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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Prior to Friday night's game against the Washington Capitals, some of the New York Rangers spoke of how "hungry" their young teammates are to be successful and make an impact on the ice. However, it was a not-so-young player that made a huge impression in the Rangers' 6-0 thrashing of the Washington Capitals, scoring and assisting twice en route to a career-best four-point night.
Twenty-seven-year-old center Erik Christensen, who was sidelined with a sprained MCL for 16 games in January and returned on Feb. 5, had not recorded a point in 11 consecutive contests for the Rangers. On Friday, he not only broke out of his slump, each of his linemates, Brian Boyle and Vinny Prospal, recorded a goal and an assist, as the line exploded for four of the team's six goals on the night.
"A big part of our team is getting contributions from different guys because we don't have our superstar (Marian Gaborik) in the lineup and we're not the real skilled team up front," said Christensen. "Getting different guys contributing every night is big for us to maintain our position in the standings."
The Blueshirts are three points ahead of Carolina for seventh place in the East and they trail the Capitals, who have one game in hand, by four points for fifth place.
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