McDonagh delivers at buzzer to beat Calgary in OT

2011-12 Game No. 5; Road Game No. 5	Rangers' Record: 2-1-2
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GAME RECAP Associated Press Ryan McDonagh capitalized on his increased ice time in crucial moments -- at the Calgary Flames' expense. The second-year defenseman scored with less than 2 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Rangers a 3-2 victory over the Flames on Thursday night. With a crowd in front of goalie Henrik Karlsson, Dan Girardi shot the puck wide off the end boards and it caromed out the other side to McDonagh and he scored into the open side. "Danny's a smart player, I know he's just putting it anywhere where it's not going to get blocked and it was fortunate that it kicked off the boards there," said McDonagh, who had two goals this season after scoring once in 40 games as a rookie last season. "We were talking about how the boards could be used to our advantage and it did there." McDonagh is averaging more than 25 minutes of ice time because of injuries to defensemen Marc Staal (concussion) and Michael Sauer (shoulder). Marian Gaborik and former Flame Brandon Prust also scored for New York (2-1-2). The Rangers have won the first two games of their four-game trip through Western Canada. They play in Edmonton on Saturday night. Brad Richards had an assist and has points in each of his first five games as a Ranger. Jarome Iginla and Mark Giordano scored for Calgary (2-3-1).

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME The win was the Blueshirts’ first in Calgary since Nov. 14, 2002. The Rangers have begun their four-game Western Canada road trip by defeating Vancouver and Calgary, marking the first time the team has won in those two cities in the same season since 1986-87. THREE STARS (selected by newyorkrangers.com) 1. Boyle 2. Lundqvist 3. Gaborik

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THE BIGGER PICTURE This was a very important win, particularly since the dice didn't have to be rolled in a shootout. Playing without Marc Staal and Michael Sauer, the young Rangers defense corps has held together and shown that there is actually real depth at this key posiiton.

RANGERS LEADERS Icetime -- Girardi (27:28) Shots -- Gaborik (8) Hits -- Newbury, Stepan (3) Blocks -- Eminger (4) Takeaways -- Callahan (2) Faceoffs -- Richards (21)

NEW YORK RANGERS LINEUP AT CALGARY
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Derek Stepan	Brad Richards	Marian Gaborik
Brandon Dubinsky	Artem Anisimov	Ryan Callahan
Ruslan Fedotenko	Brian Boyle	Brandon Prust
Mike Rupp	Kris Newbury	Erik Christensen

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Ryan McDonagh	Dan Girardi
Jeff Woywitka	Steve Eminger
Michael Del Zotto	Tim Erixon
Goaltenders: Henrik Lundqvist, Martin Biron Starting Lineup: Lundqvist, McDonagh, Girardi, Fedotenko, Boyle, Prust.

POWER PLAY UNITS
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Ryan Callahaan	Derek Stepan	Marian Gaborik
Brandon Dubinsky	Artem Anisimov	Ruslan Fedotenko

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

PENALTY KILLING UNITS
FORWARD UNITS
Forward	Forward
Ryan Callahan	Brandon Dubinsky
Brandon Prust	Brian Boyle
Derek Stepan	Artem Anisimov

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Ryan McDonagh	Dan Girardi
Woywitka/Del Zotto	Eminger/Erixon