Rangers fall to Kings in OT of Stockholm opener

2011-12 Game No. 1; Road Game No. 1		Rangers' Record: 0-0-1
VIDEO: TORTORELLA POSTGAME

GAME RECAP Associated Press Jack Johnson scored on a power play with a minute left in overtime Friday to lift the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 victory over the Rangers in the teams' season opener in Stockholm, Sweden. Johnson tapped in a pass from Mike Richards, who had scored with five minutes to go in regulation to make it 2-2. The sold-out stadium threw its full support behind the Rangers and goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, who is considered a legend in the hockey-loving country. Playing his first NHL game in his home country, Lundqvist didn't let his fans down, displaying the kind of game that has made him one of the NHL's best. He made a superb glove save on a blistering shot by Dustin Brown with less than one minute to go in the first period, and blocked a wraparound attempt by Justin Williams in the second The Rangers scored their first goal of the season five minutes after the Kings went up 1-0 in the first period. Ruslan Fedotenko and Artem Anisimov assisted on a sharply angled shot by captain Ryan Callahan. Marian Gaborik scored for Rangers halfway through the third period from just outside the crease. He was assisted by Brandon Dubinsky and Rangers newcomer Brad Richards. The Rangers will remain in Stockholm to play the Anaheim Mighty Ducks on Saturday, while the Kings travel to Berlin to play the Buffalo Sabres.

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME Ryan Callahan led all skaters with a career-high, 11 shots on goal. His 11 shots were a Rangers record for a season-opener and the most by any player in an NHL team's season-opener since Pavel Bure had 11 shots for Vancouver on Oct. 3, 1997. THREE STARS (selected by newyorkrangers.com) 1. Lundqvist 2. Callahan 3. Girardi

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THE BIGGER PICTURE Despite a slow start and a first period their coach called "brutal", the Rangers managed to pick up a point vs. a team generally predicted to finish among the Western Conference's top four this season. That point could become an important one as time goes by.

RANGERS LEADERS Icetime -- Girardi (24:23) Shots -- Callahan (11) Hits -- Del Zotto (4) Blocks -- Girardi (2) Takeaways -- Dubinsky (3) Faceoffs -- Anisimov (20)

NEW YORK RANGERS LINEUP VS. LOS ANGELES AT STOCKHOLM
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Brandon Dubinsky	Brad Richards	Marian Gaborik
Ruslan Fedotenko	Artem Anisimov	Ryan Callahan
Mike Rupp	Brian Boyle	Brandon Prust
Wojtek Wolski	Derek Stepan	Mats Zuccarello

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Ryan McDonagh	Dan Girardi
Michael Del Zotto	Michael Sauer
Tim Erixon	Steve Eminger
Goaltenders: Henrik Lundqvist, Martin Biron Starting Lineup: Lundqvist, McDonagh, Girardi, Dubinsky, Richards, Gaborik.

POWER PLAY UNITS
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Ryan Callahaan	Brandon Dubinsky	Marian Gaborik
Derek Stepan	Brian Boyle	Mats Zuccarello

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Michael Del Zotto	Brad Richards
Tim Erixon	Dan Girardi

PENALTY KILLING UNITS
FORWARD UNITS
Forward	Forward
Ryan Callahan	Brandon Dubinsky
Marian Gaborik	Brad Richards
Fedotenko/Stepan/Prust	Anisimov/Boyle

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Ryan McDonagh	Dan Girardi
Del Zotto/Eminger	Michael Sauer