Blueshirts fall 3-2 in overtime as Sens even up series

2011-12 Playoff Game No. 2; Home Game No. 2	Series tied 1-1
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GAME RECAP Associated Press Chris Neil scored 1:17 into overtime, and the Ottawa Senators rallied for a wild 3-2 victory over the Rangers in Game 2 to even the first-round Eastern Conference series Saturday night. Neil got to a loose puck in front off a rebound and backhanded the puck past goalie Henrik Lundqvist. The top-seeded Rangers seemed poised to grab a 2-0 series lead when Brian Boyle scored in the third period, but Nick Foligno tied it with 4:37 left in regulation. Erik Karlsson also scored for the Senators, who came into the game looking to exact some revenge on Boyle for some shots he took at Karlsson during Game 1. A brawl led to the ejections of Ottawa defenseman Matt Carkner, who had jumped Boyle, and Blueshirts forward Brandon Dubinsky, who received a third-man-in game misconduct, just 2:15 into the opening period. Anton Stralman had the other goal for the Rangers. Game 3 of the best-of-seven series is Monday night in Ottawa, followed by Game 4 on Wednesday night. The series will return to New York for Game 5 next Saturday. • COMMENT ON BLUESHIRTS UNITED | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME Brian Boyle has nine points in the last 11 games in which he has played. THREE STARS (selected by newyorkrangers.com) 1. Boyle 2. Fedotenko 3. Girardi

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THE BIGGER PICTURE For most of the game, the Rangers were in control, but the whole thing slipped away in a matter of just a few minutes. This was a kind of learning experience for a team with several players who are going through their first Stanley Cup playoff series.

RANGERS LEADERS Icetime -- Girardi (29:59) Shots -- Callahan, Stralman (5) Hits -- Del Zotto (7) Blocks -- Girardi (8) Takeaways -- Stepan, Callahan (2) Faceoffs -- Boyle (23)

NEW YORK RANGERS' GAME 2 LINEUP VS. OTTAWA
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Carl Hagelin	Brad Richards	Marian Gaborik
Artem Anisimov	Derek Stepan	Ryan Callahan
Dubinsky/Prust	Brian Boyle	Ruslan Fedotenko
Mike Rupp	John Mitchell	Brandon Prust

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

POWER PLAY UNITS
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Ryan Callahan	Brad Richards	Marian Gaborik
Fedotenko/Mitchell	Brian Boyle	Artem Anisimov

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Michael Del Zotto	Derek Stepan
Dan Girardi	Anton Stralman

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

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