Callahan delivers as Rangers prevail in OT shootout

2013 Game No. 12; Road Game No. 5	Rangers' Record: 7-5-0
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GAME RECAP The Rangers won their third straight game Tuesday night, but the victory came in far from conventional fashion. New York blew a three-goal third period lead, but came away with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins at TD Garden when Ryan Callahan beat Tuukka Rask in the fourth round of the shootout. The Rangers' seemingly-safe 3-0 third period lead was cut to 3-1 on a David Krejci goal at 8:44. Then with Rask pulled for a sixth attacker, Boston scored twice off scrambles in a span of 48 seconds to shockingly force overtime. Nathan Horton scored at 18:29, before Brad Marchand tied it with 42.3 seconds to play. Henrik Lundqvist, who was spectacular much of the night and finished with a season-high 37 saves, regrouped and made four big saves in the five-minute overtime and then stopped three of four shooters in the shootout to backstop the Rangers season-high third consecutive win. After Rick Nash scored in Round 2 of the shootout to give the Rangers a 1-0 advantage, Marchand blasted a forehand shot past Lundqvist in the third round to keep the Bruins alive. Lundqvist bounced back to stuff Krejci with a right-pad save in Round Four before Callahan hammered a slap shot past Rask to ensure the Rangers a two-point night. The victory pushed the Rangers (7-5-0) two games over the .500 mark for the first time this season. They have won both of their overtime games in 2013 -- ironically each coming vs. Boston. Though they won't gain many style points from this win, the Rangers now head back to New York for a three-game homestand which begins Thursday night with a tilt against the Islanders. • COMMENT ON BLUESHIRTS UNITED | PHOTO GALLERY

PHOTO OF THE GAME STAT OF THE GAME The Rangers blocked 25 shots, compared to only nine for the Bruins. In their two previous games against Boston, the Rangers blocked a total of 19 shots. This stat alone shows how much the Blueshirts have returned to their fundamental style of play from last season. THREE STARS (selected by newyorkrangers.com) 1. Nash 2. Girardi 3. Lundqvist

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THE BIGGER PICTURE The bottom line here was the two points, and the Rangers found a way to make sure they got them. That's what good NHL teams do, even when they endure the misfortune of losing a third-period cushion. It's a good sign for future moments of adversity.

RANGERS LEADERS Icetime -- Girardi (28:46) Shots -- Gaborik, Callahan (4) Hits -- Miller (7) Blocks -- Girardi, McDonagh (7) Takeaways -- Six players tied (1) Faceoffs -- Richards (19)

NEW YORK RANGERS LINEUP AT BOSTON
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Carl Hagelin	Derek Stepan	Rick Nash
Taylor Pyatt	Brad Richards	Marian Gaborik
Chris Kreider	J.T. Miller	Ryan Callahan
Arron Asham	Jeff Halpern	Darroll Powe

DEFENSE PAIRINGS
Left Defense	Right Defense
Ryan McDonagh	Dan Girardi
Marc Staal	Anton Stralman
Michael Del Zotto	Matt Gilroy
Goaltenders: Henrik Lundqvist, Martin Biron Starting Lineup: Lundqvist, McDonagh, Girardi, Hagelin, Stepan, Nash.

POWER PLAY UNITS
FORWARD LINES
Left Wing	Center	Right Wing
Rick Nash	Derek Stepan	Ryan Callahan
Taylor Pyatt	J.T. Miller	Marian Gaborik

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

PENALTY KILLING UNITS
FORWARD UNITS
Forward	Forward
Ryan Callahan	Derek Stepan
Darroll Powe	Jeff Halpern

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