New York Rangers defeat Calgary Flames, 2-1, on Garden of Dreams Awareness Night

Last night the New York Rangers defeated the Calgary Flames, 2-1, at Madison Square Garden. The game marked the annual Rangers Garden of Dreams Night to raise awareness of the Foundation’s cause. Rangers backup goalie Martin Biron, who has transcended his title recently with two starts in a row and a relief appearance in the game before that, was spectacular in net, stopping 31 of 32 shots. Brian Boyle scored his 9th goal of the season and Dan Girardi was the difference-maker with the game winning goal and an assist on Boyle’s. The Rangers now head down to Florida for Thanksgiving to kick off a 3-game road trip. Photos by Avi Gerver, ©Madison Square Garden, L.P.

New York’s Ryan Callahan cools off during pre-game warmups:

As part of Garden of Dreams Awareness Night, kids received special honors, including announcing the intro to the game…

…participating in a ceremonial puck drop with the Rangers’ Ryan Callahan and Flames’ Jarome Iginla at center ice…

…and riding the Zamboni in between periods:

The Rangers’ Brandon Dubinsky uses a nifty move to get past the Flames’ Alex Tanguay:

New York’s Ryan Callahan checks Calgary’s Jay Bouwmeester into the boards:

New York’s Michael Sauer fires a shot on net while teammate Ryan Callahan attempts to tip it in and Calgary’s Brendan Mikkelson tries to block it:

Rangers defenseman Steven Eminger plays keep-away with the Flames’ Brendan Morrison:

The Rangers celebrate Dan Girardi’s game winning goal:

Calgary’s Steve Staios tries to stop New York’s Marian Gaborik the only way he knows how:

New York’s Ruslan Fedotenko fires a shot on goal:

The Rangers’ Ryan Callahan nearly scores on a wrap-around attempt:

Rangers goalie Martin Biron makes one of his 31 saves:

The Rangers salute the crowd at center ice after the win: