Ducks get all the bounces as Rangers fall at Anaheim

2010-11 Game No. 69; Road Game No. 35		Rangers' Record: 35-30-4
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GAME RECAP By Jim Cerny, newyorkrangers.com After Wednesday’s morning pregame skate, Henrik Lundqvist was discussing how lately the Rangers have been benefitting from fortunate bounces and had not been victimized by the deflections and fluky goals against that had plagued them for several weeks on an almost nightly basis. Perhaps Lundqvist tempted fate by speaking about that subject, because in the Rangers’ 5-2 loss to the Ducks at the Honda Center on Wednesday evening Anaheim scored three first-period goals, each one deflected off a Rangers’ player and past Lundqvist. Lubomir Visnovsky and Corey Perry paced the Ducks with two goals and one assist apiece, while teammate Bobby Ryan had a goal and three assists, to end the Rangers’ bid for a three-game winning streak. “Obviously they got a couple of lucky goals, but that’s no excuse for how we played,” said Lundqvist, who finished with 28 saves. “We have to be better. I’m just really frustrated. But it’s over, and now we just have to move on.” The Rangers remain in seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings with 74 points, two ahead of both Buffalo and Carolina. Their next chance to add to their point total comes Saturday night when they face the Sharks in San Jose. “We (stunk),” said Rangers head coach John Tortorella. “It’s a tough way to play at this time of the year. We had some passengers. We had some guys that were testing the water. So we get to sit on it for a couple of days until we have another one, and get back to the way we are supposed to play.”  ... • READ THE FULL STORY | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME Vinny Prospal extended his scoring streak to five games (one goal, five assists over the span), and has nine points (two goals, seven assists) in the last eight contests. He is second on the team in scoring with 12 points (four goals, eight assists) and is tied for first with eight assists in 16 games since returning from injury on Feb. 3. THREE STARS (selected by newyorkrangers.com) 1. W. Wolski 2. Brian Boyle 3. M. Gaborik

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THE BIGGER PICTURE This was a learning experience for many of the Rangers' younger players regarding consistency of effort late in the season. They will be that much more determined to get a big win over the Sharks on Saturday night and come home with a California split.

RANGERS LEADERS Icetime -- Staal (23:06) Shots -- Dubinsky (6) Hits -- Girardi, Prospal (4) Blocks -- Staal (3) Takeaways -- Zuccarello (2) Faceoffs -- Boyle (15)

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

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Marc Staal	Dan Girardi
Ryan McDonagh	Michael Sauer
Bryan McCabe	Matt Gilroy
Goaltenders: Henrik Lundqvist, Chad Johnson Starting Lineup: Lundqvist, Staal, Girardi, Dubinsky, Anisimov, Callahan.

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

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Bryan McCabe	Mats Zuccarello
Marc Staal	Derek Stepan

PENALTY KILLING UNITS
FORWARD UNITS
Forward	Forward
Brandon Prust	Brian Boyle
Ryan Callahan	Brandon Dubinsky
Ruslan Fedotenko	Artem Anisimov

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