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Rangers slip by Red Wings in overtime

Detroit Red Wings v New York Rangers

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 21: Ryan Callahan #24 of the New York Rangers celebrates his game winning goal at 2:42 of overtime to defeat the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 at Madison Square Garden on March 21, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

Bruce Bennett

The Detroit Red Wings don’t come to Madison Square Garden very often, so it was a special game for the New York Rangers even if the Red Wings hobbled into the building. Ryan Callahan scored in overtime to give the Rangers a 2-1 OT win, bumping the team’s Atlantic Division lead to three points.

Check out that winner and the rest of the highlights below.

The Rangers are now at 99 points, putting them three ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins. While Pittsburgh holds one more game in hand, New York has the benefit of holding tiebreaker advantages.

It’s an important win for the Blueshirts and while the Red Wings remain in playoff position, the banged-up bunch can’t be feeling great right now. Detroit is now on a six-game losing streak (0-4-2) and a disturbing 3-8-3 slump in their last 14 games.

The Red Wings might just drop to sixth place in the West soon, but considering the up-and-down Pacific Division, facing its winner might just be a blessing in disguise for the battered group.