
Detroit @ NY Rangers 3-4 OT - Rangers center Derick Brassard scored a power-play goal 1:50 into overtime off a rebound to give the Rangers a 4-3 win against the Detroit Red Wings at Madison Square Garden. New York's first power-play goal, scored 6:36 into the first period, went in off of Rick Nash's backside. The Red Wings, who were able to get a point because Tomas Tatar scored with 7.7 seconds remaining in regulation, have lost three in a row since a two-game winning streak. Detroit trailed 2-0 before the midway point of the second period, but tied the game on goals by Jakub Kindl and Dan Cleary 16 seconds apart. Cleary was playing his first game since Jan. 28. It was his first goal since Jan. 11. New York took a 3-2 lead with 7:50 remaining in the third period on Lee Stempniak's first goal in 10 games, scored off a 2-on-1 rush with Dominic Moore that was created by a slow line change by Detroit. The Red Wings got an opportunity for a late power play and Tatar made it count. He tied the game on what was essentially a 5-on-3 goal with Rangers defenseman Marc Staal in the box for holding Pavel Datsyuk and Red Wings goalie Jonas Gustavsson on the bench for the extra skater. Andrej Nestrasil slid a pass through the high slot to Tatar, whose one-timer from the right circle beat Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist. Babcock said he didn't understand how the Red Wings didn't get a four-minute power play at 9:34 of the third period, when New York forward Carl Hagelin got his stick up into Detroit defenseman Danny DeKeyser's face, drawing blood. There was no penalty called on the play. Stempniak scored less than three minutes later. The Rangers were on the power play in overtime because Datsyuk was called for tripping Martin St. Louis in the offensive zone. They had three shots on goal during the 4-on-3 before Brassard scored off a shot by Dan Girardi. St. Louis scored his third goal in the past two games, and Nash scored his 10th of the season. He also was in front of the net when Brassard scored the winner. Rangers defenseman Matt Hunwick had an assist on the goals by St. Louis and Nash.

Anaheim outshot New York 12-0 during a six-minute stretch in the second. Okposo put the Islanders ahead 2-0 when he beat LaBarbera with a wrist shot to the blocker side on the first shot of the second period. The Sucks looked out of sync to start, and the Islanders took advantage when Tavares scored on a one-timer off a big rebound given up by LaBarbera on Calvin de Haan's shot from the left side 3:38 into the game. Anaheim was outshot 12-4 in the first period and 19-5 through the first 27 minutes.

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