thomas hickey turned aside by lundqvist. >> this is lundqvist at his best. the islanders came on a heavy charge against the new york rangers, but he held them off. >> second period, ryan cal athan with the open net. and in overtime, derrick broussard for the goal. and lundqvist gets the first shutout of the year. lightning/caps, out to a quick start, leading 2-0. alexander ovechkin, seven goals in the last five games. he leads the league with 27. tampa is trailing 5-4. there was a back hander to force overtime. then it was washington in overtime. >> mike green ends up blasting away. and makes up for that. continues to be red hot. with another snipe for the caps. >> sharks/stars. dallas up 1-0. ray whitney tipped in by alex chasen. six goals in six games. the stars are streaking. the final 2-1. >>> a peek at the west standings shows that dallas jumps to the good side of the dividing line. the red

henrik lundqvist. john tortorella said, quote, best i've seen him play. 48 saves on the day. new york wins, 4-1. to the west, chicago blackhawks and nashville

but in the end, henrik lundqvist has the victory. rangers and capitals hope this year will be a different story. >> i imagine he has more confidence, than last year, like we all said he is one of those guys. so mature, he knows how to handle the pressure and get himself ready. it is not necessarily everybody doubting him like last year. and him having to prove himself. now it is him continuing to play. >> he has developed every year, came back this year and played really good again. so i mean, he is coming like the goalie, he has the mind set. he wants to win. so that helps our team. and -- hopefully, we'll have a good republun here. >> a lot is always made of the goaltending. it really had nothing to do with each other. the folks on their game, they all know he is going to perform. he is a previously, one of the best in the league. so we know what to expect. our job is just to make sure we do what we know we're capable of in order to win? if we do that, we'll come out on top. >> game one between the caps and rangers coming up on thu