Rangers gain point with last-minute goal at Tampa

2010-11 Game No. 39; Road Game No. 20		Rangers' Record: 22-14-3
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GAME RECAP By Jim Cerny, newyorkrangers.com For the seventh time in 15 games that they were trailing after two periods this season, the Rangers found a way to earn a point in the standings with a third-period rally on Saturday night. Unfortunately for the Blueshirts, they still dropped a 2-1 overtime decision to the Tampa Bay Lightning at the St. Pete Times Forum. Nate Thompson scored 19 seconds into overtime for Tampa Bay after Marian Gaborik had pulled the Rangers even with less than a minute remaining in regulation. The Rangers are now 4-8-3 when trailing after two periods, and they are 4-3 in overtime. “It’s a big point,” stated defenseman Marc Staal. “Obviously that’s a tough goal there in overtime, but we stuck with it all game. Their goalie was playing well, and we managed to get a big goal there and a big point. It’s good.” Henrik Lundqvist and rookie Cedrick Desjardins -- playing in only his second NHL game -- both starred for their respective teams in a tense goaltenders’ duel. Lundqvist finished with 31 saves and allowed only a first-period tally by Dana Tyrell and the overtime winner by Thompson, was assisted by Tyrell, who slid a pass under a sliding Matt Gilroy to the open Thompson. “When you tie a game that late, you have to be happy with the point,” said Lundqvist. “It’s a little disappointing not to get the two points. But we worked hard and played well, I thought.” Desjardins -- who backstopped a 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday in his NHL debut -- stopped 34 of the ... • READ THE FULL STORY | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME The Rangers have registered at least one standings point in four straight games -- their longest such streak of the season. They also have at least one point in 17 of their last 24 games, posting a record of 15-7-2 in that run. THREE STARS (selected by newyorkrangers.com) 1. H. Lundqvist 2. Marc Staal 3. M. Gaborik

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THE BIGGER PICTURE The Blueshirts showed character in pulling out a point against a strong team with a hot goalie. They'll have a chance to make it three of four if they can remain perfect in the second half of back-to-back games by beating the Florida Panthers on Sunday.

RANGERS LEADERS Time on Ice -- Girardi (26:59) Shots -- Dubinsky (6) Hits -- Girardi (5) Blocks -- Girardi, Staal (3) Takeaways -- Nine players tied (1) Faceoffs -- Anisimov (19)

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

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, Dubinsky, Stepan, Gaborik.

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

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Marc Staal	Dan Girardi
Michal Rozsival	Matt Gilroy

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

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