Refuse-to-lose Rangers win another shootout thriller

2010-11 Game No. 51; Road Game No. 27		Rangers' Record: 29-19-3
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GAME RECAP By Jim Cerny, newyorkrangers.com The Rangers did it again on Monday night at Washington. In almost the same exact fashion that saw them gain a 3-2 victory on Saturday night in Atlanta, the Rangers -- with eight injured regulars missing from their lineup -- rallied from a one-goal third-period deficit on Monday and then defeated the Capitals 2-1 in a game decided by an overtime shootout. Artem Anisimov was the third Rangers player to score in the shootout -- following Wojtek Wolski and Mats Zuccarello -- and his fourth-round score provided the winning margin for the visitors, who now are tied for the league-lead with 17 road wins on the season. The Rangers are also now an amazing 7-12-3 when they trail entering the third period. “It was a big defensive game for us,” said Zuccarello. “It was a great team effort and just a great win.” Shut out by rookie goaltender Braden Holtby for more than 53 minutes, the Rangers finally put a puck past him to tie the game 1-1 with 6:41 remaining to play in the third period. Marian Gaborik was credited with his 16th goal when he deflected the puck into the cage after it had bounced off of Holtby following Brian Boyle’s shot from 25 feet out. Video review upheld the on-ice call that Gaborik’s goal was not directed into the net with either his glove or a high stick, and the hard-working Rangers were rewarded with the tying goal. “I felt the puck hit me and then I turned away and the guys were .... • READ THE FULL STORY | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME The Rangers came from behind entering the third period to win in the shootout for a second straight game. They are 7-12-3 when trailing after the second period, and lead the entire NHL with seven wins and a .318 winning percentage in those games. THREE STARS (selected by newyorkrangers.com) 1. M. Gaborik 2. M. Biron 3. Marc Staal

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THE BIGGER PICTURE What can you say about this one other than that it is just more evidence of how special this team is? With virtually half the roster out with injuries, the Blueshirts found a way to win in a building that has been very tough on them over the past few seasons.

RANGERS LEADERS Icetime -- Staal (29:09) Shots -- Boyle (5) Hits -- Newbury (5) Blocks -- Staal, Sauer (4) Takeaways -- Stepan (3) Faceoffs -- Boyle (22)

NEW YORK RANGERS LINEUP AT WASHINGTON
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Sean Avery	Artem Anisimov	Marian Gaborik
Wojtek Wolski	Derek Stepan	Mats Zuccarello
Chad Kolarik	Brian Boyle	Brandon Prust
Evgeny Grachev	Kris Newbury	Chris Drury

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Marc Staal	Michael Sauer
Ryan McDonagh	Matt Gilroy
Michael Del Zotto	Steve Eminger
Goaltenders: Martin Biron, Henrik Lundqvist Starting Lineup: Biron, Staal, Sauer, Avery, Anisimov, Gaborik.

POWER PLAY UNITS
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Wojtek Wolski	Derek Stepan	Mats Zuccarello
Artem Anisimov	Brian Boyle	Chad Kolarik

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Marian Gaborik	Marc Staal
Michael Del Zotto	Matt Gilroy

PENALTY KILLING UNITS
FORWARD UNITS
Forward	Forward
Brandon Prust	Brian Boyle
Artem Anisimov	Chris Drury
Derek Stepan	Kris Newbury

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Marc Staal	Matt Gilroy
Ryan McDonagh	Steve Eminger