Cally-less Rangers play their game as streak hits 3

2011-12 Game No. 62; Road Game No. 32	Rangers' Record: 41-15-6
VIDEO: HIGHLIGHT OF THE GAME
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GAME RECAP Associated Press Marian Gaborik scored his 30th goal of the season, and Brandon Prust netted the game-winner in the Eastern Conference-leading Rangers' 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. Gaborik reached the 30-goal mark for the seventh time in his NHL career. He gave the Rangers a 2-1 lead with 5:07 left in the second period when he poked the puck in at the left post after it sailed high and landed in the crease. The Blueshirts won their third straight despite playing without captain Ryan Callahan, who missed the game because of a bruised right foot. Goalie Martin Biron (11-3-2) made 21 saves. No. 1 netminder Henrik Lundqvist is expected to play Friday night when the Rangers visit Tampa Bay. Artem Anisimov also scored for the Rangers (41-15-6), who have a nine-point lead in the East. The team has 21 home wins and 20 road wins this season. The Hurricanes took a 1-0 lead on Jeff Skinner's power-play goal 58 seconds into the second period. Anisimov tied it with a rising slap shot that beat goalie Cam Ward on the glove side at 8:21. Prust made it 3-1 at 1:57 of the third when he finished off a 2-on-1 break with Brian Boyle. Jay Harrison brought the Hurricanes back within a goal when he scored with 40 seconds left, after Ward was pulled for an extra attacker. Ward finished with 22 saves. • COMMENT ON BLUESHIRTS UNITED | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE GAME STATS OF THE GAME Heading into their next game at Tampa Bay, the Rangers improved to 13-2-1 against Southeast Division opponents this season, having outscored their Southeast opponents, 55-30, in those games. They are now 8-0-3 in the first game of back-to-back sets and 5-0-3 on the road. THREE STARS (selected by newyorkrangers.com) 1. Gaborik 2. Anisimov 3. Prust

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THE BIGGER PICTURE With their captain out due to injury and their No. 2 goaltender in net, this was a game the Rangers might easily have lost to a desperate opponent that had been playing very well of late. Instead, the Blueshirts won, which says a lot about their postseason potential.

RANGERS LEADERS Icetime -- McDonagh (25:42) Shots -- Richards, Hagelin (4) Hits -- Stepan (4) Blocks -- McDonagh (4) Takeaways -- Staal (2) Faceoffs -- Boyle (26)

NEW YORK RANGERS LINEUP AT CAROLINA
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Artem Anisimov	Derek Stepan	Marian Gaborik
Carl Hagelin	Brad Richards	Ruslan Fedotenko
Brandon Dubinsky	Brian Boyle	Brandon Prust
Mike Rupp	John Mitchell	John Scott

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, Anisimov, Stepan, Gaborik.

POWER PLAY UNITS
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Artem Anisimov	Derek Stepan	Marian Gaborik
Brandon Dubinsky	John Mitchell	Carl Hagelin

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Michael Del Zotto	Brad Richards
Marc Staal	Anton Stralman

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

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