Rangers make it two in a row, beating Flyers at home

2013 Game No. 6; Home Game No. 4	Rangers' Record: 3-3-0
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GAME RECAP Michael Del Zotto scored a goal and added an assist, and Henrik Lundqvist turned aside 26 shots, as the Rangers evened their record at 3-3-0 on the season by edging the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. The win was the second straight for the Blueshirts who beat the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday 5-2 at The Garden. The key sequence in the game took place midway through the second period when the Rangers first killed off a two-man disadvantage and then moments later scored a backbreaking power play goal of their own to grab a 2-0 lead, eliciting sustained ovations from The Garden Faithful. With Brad Richards in the penalty box already for holding former Blueshirt teammate Ruslan Fedotenko at 7:16, Derek Stepan was whistled for a delay of game penalty at 7:59 when his clearing attempt on the penalty kill sailed over the glass. Those penalties handed the Flyers 1:17 worth of a 5-on-3 power play, but Philly was limited to only a pair of shots on goal in that span and the Rangers proceeded to kill off both the 5-on-3 and remaining 5-on-4 Flyers advantages as the Garden crowd roared its approval. Jeff Halpern, Ryan McDonagh, and Dan Girardi were on the ice for the full two minutes. The Rangers were awarded a power play of their own when Max Talbot tripped Del Zotto. And at 11:31 the Blueshirts made Philly pay when Ryan Callahan finished off a neat passing sequence with Rick Nash and Del Zotto for his second goal of the season, and his 200th career point. New York had raced to a 1-0 lead less than two minutes into the game when Del Zotto blasted his second goal of the season past a screened Ilya Bryzgalov at the 1:57 mark. Newcomer Benn Ferriero helped make the goal possible by stealing the puck in the offensive zone and quickly sending the puck back to Del Zotto at the left point. • COMMENT ON BLUESHIRTS UNITED | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME Michael Del Zotto has now recorded six points (two goals, four assists) in the last five games, including four points (two goals, two assists) in the last two games. Del Zotto is now tied for second on the team overall in assists (four) and points (six), and leads Rangers defensemen in goals (two), assists and points. He is now five points shy of his 100th career NHL point. THREE STARS (selected by the local media) 1. Del Zotto 2. Lundqvist 3. Nash

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THE BIGGER PICTURE The Rangers played their game on Tuesday, and the effort looked very much like what they produced on a night-in, night-out basis a year ago, when they finished No. 1 in the East. They are getting back into that groove just six games into the year.

RANGERS LEADERS Icetime -- McDonagh (30:09) Shots -- Hagelin (4) Hits -- Boyle (7) Blocks -- Richards, McDonagh (3) Takeaways -- Stepan, Nash (2) Faceoffs -- Richards (27)

NEW YORK RANGERS LINEUP VS. PHILADELPHIA
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Marian Gaborik	Brad Richards	Rick Nash
Carl Hagelin	Derek Stepan	Ryan Callahan
Taylor Pyatt	Brian Boyle	Benn Ferriero
Mike Rupp	Jeff Halpern	Arron Asham

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

POWER PLAY UNITS
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Rick Nash	Brad Richards	Ryan Callahan
Taylor Pyatt	Derek Stepan	Marian Gaborik

POINT MEN
Left Point	Right Point
Michael Del Zotto	Dan Girardi
Ryan McDonagh	Anton Stralman

PENALTY KILLING UNITS
FORWARD UNITS
Forward	Forward
Ryan Callahan	Brian Boyle
Carl Hagelin	Derek Stepan
Rick Nash	Jeff Halpern

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Ryan McDonagh	Girardi/Staal
Michael Del Zotto	Anton Stralman