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Gaborik's 4 points lead Rangers over Blue Jackets

NEW YORK (AP) Marian Gaborik again sparked the Rangers' offense with two goals and two assists, but this time he had lots of long-awaited help in New York's 7-4 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night.

Sean Avery also scored twice and Henrik Lundqvist made 26 saves for the Rangers, who strung together seven straight goals after falling behind 2-0.

After Columbus scored twice in the first period, Gaborik got the Rangers going on their way to matching their biggest offensive output of the season following coach John Tortorella's timeout. The often-fiery Tortorella seemed to deliver a positive message during the break. (MORE)

Blue Jackets Headlines

Final	1	2	3	Tot
Columbus	2	1	1	4
NY Rangers	3	4	0	7

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Final Boxscore

Three Stars
1:	Marian Gaborik, NYR (2G, 2A)
2:	Sean Avery, NYR (2G)
3:	Artem Anisimov, NYR (1G, 2A)

Standings
Central Division
	W	L	OTL	Pts
Chicago	15	5	2	32
Nashville	13	8	1	27
Columbus	12	7	3	27
Detroit	11	7	4	26
St. Louis	8	9	4	20

Leaders
Points:	R. Nash	25
Plus/Minus:	J. Hejda	5
Shots on Goal:	R. Nash	83
PIM:	D. Dorsett	51
Win:	S. Mason	8
Shutouts:	M. Garon	1

Offense (Rank)
Goals:	63 (15)
Shots:	607 (22)
PP%:	25.3% (2)
Penalty Minutes:	336 (8)
Assists:	116 (10)
SH Goals:	4 (3)

Defense (Rank)
Goals Against:	69 (6)
Shots Against:	668 (10)
PK%:	78.8% (19)
Penalty Minutes:	293 (17)
Shutouts:	1 (14)
Sv%:	0.897 (26)

Next 5
Date	Opp	Previous
11/23	@ NYR	-
11/24	@ Mon	-
11/26	@ Ott	-
11/28	vs. Cgy	L 3-6 10/20
11/30	vs. StL	-
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Last 10
Date	Opp	Final
11/21	@ Nsh	L 3-4
11/19	@ Dal	W 4-1
11/16	vs. Edm	W 3-2
11/13	vs. Anh	W 3-2
11/11	vs. Det	L 1-9
11/7	vs. Car	W 3-2
11/5	@ Atl	W 4-3
11/4	vs. SJ	L 2-3
11/1	@ Was	W 5-4
10/30	vs. Pit	L 3-4

Injuries
Date	Player	Status
10/22/2009	A. Murray	Torn muscle, shoulder (IR)
9/29/2009	F. Modin	Sprained right MCL (IR)

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
11/17/2009	N. Filatov	Assigned to European Team CSKA Moscow-KHL (Russia)
11/15/2009	T. Sestito	Called up from minors from Syracuse-AHL
11/7/2009	A. Picard	Sent to minors Syracuse-AHL
11/5/2009	A. Picard	Called up from minors from Syracuse-AHL
11/4/2009	D. MacKenzie	Called up from minors Emergency recall from Syracuse-AHL
10/28/2009	M. Roy	Sent to minors Syracuse-AHL
10/20/2009	M. Ratchuk	Sent to minors Syracuse-AHL
10/20/2009	M. Ratchuk	Traded for Stegan Legein
10/17/2009	K. Russell	Contract extended Three-year contract extension
10/8/2009	J. LaVallee	Sent to minors Syracuse-AHL

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