Rangers Edge Brodeur, Devils In Shootout
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NEWARK — Chris Drury scored the tying goal with 4:46 left in regulation, and Nigel Dawes beat Brodeur in the shootout to give the Rangers a 2–1 victory over the Devils last night.
New York tied Ottawa in points in the Eastern Conference playoff race but is still in sixth place on the basis of one fewer win. The Rangers improved to 6–0 this season against the conference-leading Devils, holding them to five goals in the process and winning three times after regulation.
Dawes had the only goal in the shootout, and Henrik Lundqvist turned aside Jamie Langenbrunner, Brian Gionta and Zach Parise in the tiebreaker after making 17 saves through overtime.
The only blemish was Dainius Zubrus’s power-play goal in the first period that looked as though it would be enough for New Jersey to finally top the Rangers.
