeaways -- Prust, Avery (2)

NEW YORK RANGERS LINEUP VS. TORONTO
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Alex Frolov	Chris Drury	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
Michael Del Zotto	Dan Girardi
Marc Staal	Michal Rozsival
Matt Gilroy	Steve Eminger
Goaltenders: Henrik Lundqvist, Martin Biron Starting Lineup: Lundqvist, Del Zotto, Girardi, Frolov, Drury, Gaborik.

POWER PLAY UNITS
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Alex Frolov	Derek Stepan	Marian Gaborik
Brandon Dubinsky	Artem Anisimov	Ryan Callahan
Sean Avery	Chris Drury	Ruslan Fedotenko

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Michal Rozsival	Michael Del Zotto
Matt Gilroy	Dan Girardi

PENALTY KILLING UNITS
FORWARD UNITS
Forward	Forward
Ryan Callahan	Artem Anisimov
Chris Drury	Brian Boyle
Ruslan Fedotenko	Brandon Dubinsky

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Marc Staal	Dan Girardi
Michael Del Zotto	Michal Rozsival