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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Henrik Lundqvist can do only so much to help the New York Rangers.The star goalie is playing well, yet his margin of error is getting slimmer every night as the Broadway Blueshirts look to find the offence that has suddenly left them.During a recent surge that began in early December, the Rangers won 13 of 14 and scored at least three goals in 11 of those games, and four or more seven times. That spurt ended with consecutive shutout losses to the New York Islanders and Boston Bruins.But the defending Eastern Conference champion Rangers (27-15-4) seemed to find their scoring punch again in winning three straight before the All-Star break — netting a total of 10 goals in victories over Columbus, Pittsburgh and Ottawa. The seven-day shutdown has dropped the Rangers back into a funk again.They were beaten 4-1 by the Islanders on Tuesday in their return, managing their only goal with 8.1 seconds left when the outcome had already been decided. Then they dropped a tough 1-0 defeat at home to Montreal when Lundqvists only blemish came when Max Paciorettys 50-foot shot got between him and the right post with 4:17 remaining on Thursday night.A soft goal, by his admission, proved to be the difference.I felt like I did a lot of good things, said Lundqvist, who banged his stick on the ice in anger as he skated off. I wont remember the first, second or third period. Ill only remember the last four minutes, and thats the life of a goalie.You make a mistake like that and you pay for it sometimes.Lundqvist made 25 saves during the goalie duel with Montreals Carey Price, but the one hiccup prevented the Rangers from salvaging even one standings point.The Rangers finished Thursday ranked fourth in the NHL in goals allowed per game (2.33) and tied for first in fewest goals given up (107). New York has yielded two goals or fewer in 15 or their last 20 games and 19 of 28.Lundqvist, 7-3 in his last 10 outings with a 1.86 goals-against average and .940 save percentage, blamed himself for the Montreal loss, but offered suggestions to jump-start the slumping offence.We are doing a lot of good things, but we can try to get more traffic in front of the goalies and make it a little tougher for them, he said. We are working really hard and we are not far off. We need a couple bounces here or there and it will be a different story.We arent going to overthink it, just get ready for the next one and really try to come back with a win here on Saturday.That will be the second game of a four-game homestand when the Carolina Hurricanes visit Madison Square Garden. It doesnt get easier after that, as Florida — which trails the Rangers by six points in the Eastern Conference — and Boston, which has a one-point lead over New York, come to town.Carolina has been pretty good of late, said Martin St. Louis, second on the team to Rick Nash in goals and points. There is no easy game in this league, and we just have to bounce back.St. Louis was talking about the team as a whole, but he dipped, as well. After scoring a goal in each of the Rangers last two games of a successful West Coast trip, he has gone seven games without a goal.Nash, the Rangers lone All-Star with 28 goals in his clubs 46 games, has been held without one in six of seven games, but he tallied two at Pittsburgh on Jan. 18.The story is the same throughout the lineup.Mats Zuccarello has gone nine games without a goal, Derek Stepan also scored twice in the 5-2 win at Pittsburgh but has no goals in 11 other games since a hat trick in New Yorks 3-1 victory against New Jersey on Dec. 27. Derick Brassard has just one goal in nine games.We just have to fight through those adversities, Zuccarello said. We created enough chances to win the (Montreal) game for sure, and they got a lucky goal at the end, so brush this one off. Its an important game coming up on Saturday.Even when the Rangers were piling up wins in December, they lamented that they werent gaining much ground in the playoff race or creating much space between them and the teams chasing them.They entered Friday one point behind third-place Washington in the tight Metropolitan Division, four behind Pittsburgh, and seven in back of the Islanders. Those teams have all played two more games than the Rangers.The top three teams in each division get playoff spots, and the next two teams in the conference earn wild cards. So the road back to the Stanley Cup finals could be rocky for the Rangers with 36 games remaining. 