Dec 12, 2007 - 9:35 AM
0 shoutsNY Rangers (16-12-2) at Washington (11-17-2) 7:00 pm EST
WASHINGTON (Ticker) - All of a sudden, a meeting with the Washington Capitals doesn't look like such an easy win anymore.
Alex Ovechkin tries to lead the Capitals to their third consecutive victory when they host New York Rangers on Wednesday.
After going a miserable 3-10-2 over the month of November, Washington won three of its first four games to start December. Ovechkin has been a major reason for the turn around, compiling four goals and nine points over his five-game point streak.
The 20-year-old rookie Niklas Backstrom is also starting to turn it around, notching two goals and three assists over the past three contests. He has three goals and 18 points on the season.
Henrik Lundqvist continued his stellar campaign, making 17 saves and logging his fifth shutout of the season as the Rangers ended a three-game losing skid with a 1-0 overtime triumph over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday.
Lundqvist is 15-11-1 with a 1.79 goals-against average and .925 save percentage this season, anchoring the league's best defensive team. New York has yielded an NHL-low 65 goals.
The Rangers are also surrendering a conference-best 26.2 shots per game.
From the Bleachers
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NEW YORK: 4
WASHINGTON: 5
Final - OT
Dec 12 9:38 PM -
NEW YORK: 4
WASHINGTON: 5
End of OT
Dec 12 9:37 PM -
NHL
NY RANGERS 4
WASHINGTON 5
OT: WAS - MIKE GREEN 8 (BROOKS LAICH) 3:41
Dec 12 9:37 PM -
NEW YORK: 4
WASHINGTON: 4
End of Regulation
Dec 12 9:30 PM -
NHL
NY RANGERS 4
WASHINGTON 4
3RD PRD: NYR - BRENDAN SHANAHAN 11 (MICHAL ROZSIVAL) 12:43
Dec 12 9:17 PM -
NHL
NY RANGERS 3
WASHINGTON 4
3RD PRD: WAS - JEFF SCHULTZ 4 (VIKTOR KOZLOV) 9:31
Dec 12 9:11 PM -
NHL
NY RANGERS 3
WASHINGTON 3
3RD PRD: NYR - MARTIN STRAKA 4 (BRENDAN SHANAHAN, MICHAL ROZSIVAL)
8:13
Dec 12 9:11 PM -
NHL
NY RANGERS 2
WASHINGTON 3
3RD PRD: WAS - ALEXANDER OVECHKIN 22 (MIKE GREEN) 4:36
Dec 12 9:01 PM -
NEW YORK: 2
WASHINGTON: 2
End of 2nd
Dec 12 8:38 PM -
NHL
NY RANGERS 2
WASHINGTON 2
2ND PRD: WAS - JOE MOTZKO 2 (DONALD BRASHEAR, MIKE GREEN) 15:47
Dec 12 8:32 PM -
NEW YORK: 2
WASHINGTON: 1
End of 1st
Dec 12 7:50 PM -
NHL
NY RANGERS 2
WASHINGTON 1
1ST PRD: WAS - JOE MOTZKO 1 (BROOKS LAICH, DONALD BRASHEAR) 15:51
Dec 12 7:42 PM -
NHL
NY RANGERS 2
WASHINGTON 0
1ST PRD: NYR - MARTIN STRAKA 3 (JAROMIR JAGR, BRANDON DUBINSKY) 13:58
Dec 12 7:36 PM -
NHL
NY RANGERS 1
WASHINGTON 0
1ST PRD: NYR - SCOTT GOMEZ 6 (PAUL MARA, BRENDAN SHANAHAN) 12:10
Dec 12 7:33 PM
