Rangers' relentless attack falls just short at Detroit

2010-11 Game No. 56; Road Game No. 29		Rangers' Record: 29-23-4
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GAME RECAP By Jim Cerny, newyorkrangers.com Martin Biron made his second straight start in goal Monday night at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, and he turned in his second consecutive stellar performance. Unfortunately, just like Saturday night in Montreal, the Rangers could not find a way to win -- even with Biron’s strong play --  and dropped a 3-2 decision to the Red Wings. Biron stopped 32 of 35 shots on Monday night, but he was outdone by Detroit’s Jimmy Howard, who earned his 26th victory of the season with a 45-save performance. The loss marked the first time the Rangers have dropped three straight games in regulation time – and each of the defeats came in one-goal games. “Our problems are not on the offensive end, they’re the mistakes we are making from the blueline in,” said Sean Avery, who tied for the team lead with six shots on goal. “We outshoot teams and they beat us, it’s because of breakdowns we’ve had. Tonight we have two breakdowns on the last two goals of the game, and that’s the difference.” The Rangers entered the third period trailing 1-0, and within a quick span they scored to tie the game before once again falling behind by one goal. Derek Stepan converted a gorgeous cross-ice pass from Matt   .... • READ THE FULL STORY | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME Martin Biron stopped 32 of 35 shots and is now 7-5-0 with a 2.02 goals against average and a .933 save percentage in his last 15 games. THREE STARS (selected by newyorkrangers.com) 1. Sean Avery 2. D. Stepan 3. M. Biron

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THE BIGGER PICTURE This was a learning experience for the young core, who left it all on the ice but did not get rewarded. As the broadcast crew noted, they might not have won, but they are establishing themselves as a young team that will be good for many years to come.

RANGERS LEADERS Icetime -- Staal (25:27) Shots -- Avery, Prospal (6) Hits -- Stepan, Zuccarello (5) Blocks -- Girardi, Anisimov (3) Takeaways -- Avery (1) Faceoffs -- Boyle (17)

NEW YORK RANGERS LINEUP AT DETROIT
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Vinny Prospal	Erik Christensen	Marian Gaborik
Brandon Dubinsky	Artem Anisimov	Ryan Callahan
Sean Avery	Brian Boyle	Brandon Prust
Wojtek Wolski	Derek Stepan	Mats Zuccarello

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

POWER PLAY UNITS
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Ryan Callahan	Vinny Prospal	Marian Gaborik
Brandon Dubinsky	Derek Stepan	Artem Anisimov

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Marc Staal	Wojtek Wolski
Michael Del Zotto	Matt Gilroy

PENALTY KILLING UNITS
FORWARD UNITS
Forward	Forward
Brandon Prust	Brian Boyle
Ryan Callahan	Brandon Dubinsky
Artem Anisimov	Derek Stepan

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Marc Staal	Dan Girardi
Ryan McDonagh	Sauer/Gilroy