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Air Jordan 11 Wholesale . -- Fantasy football owners and Denver Broncos fans can rest easy: Peyton Manning is back.OTTAWA -- There was no denying Jason Spezzas relief Friday night. The Ottawa Senators captain was instrumental to his team scoring four unanswered goals to beat the Boston Bruins 4-2. With the victory, the Senators put an end to the Bruins 11-game winning streak in Ottawa. Its been so long since the Senators beat the Bruins at home that only Spezza, Chris Neil and Chris Phillips remain on the roster from their last victory. The win was that much more rewarding considering the Senators were coming off a 5-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers Tuesday night. "We feel like thats a gritty win for us getting down a couple goals against a team we hold to a high standard," said Spezza. "Its a big emotional win for us for sure." Jared Cowen, who has had his share of struggles this season, scored the winning goal. "Its a good step for him, not just from scoring, but I thought he had a real solid game against a real difficult team and difficult opponents," said Senators coach Paul MacLean. "I thought both he and Eric Gryba were very competitive and very physical in the match-ups that they had against difficult opponents." Spezza, Bobby Ryan and Neil also scored for the Senators (8-7-4). Craig Anderson was solid stopping 30 shots. Loui Eriksson and Brad Marchand scored for the Bruins (12-6-1), as Rask faced 31 shots. After a rough start, things turned around for the Senators with a solid third period effort that was spearheaded by its captain. Spezza tied the game 2-2 early in the third, scoring from the side of the net off a pass from Karlsson at the point. It was Spezzas first goal in five games. "Its been a few games for me and it was an important game," said Spezza. "We were using this game as a bit of a measuring stick and it was a big goal." Rask said he felt the Bruins started off strong but had a few lapses throughout. "Its one of those days when youre not on top of your game you dont even know hes there and I didnt know (Spezza) was there," Rask said. "I stretched myself there, but I couldnt get my pad on it and its a goal." The goal seemed to energize the Senators and the 19,538 on hand. Anderson then made a great save on Carl Soderberg. Soderberg had a second chance and kept shoving at the puck until it crossed the line, but upon review it was clear the whistle had blown. "It was a good rebound game for everybody," saidd Anderson.dddddddddddd "Weve got something we can build off of now." The Senators took their first lead of the game at 5:42 on Cowens third of the season as he beat Rask through the legs. Ryans goal at the halfway mark of the period sealed the victory as he picked Reilly Smiths pocket and then beat Rask through the legs to give Ottawa a 4-2 lead. The only downside of the period was seeing Ryan leave the game with just over three minutes remaining after taking an elbow to the head by Dennis Seidenberg. There was no penalty on the play. MacLean said he was given no explanation by the officials and, in his opinion, believes the play is worthy of being reviewed. "All the ones that you see around the league in the first 20 games, it certainly seems that one could be reviewed as well," the Senators coach said. Ryan will be re-evaluated Saturday as MacLean had no further updates on the wingers status following the game. Seidenberg felt for Ryan and said there was no intent to injure him. "The puck is loose, Im going for the puck and Im turning into the puck and I think hes reaching," said Seidenberg. "I would never go after a guys head and I hope hes fine so thats all I can say." The second period left much to be desired, as neither team seemed overly interested in taking control of the game. Ottawa had a terrible start to the period, giving up two goals and being outshot 13-6. Eriksson opened the scoring at the six-minute mark as he tipped Matt Bartkowskis shot. Just over three minutes later the Bruins made it 2-0 as Marchand made his way between Zack Smith and Colin Greening and beat Anderson with a great wrist shot. The Senators salvaged the period in the final minute as Neil scored his third of the season and beat Rask to the top left corner to make it 2-1. "Any time you score late in the period, its a big momentum swing for you if you can take advantage of it," said MacLean. "I felt we were getting stronger and better as the game went along." The Senators wrap-up their five-game homestand Sunday afternoon against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Notes: Defencemen Patrick Wiercioch and Joe Corvo were healthy scratches for the Senators. Right-winger Erik Condra missed his sixth straight game with a leg injury a The Bruins were without defenceman Adam McQuaid who has a lower body injury and right-winger Jordan Caron was a healthy scratch. ' ' '