No. 1 Rangers throw perfect game at Leafs in Toronto

2011-12 Game No. 42; Road Game No. 23	Rangers' Record: 28-10-4
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GAME RECAP Associated Press Rangers goaltender Martin Biron made 20 saves, and the Blueshirts bounced back from a loss to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-0 on Saturday night at the Air Canada Centre. After a 3-0 home loss to Ottawa that broke a five-game winning streak, the NHL-leading Rangers (28-10-4) got goals from Mike Rupp, Brian Boyle and Derek Stepan and earned their 11th victory in 13 games. Toronto (22-17-5), seventh in the Eastern Conference, was shut out for just the second time this season. The Maple Leafs had won five straight at home, but were unable to generate many quality scoring chances. Jonas Gustavsson made his sixth straight start, and Toronto didn't have much jump while playing for the second straight night. The Maple Leafs managed just 12 shots on Biron through two periods and were trailing 2-0 heading into the third period. Rupp opened the scoring 3:35 into the second, completing a crisp passing play with Stepan and Wojtek Wolski on a 3-on-1 break that developed after a bad line change by Toronto. Toronto had its share of chances in the second. Phil Kessel had a shot hit the crossbar, and Cody Franson's drive through traffic struck Biron's mask and landed in his glove. Boyle made it 2-0 at 16:28 with a long wrist shot. He pointed skyward in relief after ending a 22-game scoring drought. Stepan added an insurance goal with a nice deke at 6:01. • COMMENT ON BLUESHIRTS UNITED | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME The Blueshirts improved to 6-0-1 in the first game of back-to-backs, including a 3-0-1 record when the first game is on the road. The Rangers, who will close out the set on Sunday night in Montreal, have posted a combined record of 11-0-1 in back-to-back games this season. THREE STARS (selected by the local media) 1. Stepan 2. Biron 3. Prust

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THE BIGGER PICTURE The most impressive thing about this game was that after losing at home, the Rangers went back to their bread-and-butter style and dominated a good Toronto team on the road. That's a big sign come playoff time when the intensity will be high for every game.

RANGERS LEADERS Icetime -- Girardi (28:40) Shots -- Callahan (6) Hits -- Prust (6) Blocks -- Stralman (5) Takeaways -- Four players tied (1) Faceoffs -- Richards (21)

NEW YORK RANGERS LINEUP AT TORONTO
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Carl Hagelin	Brad Richards	Ryan Callahan
John Mitchell	Derek Stepan	Marian Gaborik
Ruslan Fedotenko	Brian Boyle	Brandon Prust
Mike Rupp	Artem Anisimov	Wojtek Wolski

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Ryan McDonagh	Dan Girardi
Michael Del Zotto	Anton Stralman
Marc Staal	Stu Bickel
Goaltenders: Martin Biron, Henrik Lundqvist Starting Lineup: Biron, McDonagh, Girardi, Hagelin, Richards, Callahan.

POWER PLAY UNITS
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Ryan Callahan	Derek Stepan	Marian Gaborik
Mike Rupp	Artem Anisimov	Wojtek Wolski

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Michael Del Zotto	Brad Richards
Marc Staal	Dan Girardi

PENALTY KILLING UNITS
FORWARD UNITS
Forward	Forward
Brandon Prust	Brian Boyle
Carl Hagelin	Ruslan Fedotenko
Ryan Callahan	Brad Richards

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Ryan McDonagh	Dan Girardi
Marc Staal	Anton Stralman