Blueshirts deliver Lundqvist's 200th victory with flair

2010-11 Game No. 59; Home Game No. 29		Rangers' Record: 31-24-4
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GAME RECAP By Jim Cerny, newyorkrangers.com Before Henrik Lundqvist could secure his 200th career NHL victory, he was forced to make one more save in the overtime shootout Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. And when his glove hand flashed up to deflect Anze Kopitar’s forehand shot away to put the final touches on a 4-3 win over the Kings, not only did Lundqvist reach a career milestone, he also helped the Blueshirts snag two very important points in the standings. With the victory, Lundqvist joins Mike Richter, Ed Giacomin, Gump Worsley, and John Vanbiesbrouck as the only goaltenders in Rangers’ history to win 200 games. “It’s a great feeling to reach that, it’s a milestone for me,” said Lundqvist, who made 25 saves during regulation and overtime and another pair during the shootout. “I’m happy I’ve been able to be here for almost six years now. I just hope I get the opportunity to stay here and get another 200.” Lundqvist and his teammates faced quite a bit of adversity before being able to celebrate Thursday’s victory. The Rangers let a pair of third-period leads slip away -- the last on Dustin Brown’s goal from the side of Lundqvist’s net with 2:21 left to play -- and then did  not take advantage of an extended power play in overtime when Alexei Ponikarovsky was assessed a double minor for high-sticking Marc Staal at the end of regulation. But Erik Christensen and Mats Zuccarello both scored for the  ... • READ THE FULL STORY | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME The Rangers won 34 of 54 faceoffs vs. the Kings -- a 63 percent winning percentage, led by Brian Boyle’s 13-for-19 performance (68 percent). THREE STARS (selected by newyorkrangers.com) 1. R. Callahan 2. M. Gaborik 3. H. Lundqvist

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THE BIGGER PICTURE This second straight win on the heels of a losing streak said a lot about the 2010-11 Blueshirts' character as well as their potential to make a lot of noise in the playoffs, since ithis victory came against a very good Kings team that was playing for its division lead.

RANGERS LEADERS Icetime -- Staal (29:23) Shots -- Gaborik, Boyle (6) Hits -- Girardi (8) Blocks -- McDonagh (4) Takeaways -- Sauer (2) Faceoffs -- Boyle (19)

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

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

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

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Marc Staal	Wojtek Wolski
Michael Del Zotto	Derek Stepan

PENALTY KILLING UNITS
FORWARD UNITS
Forward	Forward
Brandon Prust	Boyle/Anisimov
Brandon Dubinsky	Ryan Callahan

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