Rangers make it three straight with OT win over Pens

2010-11 Game No. 18; Road Game No. 8		Rangers' Record: 10-7-1
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GAME RECAP By Jim Cerny, newyorkrangers.com On Monday night in Pittsburgh the Rangers paid their first visit to the CONSOL Energy Center, the brand-new home of the Penguins. Clearly the Rangers were hoping that a change in venue might bring them better fortune in the Steel City. In their last 15 visits to Pittsburgh prior to Monday, with the games played at the Penguins’ former home across the street, Mellon Arena, the Rangers did not record a single victory in regulation play. Over that span, the Penguins posted an imposing 12-0-3 record vs. the Rangers in the city of Pittsburgh. The Rangers most recent regulation victory on the road against the Penguins was recorded back on Jan. 19, 2006. Although they did not pick up a regulation victory on Monday, the Rangers did the next best thing, earning an emotional 3-2 overtime win, secured on Ryan Callahan’s goal at 3:38 of the extra period. Callahan tapped in a smart, delayed pass from Brandon Dubinsky off a 2-on-1 rush to win a game that the Blueshirts had trailed by a goal with less than 90 seconds remaining in regulation. “The way we did it just shows a lot of character in our team which is good for the room,” said Callahan, whose goal was his fifth of the year. “To win a game like this early in the season when we were not at our best, but we battled and worked hard, tied it up late and then won it in overtime, is just great. To come into Pittsburgh and get the two points like that is a really good win.” Seemingly en-route to a 1-0 victory, the Rangers were stunned ... • READ THE FULL STORY | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME The Rangers have allowed only one power-play goal in the last six games, registering a 95.2% penalty-killing success rate (20-21) over the span. Meanwhile, they did not have a power play of their own -- the first time that has happened in the regular season since Jan. 16, 2007 at New Jersey. THREE STARS (selected by newyorkrangers.com) 1. R. Callahan 2. H. Lundqvist 3. Marc Staal

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THE BIGGER PICTURE There are many reasons to call this a big win, but consider this paramount: Over their last 10 regular-season visits to Pittsburgh entering Monday's game, the Rangers were 2-8-0. The way they managed to win this one made it even more special and meaningful.

RANGERS LEADERS Time on Ice -- Staal (29:24) Shots -- Girardi, Avery (3) Hits -- Callahan (6) Blocked Shots -- Eminger (5) Takeaways -- Dubinsky, Eminger (1) Faceoffs Taken -- Dubinsky (22)

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

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Marc Staal	Steve Eminger
Michael Del Zotto	Dan Girardi
Matt Gilroy	Michael Sauer
Goaltenders: Henrik Lundqvist, Martin Biron Starting Lineup: Lundqvist, Staal, Eminger, Prust, Boyle, Fedotenko.

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

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Staal/Girardi	Steve Eminger
Michael Del Zotto	Michael Sauer