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For the second time in this series, Dan Girardi has scored a third period goal that has given the Rangers the lead and ended up being the game winner.

Girardi leads all defensemen in points during the playoffs with three goals and eight assists and said of his goal, “I just wanted to shoot as hard as I could to the blocker side and luckily it went in.”

Brad Richards praised Girardi, on MSG yesterday, not just defensively, but as a complete player,

He is very smart offensively, we count on him to do so much defensively that he isn’t always able to contribute offensively. If we tell him and need him to be offensive he can be offensive. There is a reason why he is talked about and going to all-star games. He has arrived. He isn’t underrated in our room.

Ryan Callahan, Girardi’s teammate since 2006, said, “he has a great shot and we see it in practice. It’s good for him to get rewarded in that situation. He does all the little things,  blocks shots, takes the body, has a good stick and has come up with some big goals in the playoffs for us so far.”

Girardi played 27:23 last night.

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Callahan on snapping 6-game skid w/empty netter: “It was good to get that last one. Now I just have to try to do it with a goalie in there.”

— Rangers Report (@rangersreport) May 19, 2012

On Callahan, John Tortorella said during his post game press conference on NHL.com,”He blocks shots. He gets robbed by Marty in the game. It’s killing him that he isn’t helping us offensively. Killing him, but he continues to do those other things and I think that if he gets out of his own way, because I think he ares so much that he is in his own way. We are finding a way to win without him totally going. I think he is close.”

The Daily News has more on Callahan.

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Brian Leetch said of Lundqvist yesterday, “for two periods there was one man holding the fort and that was Henrik Lundqvist. We have seen this before it’s the reason he is up for the Vezina and the Hart. He was the Rangers MVP today.”

Leetch continued his praise of Lundqvist, on MSG, by saying, “he has been the face of the Rangers since the lockout. On the ice he continues to be the foundation that this team is built around. The players are only allowed to do what coach Tortorella wants is because of him. He is in the prime of his career and has taken the responsibility to excel in the playoffs

When asked about Lundqvist on the MSG post game show, Marc Staal said,”he played great and he was sharp early and you could tell he was in one of those zones.” Staal added that Lundqvist may start to get into the Devils heads, “when he is that sharp and he is coming up with those stops I am sure they feel some frustration.”

Yet another example of why Henrik Lundqvist deserves Hart Trophy. He regularly turns defeat into victory. #nhl

— steve simmons (@simmonssteve) May 19, 2012

On how Lundqvist represents the team, John Tortorella said on MSG, “Henrik displays who we are with how he competes. He is a great competitor as far as his preparation and what he does for the hockey club.”

NHL.com has more on Lundqvist.

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via NYRs_rangers on twitter

Prust hearing at 11:30am.Zubrus clipped Stralman in the face with an elbow as well. Nasty game. Hate has arrived in this series.#TSN

— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) May 20, 2012

The Rangers with a repeat performance of game one. A very poor first period, a poor start to the second period, a timeout called by the coach….three goals in the third period. Boy it’s Deja Vu all over again as Jersey’s Yogi Berra might suggest

Dave Maloney on 1050 ESPN Radio yesterday

As Scott Cullen notes at TSN, more similarities are that Dan Girardi scored the first goal, Chris Kreider scored the second and it was followed by am empty netter.

Once again, all three goals were scored by home grown players an Henrik Lundqvist shut out the Devils.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

#SNPlayoffs Confirmed #Rangers Brandon Prust will be have a hearing tomorrow morning with #NHL regarding his elbow on #Devils Volchenkov

— Nick Kypreos (@RealKyper) May 19, 2012

CLICK HERE to see what Prust did.

From the Rangers Game notes:

Henrik Lundqvist turned aside all 36 shots faced to post his league-leading, third shutout of the playoffs, and second shutout in the series. He improved to 25-27 overall in the playoffs, including an 11-15 mark on the road. Lundqvist became the first Rangers goaltender to post multiple shutouts in a single playoff series since Mike Richter registered two shutouts against New Jersey in their 1997 Conference Semifinals series. The shutout was the sixth of his career, moving him past Ed Giacomin and John Ross Roach into third on the Rangers’ all-time list, and he is now tied for third on the Rangers’ single season shutouts list.

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