Associated Press
Milan Michalek capped Ottawa's three-goal comeback in the third period and then netted the only goal in the shootout as the Senators stormed back to beat the angers 5-4 and stretch their winning streak to five.
Jason Spezza started the rally from a 4-1 hole by scoring twice, and Michalek tied it with Ottawa's third goal in a 7:52 span when he put in his seventh of the young season with 2:50 remaining.
That wiped out a big day by Rangers top forwards Brad Richards and Marian Gaborik who were split up as linemates but produced three points each.
Richards scored twice, off assists from Gaborik when they spent brief moments together, and added an assist. Gaborik had a goal and two assists for the Rangers, who turned around a 1-0 deficit and led 4-1 with 11:55 remaining in regulation.
Spezza started the rally with an even-strength goal at 9:18 and a power-play tally 3:31 later after Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson was injured when New York's Wojtek Wolski bumped into him -- seemingly by accident -- and was given a penalty for an illegal check to the head.
That set the stage for Michalek's tying goal with 2:50 left.
Michalek squeezed the puck, off a rebound of his shot, in between Henrik Lundqvist's pad and the left post to tie it. He then made an unstoppable shootout move.
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STAT OF THE GAME
Michael Del Zotto recorded a power play assist to extend his scoring streak to three games. Del Zotto also extended his streak of posting a plus or even rating to nine games, and leads the team with a plus-5 rating. |
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| 1. Richards |
2. Gaborik |
3. Wolski |
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