Hossa leads Rangers past Blackhawks

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02/18/2007 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Marcel Hossa's late first-period goal was the difference, as the New York Rangers edged the Chicago Blackhawks, 2-1, at Madison Square Garden.

Martin Straka also tallied for the Rangers, who have won four of their last five games. Jaromir Jagr, Petr Prucha, and Matt Cullen added assists, and Henrik Lundqvist made 21 saves.

Martin Havlat scored for the Blackhawks, who have dropped four of five. Patrick Lalime stopped 27 shots in the loss.

The Rangers played without forward Brendan Shanahan, who is out indefinitely following a scary collision on Saturday with Flyers forward Mike Knuble. Shanahan was removed from the ice on a stretcher early in the third period of New York's 5-3 loss to Philly, and spent Saturday night in a local hospital for observation.

New York put the ugliness of that game behind them early, as Straka gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead at 1:42 while on the power play, slamming home Jagr's feed from the slot for his 27th goal of the year.

Hossa doubled the lead with 8:20 to play, taking Cullen's left circle dish and scoring on a low shot from the slot which found its way through Lalime. The eventual game-winning score was his seventh of the season, as well as his second in consecutive games.

Havlat finally got the Hawks on the board with 75 seconds remaining in the second, but they could not net an equalizer in the third period as Lundqvist stopped all eight shots that came his way.

Game Notes

Despite the loss, Chicago is 3-1-1 in the last five meetings, and 9-5-2 against New York since the 1995-96 season...New York's last win over Chicago at the Garden came on February 19, 2001, by a 4-2 score...The Rangers improved to 4-2-0 in afternoon games this season...New York travels across the Hudson River to face New Jersey on Tuesday, while Chicago is in Detroit on Wednesday.

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