Rangers rebound for a big statement victory at Philly

2010-11 Game No. 79; Road Game No. 41		Rangers' Record: 42-32-5
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GAME RECAP By Jim Cerny, newyorkrangers.com As Henrik Lundqvist waited by the Rangers’ bench for the shootout to begin Sunday afternoon at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, his mind could not help but to wander back to  an almost identical circumstance in this very same building nearly a year ago to the day. But where the Rangers’ season came to a crashing halt when they lost that shootout to the Flyers in Game No. 82 on April 11, 2010, Sunday’s 3-2 victory over the Flyers in the shootout propelled the Blueshirts ever closer to clinching a spot in this year’s postseason. “Oh yeah, it did enter my mind, and I had a little flashback there waiting for the shootout,” said Lundqvist, who made 32 saves during regulation and overtime, and stopped both shots he faced during the shootout. “But I think I learned a little bit from last year, so I tried to stay in the moment and be focused on what I have to do and not on the consequences. Last year I was thinking too much about if I don’t make the save then we are out (of the playoffs). Now it was just make the save.” Philadelphia chose to go first in the shootout on Sunday, and Lundqvist made a sharp glove save on Nikolay Zherdev’s forehand shot. Erik Christensen followed by beating Flyers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky with a patient move to put the Rangers ahead. Lundqvist then faced Claude Giroux, the player who scored the lone shootout goal in that game last April which clinched a playoff berth for Philly while ending the Rangers' season ... • READ THE FULL STORY | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME The Rangers completed their 2010-11 regular season road schedule with a 24-16-1 record. Their 24 road wins are the most by the Blueshirts since 1993-94 Stanley Cup team went 24-16-2. The Rangers are now 9-3-1 over their last 13 games. THREE STARS (selected by newyorkrangers.com) 1. Christensen 2. Fedotenko 3. Marc Staal

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THE BIGGER PICTURE Just as an April game at Philadelphia will be remembered for costing the Blueshirts a playoff spot last year, this game might end up being remembered as the one that went the longest way toward securing a playoff berth in the games played down the stretch.

RANGERS LEADERS Icetime -- Staal (34:01) Shots -- Gaborik (5) Hits -- Four players tied (4) Blocks -- Girardi (7) Takeaways -- Three players tied (2) Faceoffs -- Dubinsky (24)

NEW YORK RANGERS LINEUP AT PHILADELPHIA
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, Dubinsky, Anisimov, Callahan.

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

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Marc Staal	Bryan McCabe
Ryan McDonagh	Michael Sauer

PENALTY KILLING UNITS
FORWARD UNITS
Forward	Forward
Ryan Callahan	Brandon Dubinsky
Brandon Prust	Brian Boyle
Ruslan Fedotenko	Derek Stepan

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