Rangers' last-ditch bid for OT is nullified in 1-0 loss

2011-12 Game No. 51; Home Game No. 24	Rangers' Record: 33-13-5
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GAME RECAP Associated Press Martin Brodeur stopped 30 shots for his first shutout of the season and the record 117th of his NHL career, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Eastern Conference-leading Rangers 1-0 on Tuesday night for their fifth consecutive win. Brodeur was sharp and steady throughout, despite going several stretches without facing much action. David Clarkson gave him all the offense he needed with a first-period, power-play goal. The Rangers appeared to score the tying goal with 3.5 seconds left, but it was disallowed because Marian Gaborik was called for goalie interference when he crashed into Brodeur in the crease after being shoved from behind by New Jersey defenseman Anton Volchenkov. New Jersey is 5-0-1 in its past six games. The Rangers are 4-1-1 in their past six games, with the only blemishes coming against the Devils. Henrik Lundqvist took the tough-luck loss, despite making 21 saves. Lundqvist had won his previous four starts, allowing only four goals and earning two shutouts. The Devils grabbed the all-important lead 8:14 in when Clarkson scored a rare power-play goal against the Rangers. New Jersey was already dominating play on the shot board and finally cashed in on its eighth attempt. Zach Parise sent a crisp pass from behind the net in front to Clarkson, who quickly snapped a shot in from the slot for his career-best 21st goal. New Jersey carried that lead into the second period, a key point because the Rangers are 10-1-2 this season when ahead after one and 24-1-2 when they score first. The Devils' power-play unit cracked the tough Rangers' penalty-killers and notched just the fourth man-advantage goal against New York in 18 games.  • COMMENT ON BLUESHIRTS UNITED | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME Henrik Lundqvist made 21 saves and is now 24-11-4 overall, including a 12-6-2 mark at home. The loss snapped his four-game winning streak, and he is now 4-1-0 with a 0.97 goals against average, .963 save percentage and two shutouts in the last five games. Lundqvist has allowed one goal or less in 11 of his last 19 games, and has held opponents to two or fewer goals in 27 games this season. THREE STARS (selected by newyorkrangers.com) 1. Lundqvist 2. Hagelin 3. Boyle

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THE BIGGER PICTURE As well as the Rangers are playing this season, there are going to be games they lose, and this happened to be one. But there is no shame in losing 1-0 to a hot goalie and nearly tying the game with a never-say-die attitude. The loss was a blip on the radar.

RANGERS LEADERS Icetime -- Del Zotto (24:07) Shots -- Hagelin (4) Hits --Prust, Boyle (6) Blocks -- McDonagh (3) Takeaways -- Callahan (5) Faceoffs -- Boyle (16)

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

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

POWER PLAY UNITS
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Artem Anisimov	Derek Stepan	Marian Gaborik
Brandon Dubinsky	Brad Richards	Ryan Callahan

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Michael Del Zotto	Anton Stralman
Ryan McDonagh	Dan Girardi

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

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Ryan McDonagh	Dan Girardi
Marc Staal	Stralman/Del Zotto