Rangers put up fight, but fall to Flyers at Philadelphia

2010-11 Game No. 12; Road Game No. 6		Rangers' Record: 6-5-1
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GAME RECAP By Jim Cerny, newyorkrangers.com The Rangers had to wait nearly seven months to try and exact some revenge from the Flyers for ousting them from playoff contention on the final day of the 2009-10 regular season. However, after falling to Philadelphia 4-1 on Thursday night at the Wells Fargo Center, the Rangers will have to wait until mid-December for their next opportunity to pin a loss on their  Atlantic Division rivals. “It was just one of those games where you get all this hype about it and to me it was a (ugly) game,” said Rangers head coach John Tortorella. “I’m sure they don’t feel that way, they win it 4-1, but to me it was sloppy offensively. They didn’t have that many chances either.” Thursday’s battle swung permanently in the home team’s favor over a 10-minute stretch in the second period. The Flyers erased a 1-0 Rangers lead and turned it into their own 3-1 advantage. To make matters just a touch more painful for the visitors was the fact that former Rangers Blair Betts and Nikolay Zherdev scored two of those three goals that put Philadelphia ahead for good. The second period actually started on a decidedly upbeat note for the Rangers after a scoreless first period largely controlled by the Flyers, who outshot their counterparts by an 8-2 margin. Brandon Dubinsky deposited his team-leading eighth goal of the season into the back of the net during a power play just 1:53 into the second period to hand the Rangers a 1-0 lead. Less than two minutes later, though, Dan Girardi was penalized for holding the stick, and just under two minutes after that Philadelphia had ... • READ THE FULL STORY | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME Brandon Dubinsky's power-play goal was his eighth point (five goals, three assists) in the past seven games, including four goals in the last four contests alone. He is currently tied for fourth place in the NHL with eight goals this season, and ranks second on the team in scoring with 12 points. THREE STARS (selected by newyorkrangers.com) 1. B. Prust 2. B. Dubinsky 3. D. Girardi

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THE BIGGER PICTURE Although they missed a chance to take over first place in the Atlantic Division, they Rangers stepped it up in the third period by outshooting the Flyers 10-5. It served as a good lead-in to Friday's game at New Jersey, which can give them a split of the back-to-back set.

RANGERS LEADERS Time on Ice -- Girardi (25:33) Shots -- Three players tied (3) Hits -- Fedotenko (4) Blocked Shots -- Rozsival (4) Takeaways -- Dubinsky (3) Faceoffs Taken -- Dubinsky (15)

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

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, Avery, Boyle, Fedotenko.

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

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

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

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