Rangers rebound quickly to blow past Penguins 5-3

2010-11 Game No. 58; Home Game No. 28		Rangers' Record: 30-24-4
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GAME RECAP By Jim Cerny, newyorkrangers.com On Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers spotted the Pittsburgh Penguins a 2-0 lead just five minutes into the contest, but following a timeout called by head coach John Tortorella, they exploded for five unanswered goals en route to a very satisfying 5-3 victory. The win snapped a four-game losing streak by the Rangers, as well as a six-game winless skid in which they were 0-5-1. Pittsburgh, which played without star centers Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, has now lost four of its last five games. “It’s a big challenge, especially being down two goals during a six-game slide,” said center Brian Boyle. “It was really impressive to watch all the guys answer. You can go into a shell pretty quickly when you are reeling like we were, but we came back and answered. I think that’s going to do a lot for us in the long run.” Ryan Callahan paced the Rangers with three points, including two of the team’s three power play goals. The Rangers had not recorded more than one power play goal in a game since their 7-0 win over Toronto on Jan. 19, and the three they scored on Sunday were the most they had scored in any game this season. “The games we were losing, I think special teams were a big reason why we were losing them,” said Callahan, who leads the Rangers with six power play goals this season. “This is the NHL now, where if you win the special teams battle, you’re going to win the game more often than not. And I thought we did that (Sunday).” Things did not look so good for the home team when the  ... • READ THE FULL STORY | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME The Rangers recorded their 30th win of the season on Sunday. This marks the sixth consecutive season that the team has reached the 30-win plateau. The last time the Blueshirts put up 30 or more wins in six straight NHL seasons was 1985-86 to 1993-94. THREE STARS (selected by the local media) 1. R. Callahan 2. Marc Staal 3. Brian Boyle

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THE BIGGER PICTURE Given their place in the standings and Pittsburgh's lineup woes, the Rangers knew they had to capitalize by winning this game -- and they did it in style even after falling behind 2-0 early in the first period. This was an ideal way to return to the win column.

RANGERS LEADERS Icetime -- Staal (29:51) Shots -- Anisimov (5) Hits -- Callahan (5) Blocks -- Girardi (7) Takeaways -- Staal, Callahan (2) Faceoffs -- Boyle (18)

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

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

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

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Marc Staal	Wojtek Wolski
Derek Stepan	Dan Girardi

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

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