Blueshirts play their game, but 'Hawks get the points

2011-12 Game No. 67; Road Game No. 36	Rangers' Record: 42-18-7
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GAME RECAP Associated Press Defenseman Johnny Oduya scored his first goal for Chicago with 5:56 left in the third period to snap a tie in the Blackhawks' 4-3 comeback victory over the Rangers on Friday night. Oduya connected from the left point with a shot that sailed past Henrik Lundqvist on the glove side to give Chicago a 3-2 lead, its first of the game. Oduya was acquired from Winnipeg just before the trade deadline. Patrick Kane added an empty-net goal with 53 seconds left to make it 4-2. It stood up as the winner after the Rangers' Brad Richards connected from the left circle 8 seconds later. Chicago's Patrick Sharp scored 1:02 before Oduya to cap a nifty passing play with Marian Hossa and Kane, and tie it at 2-2. Rookie Andrew Shaw had the other goal for Chicago, while Artem Anisimov and Brandon Prust also scored for the Blueshirts. The Rangers had several prime chances in the first period, but didn't connect until Anisimov opened the scoring with 47 seconds left following a botched Chicago clearing attempt. A turnover at center ice led to Prust's goal at 7:11 of the third that gave the Rangers a 2-1 lead. Goalie Ray Emery dropped to the ice to stop Ryan McDonagh's shot from the top of the slot. But Prust was wide open just to the left of the net and easily slipped in the rebound. • COMMENT ON BLUESHIRTS UNITED | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME Rangers forward Marian Gaborik's assist on the night's final goal gave him 25 points (nine goals and 16 assists) in the last 25 games, including six points (three goals and three assists) in the last six games. THREE STARS (selected by newyorkrangers.com) 1. Prust 2. McDonagh 3. Gaborik

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THE BIGGER PICTURE The best teams learn from their losses. While the Rangers played their game for more than 50 minutes, they discovered that small mistakes can turn the whole outcome around in an instant -- a lesson worth learning and remembering so close to the playoffs.

RANGERS LEADERS Icetime -- Richards (23:34) Shots -- Three players tied (4) Hits -- Stralman (7) Blocks -- Girardi, Stralman (3) Takeaways -- Richards (2) Faceoffs -- Richards (22)

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

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Ryan McDonagh	Dan Girardi
Marc Staal	Stu Bickel
Steve Eminger	Anton Stralman
Goaltenders: Henrik Lundqvist, Martin Biron Starting Lineup: Lundqvist, McDonagh, Girardi, Hagelin, Richards, Gaborik.

POWER PLAY UNITS
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Ryan Callahan	Derek Stepan	Marian Gaborik
Artem Anisimov	Brian Boyle	John Mitchell

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Brad Richards	Anton Stralman
Marc Staal	Dan Girardi

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

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Ryan McDonagh	Dan Girardi
Marc Staal	Stu Bickel