Rangers close 2010 with hard-working win at Newark

2010-11 Game No. 38; Road Game No. 19		Rangers' Record: 22-14-2
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GAME RECAP By Jim Cerny, newyorkrangers.com One game after facing only 20 shots in a 7-2 win over the Islanders on Monday night, Henrik Lundqvist was a much busier goaltender on Wednesday at the Prudential Center against the Devils, although the end result was equally as gratifying. Lundqvist stopped 43 of 44 shots in a standout performance on Wednesday, as the Rangers edged the Devils 3-1, the club’s league-leading 13th road win of the season. Overall the Rangers are 5-1-1 in their last seven games, while the Devils have now lost six in a row. “That’s one thing I like about this team this year, that we’ve found ways to win all different kinds of games,” said Rangers head coach John Tortorella. “Hank stood in there for us and he’s an important guy for us in this type of situation. He gave us a chance, and then I thought our game grew.” Lundqvist stopped all 20 shots he faced in the second period, helping the Rangers turn a 1-1 tie into a 2-1 lead through 40 minutes. With calm precision, Lundqvist stared down shots from all angles and all areas of the ice as the Devils fired away without hesitation in the middle stanza. “When you play a team like this that’s been struggling you can tell they’re going to try and create things by throwing pucks at you from everywhere,” said Lundqvist, whose 43 saves on Wednesday were a season-high. “I think they played pretty well, but you can tell they’re lacking in confidence a little bit with the last part, scoring goals.” Michal Rozsival rewarded his goaltender by giving the Rangers ... • READ THE FULL STORY | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist is now 21-7-5 with a 1.80 goals-against average in 33 career regular-season games vs. the Devils. He improved to 19-4-5 with a 1.69 goals against average and .939 save percentage in 28 career regular-season games against Devils goalie Martin Brodeur. THREE STARS (selected by newyorkrangers.com) 1. H. Lundqvist 2. M. Rozsival 3. Brian Boyle

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THE BIGGER PICTURE The Blueshirts continue to shine against the lower-ranked teams in the conference and have a remarkable record of success against them. That is one reason why they've established themselves as a playoff contender even before the 2010-11 midpoint.

RANGERS LEADERS Time on Ice -- Staal (27:56) Shots -- Boyle (6) Hits -- Boyle (7) Blocks -- Rozsival (2) Takeaways -- Prust, Staal (1) Faceoffs -- Boyle (20)

NEW YORK RANGERS LINEUP AT NEW JERSEY
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Mats Zuccarello	Derek Stepan	Marian Gaborik
Brandon Dubinsky	Artem Anisimov	Chris Drury
Ruslan Fedotenko	Brian Boyle	Brandon Prust
Sean Avery	Erik Christensen	Alex Frolov

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

POWER PLAY UNITS
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Mats Zuccarello	Drury/Anisimov	Marian Gaborik
Brandon Dubinsky	Erik Christensen	Alex Frolov

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Marc Staal	Derek Stepan
Dan Girardi	Michal Rozsival

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

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