The Rangers had plenty of reasons to celebrate at the Garden Sunday, beating the Edmonton Oilers, 8-2. Here, Rangers Brian Boyle celebrates with his teammates after he scores a goal in the second period.
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Rangers’ Marian Gaborik, center, scored first and early, putting the Rangers up 1-0 with in a just over the first minute of play.
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The game was marked by violence: What began as a fight between Sean Avery and Edmonton’s Ladislav Smid, led to a a bench-clearing brawl during the third period.
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Rangers goalie Martin Biron watches as Rangers Brandon Prust and Edmonton Oliers Zack Stortini fight in the middle of the ice.
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Denied! Shawn Horcoff of the Edmonton Oilers has his shot stopped by Rangers goalie Martin Biron in the first period.
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Rangers Marc Staal goes for a trip after being checked by Oilers’ Taylor Hall in the the first.
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Oilers’ goalie Nikolai Khabibulin is faked out of position by Marian Gaborik, who scores on this breakaway during the second period to tie it 2-2.
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Rangers Ryan Callahan and Dan Girardi check Oilers Ales Hemsky during the first period.
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Rangers Artem Anisimov scores a goal in the second period to make it 4-2.
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Rangers Alex Frolov followed up five minutes later with a goal of his own, celebrates and celebrates on the ice as the blue shirts went to 5-2 over the Oilers.
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