Henrik shines as Rangers leave Bruins in their wake

2011-12 Game No. 55; Road Game No. 29	Rangers' Record: 37-13-5
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GAME RECAP Associated Press Henrik Lundqvist made 42 saves for his NHL-leading seventh shutout of the season, and the Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 3-0 on Tuesday night to widen the gap between the top two teams in the Eastern Conference. The Rangers won their fourth straight game and opened a nine-point lead over Boston in the East. Ryan Callahan scored for the sixth time in four games, and Ryan McDonagh and Artem Anisimov also had goals for the Rangers, who were outshot 42-20. It was Lundqvist's 42nd career shutout. Tim Thomas made 17 saves for the Bruins, who are 6-7-1 in their last 14 games. The Rangers won their second straight game in Boston this season, and Lundqvist has been a big reason why. He also beat the Bruins 3-2 in overtime on Jan. 21, and he is 18-5-2 against them in his career, with six shutouts. Lundqvist is now 7-1 in his last eight games with three shutouts, and he hasn't allowed more than two goals in any of those games. His 42 saves were a season high. Callahan opened the scoring midway through the first period with a power-play goal when he deflected a pass from Michael Del Zotto past Thomas. That gave Callahan 23 goals for the season, tying the career high he set last season. McDonagh made it 2-0 with just 12 seconds left in the first. It stayed that way until Anisimov skated in on the right side, faked the crossing pass to Del Zotto and snapped off a quick wrist shot past Thomas' glove to make it 3-0 with 17:07 left in the game. • COMMENT ON BLUESHIRTS UNITED | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME This was the 12th time in Henrik Lundqvist's career that he has posted 40 or more saves in a game, and he is now 7-0-5 with a 1.37 goals against average, .968 save percentage and four shutouts in those 12 games. Lundqvist is now 7-1-0 with a 1.10 goals against average, .960 save percentage and three shutouts in his last eight games. THREE STARS (selected by the local media) 1. Lundqvist 2. Callahan 3. McDonagh

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THE BIGGER PICTURE You have to go back to the prime of Rod Gilbert and Eddie Giacomin to find a Rangers team that was this good at this point in the season. Winning the Eastern Conference seems more and more like a matter of destiny for these determined, unbreakable Blueshirts.

RANGERS LEADERS Icetime -- Girardi (28:08) Shots -- Gaborik, Callahan (3) Hits -- Boyle (4) Blocks -- Girardi, Prust (3) Takeaways -- Three players tied (2) Faceoffs -- Boyle (27)

NEW YORK RANGERS LINEUP AT BOSTON
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Artem Anisimov	Derek Stepan	Marian Gaborik
Carl Hagelin	Brad Richards	Ryan Callahan
Brandon Dubinsky	Brian Boyle	Brandon Prust
Mike Rupp	John Mitchell	Stu Bickel

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

POWER PLAY UNITS
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Ryan Callahan	Derek Stepan	Marian Gaborik

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Michael Del Zotto	Brad Richards

PENALTY KILLING UNITS
FORWARD UNITS
Forward	Forward
Brandon Prust	Brian Boyle
Carl Hagelin	Derek Stepan

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