Stepan's goal all Lundqvist needs for shutout No. 11

2010-11 Game No. 76; Road Game No. 38		Rangers' Record: 41-30-5
VIDEO: HIGHLIGHT OF THE GAME
• Full Highlights | Tortorella Postgame | Foxwoods Final Five		• Melrose Credit Union Save of the Game

GAME RECAP By Jim Cerny, newyorkrangers.com In the aftermath of their 2-1 shootout loss to the Senators on Thursday night, the Rangers vowed to bounce back with a much more solid effort in their next game Saturday afternoon in Boston. They certainly kept their word, playing with grit and passion in a 1-0 victory over the Bruins on Saturday, a win fueled by a tremendous defensive effort. The Rangers now have 87 points on the season and are tied with the Montreal Canadiens for sixth place in the Eastern Conference. Sith six games remaining in the season, the 87 points match last season’s total, which fell just one point short of a playoff berth. Playing in his 400th regular season game in the National Hockey League, Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 26 shots he faced -- including 12 in the final period -- to earn his league-leading 11th shutout of the season, establishing a new single-season career-high in the process. He received plenty of support by a dogged Rangers team that limited the Bruins to only a handful of good scoring chances over the first 50 minutes of play. “We were ready and we really wanted to play a good game after that last one,” said Lundqvist, who now has 35 career shutouts, including five against the Bruins. “I’m not going to lie, I didn’t know we were going to be able to win this 1-0, but the guys battled all game. It was great to see them bounce back and play so hard.” Protecting a 1-0 lead early in the third, Lundqvist made his best save of the afternoon robbing David Krejci from the bottom of the left circle after Krejci had turned a pair of Rangers inside out    ... • READ THE FULL STORY | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME The Blueshirts, whose 23 road victories are their most since they won 24 during the 1993-94 Stanley Cup season, are now the only team in the NHL that is undefeated when leading a game after two periods --  posting a record of 27-0-0 in those contests. THREE STARS (selected by newyorkrangers.com) 1. Lundqvist 2. Dan Girardi 3. Brian Boyle

---

THE BIGGER PICTURE It was appropriate that this was the game where the Blueshirts matched last season's point total and drew closer to a playoff berth. Everything that got the Rangers this far -- and is certain to make them a dreaded Round 1 opponent -- was on display here.

RANGERS LEADERS Icetime -- Staal (28:35) Shots -- McCabe (4) Hits -- Three players tied (4) Blocks -- Boyle (5) Takeaways -- Prust, Dubinsky (2) Faceoffs -- Dubinsky (15)

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

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Marc Staal	Dan Girardi
Ryan McDonagh	Michael Sauer
Bryan McCabe	Steve Eminger
Goaltenders: Henrik Lundqvist, Chad Johnson Starting Lineup: Lundqvist, Staal, Girardi, Prospal, Stepan, Gaborik.

POWER PLAY UNITS
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Ryan Callahaan	Vinny Prospal	Marian Gaborik
Brandon Dubinsky	Erik Christensen	Wojtek Wolski

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Marc Staal	Bryan McCabe
Steve Eminger	Dan Girardi

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

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