Klein's overtime goal gives Rangers 1-0 win over Detroit


AP
10:57 p.m. EST February 21, 2016

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers found a way to win when everything seemed to be going against them.

They had a third-period goal disallowed in a scoreless game, and they saw Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard stop a late penalty shot by Jesper Fast.

In the end, they still found a way to walk away with two points for the seventh time in nine games (7-1-1) as Kevin Klein scored on a 2-on-1 break at 1:59 of overtime and the Rangers beat Detroit 1-0 on Sunday night.

“Going into the third period, I think the key is patience and trust that you will get to where you want to be,” said Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, who made 22 saves in picking up his fourth shutout.

“You find a way to win the game. When that happens — the overruled (goal), the missed penalty shot and the 2-on-0 big chance, you just have to stick with it.”

The Rangers’ game-winner came seconds after Lundqvist battled to stop a shot by Gustav Nyquist. The puck momentarily got behind him and forward Chris Kreider cleared the puck from the crease and started the breakout with a pass to Hayes, who had the disallowed score wiped out by…

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