Captain comes through in OT as Rangers win in style

2011-12 Game No. 60; Home Game No. 29	Rangers' Record: 39-15-6
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GAME RECAP Associated Press Ryan Callahan scored his 100th NHL goal 2:59 into overtime, and the Rangers snapped a rare losing streak with a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night. Callahan took a pass from defenseman Ryan McDonagh and broke in alone. He flipped a shot over goalie Ryan Miller's shoulder for his career-best 24th goal of the season. The Rangers had been 0-1-1 in their previous two games, their first losing streak since mid-December. The Rangers got tying goals from Carl Hagelin in the second period, and Marian Gaborik in the third. The Blueshirts (39-15-6) have an Eastern Conference-leading 84 points -- seven more than Boston. Drew Stafford scored both goals for the Sabres (27-27-8). Buffalo had won three straight. Gaborik scored his team-leading 29th goal at 5:32 off a perfect pass from defenseman Michael Del Zotto to tie it 2-2. Playing in his 700th NHL game, Gaborik took the pass on his forehand in the left circle before streaking in on Miller and flicking a backhand over his left shoulder. Stafford scored on a power play 44 seconds into the third period . He also opened the scoring at 15:29 of the first. Hagelin tied it at 7:38 of the second, banking the puck off of Miller's pad for the 10th goal of his rookie season. • COMMENT ON BLUESHIRTS UNITED | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME The Rangers improved to 8-1-1 in the second game of back-to-backs this season, including a 6-0-0 mark at home. The team is now 15-1-4 combined in back-to-back games this season. THREE STARS (selected by newyorkrangers.com) 1. Callahan 2. Hagelin 3. Gaborik

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THE BIGGER PICTURE This win said a lot about this team. Buffalo came into the game playing very well and with the desperation of a team fighting for a playoff berth. Facing a team already in playoff mode, the Rangers stuck with their system, and it paid off with two points.

RANGERS LEADERS Icetime -- Girardi (25:24) Shots -- Richards (5) Hits -- Callahan (5) Blocks -- Gaborik, Staal (2) Takeaways -- Four players tied (1) Faceoffs -- Boyle (18)

NEW YORK RANGERS LINEUP VS. BUFFALO
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	Ruslan Fedotenko

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, Dubinsky, Boyle, Prust.

POWER PLAY UNITS
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Ryan Callahan	Richards/Dubinsky	Marian Gaborik

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Michael Del Zotto	Derek Stepan
Marc Staal	Richards/Stralman

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

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