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| Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Capitals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 Playoffs Round 1, Game 2 | Washington Leads Series 2-0 | ||
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- For one period, the Washington Capitals looked as if they'd perhaps gone a bit too far with their new defensive scheme. They were on their heels, expending lots of energy with raucous hits with few scoring chances to speak of, relying on their young goalie to stop everything that came his way. They came out for the second period a different team. Jason Chimera and Jason Arnott scored in a 1:57 span, Michal Neuvirth got the shutout in his second career NHL playoff game and the Capitals won 2-0 on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round Eastern Conference series. The 23-year-old Neuvirth, who had four shutouts in the regular season, has stopped 46 of 47 shots so far in the series. Henrik Lundqvist made 16 saves for the Rangers. Game 3 is Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Game 2 was more physical and feisty than the Capitals' 2-1 OT victory in Game 1, in part due to agitator Sean Avery's return to the Rangers' lineup after he was a healthy scratch for Game 1. Overall, though, it seemed as if the teams had swapped jerseys. The Rangers came out the more aggressive team, creating chance after chance on Neuvirth, while the Capitals were more tight and defensive, content to poke away the puck at the last minute and wait for a possible counterattack. New York coach John Tortorella said his players needed to find ways to generate offense after Washington's skaters blocked 32 shots in Game 1. They did, but they couldn't solve Neuvirth. |
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| THE BIGGER PICTURE All through the regular season, the Rangers were a team that bent, but didn't break. Just as they did against Buffalo in 2007, the Blueshirts can use their two home games to give this series a fresh start. They are certain to get a big boost from the crowd. |
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| NEW YORK RANGERS LINEUP AT WASHINGTON | ||
| FORWARD LINES | ||
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Vinny Prospal | Erik Christensen | Marian Gaborik |
| Brandon Dubinsky | Derek Stepan | Ruslan Fedotenko |
| Wojtek Wolski | Brian Boyle | Brandon Prust |
| Chris Drury | Artem Anisimov | Sean Avery |
| 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, Stepan, Fedotenko. |
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| POWER PLAY UNITS | ||
| FORWARD LINES | ||
| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
| Brandon Dubinsky | Vinny Prospal | Marian Gaborik |
| Wojtek Wolski | Brian Boyle | Erik Christensen |
| POINT MEN | |
| Left Point | Right Point |
| Marc Staal | Bryan McCabe |
| Dan Girardi | Derek Stepan |
| PENALTY KILLING UNITS | ||
| FORWARD UNITS | ||
| Forward | Forward | |
| Brandon Dubinsky | Chris Drury | |
| Brandon Prust | Brian Boyle | |
| Ruslan Fedotenko | Derek Stepan | |
| DEFENSE PAIRINGS | |
| Left Defense | Right Defense |
| Marc Staal | Dan Girardi |
| McDonagh/Gilroy | Michael Sauer |
| Three star selections | |
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