Callahan makes victory happen yet again at Toronto

2011-12 Game No. 75; Road Game No. 37	Rangers' Record: 47-21-7
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GAME RECAP Associated Press Ryan Callahan's shootout goal gave the Rangers a 4-3 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night at the Air Canada Centre and lifted the Rangers into a tie atop the NHL standings. The Rangers captain moved in on goalie Jonas Gustavsson and wired a shot top corner in the third round to clinch it. Brad Richards also scored for the Rangers in the shootout. Tim Connolly had Toronto's lone goal in the tiebreaker. Marian Gaborik, with two goals, and Brandon Dubinsky scored in regulation for the Blueshirts (47-21-7). Henrik Lundqvist made 22 stops, and Richards added two assists for the Rangers. The Rangers, who lead Pittsburgh by three points in the Eastern Conference, are tied with Western-leading St. Louis with 101 points. The Rangers have one more win than the Blues and currently own the tiebreaker for the Presidents' Trophy. Joey Crabb had a goal and an assist, and Cody Franson and Connolly also had goals for the Leafs (33-34-9), who got 30 saves from Gustavsson. Toronto has lost nine straight at home, dating to a win over Edmonton on Feb. 6. Both teams had chances to end it in overtime, including a shot from Toronto's Phil Kessel on a partial break that just went wide. Nazem Kadri was also stopped from point-blank range by Lundqvist. Gaborik scored his second of the night and 37th of the season at 4:19 of the third on a beautiful saucer pass from Richards. He took the feed in the slot and beat Gustavsson between the legs. • COMMENT ON BLUESHIRTS UNITED | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE GAME STATS OF THE GAME The Blueshirts were credited with a season-high, 55 hits, led by Derek Stepan and Ryan Callahan who registered six hits apiece. The Rangers also recorded 20 blocked shots in the contest, including a game-high, four blocked shots from Michael Del Zotto. THREE STARS (selected by newyorkrangers.com) 1. Callahan 2. Gaborik 3. Richards

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THE BIGGER PICTURE Reaching 100 points in an NHL season is a big accomplishment, and the Rangers did it with seven games remaining. The Blueshirts' 101 points are already the most the team's Presidents' Trophy and Stanley Cup championship season of 1993-94.

RANGERS LEADERS Icetime -- McDonagh (28:29) Shots -- Gaborik, Stepan (5) Hits -- Callahan, Stepan (6) Blocks -- Del Zotto (4) Takeaways -- Anisimov, Hagelin (2) Faceoffs -- Richards (19)

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

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Ryan McDonagh	Dan Girardi
Marc Staal	Michael Del Zotto
Stu Bickel	Tim Erixon
Goaltenders: Henrik Lundqvist, Martin Biron Starting Lineup: Lundqvist, McDonagh, Girardi, Anisimov, Richards, Gaborik.

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

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Michael Del Zotto	Brad Richards
Dan Girardi	Tim Erixon

PENALTY KILLING UNITS
FORWARD UNITS
Forward	Forward
Brandon Prust	Brian Boyle
Ryan Callahan	Anisimov/Stepan

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