Shaking off the Winter Classic hangover, the Rangers beat the Florida Panthers, 3-2, Thursday at Madison Square Garden on a goal by Marian Gaborik at 3 minutes 29 seconds of overtime. Accepting a drop pass from center Derek Stepan a few feet inside the blue line, Gaborik fired a slap shot past Florida goaltender Scott Clemmensen for the winning goal. The Rangers have won eight of nine games. “When you have a guy like Gabby who can end the game for you with his shot, it's all good,” said defenseman Anton Stralman, who scored his first goal of the season to tie the score at 1-1 after a sluggish start for the Rangers. The Rangers found their legs late in the first period before Stralman floated a weak wrist shot past Clemmensen. The teams exchanged goals early in the third period — Ryan Callahan on the power play for the Rangers, Mike Santorelli for the Panthers — before heading to overtime. The Rangers (25-9-4) are in first place in the Eastern Conference. Bruins 9, Flames 0: Nathan Horton and Patrice Bergeron each had two goals and an assist, Tuukka Rask earned his third shutout in four starts and host Boston won for the ninth time in 10 games. Calgary's Rene Bourque served the first game of a five-game suspension for an elbow to the head of Washington's Niklas Backstrom. Flyers 5, Blackhawks 4: James van Riemsdyk's second goal on the power play with 32.8 seconds remaining lifted host Philadelphia. Senators 4, Lightning 1: Daniel Alfredsson had a goal and two assists, Craig Anderson made 35 saves and host Ottawa extended its winning streak to four games. In other games, Jonas Gustavsson stopped all 24 shots he faced for his second career shutout, leading Toronto past Winnipeg, 4-0, Mike Ribeiro scored two goals in the first period and visiting Dallas ruined the return of the Nashville captain Shea Weber from a concussion with a 4-1 victory, Matt D'Agostini capped a three-goal surge early in the third period and Carlo Colaiacovo had three assists, rallying host St. Louis past Edmonton, 4-3, Los Angeles pipped Phoenix 1-0 in OT and San Jose edged Columbus 2-1. 4 Senators for All-Star Four players from the Ottawa Senators were voted into the National Hockey League All-Star Game that will be staged in Canada's capital on Jan. 29. Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson and teammates Jason Spezza, Erik Karlsson and Milan Michalek were assured of taking to home ice for the annual matchup.
