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Cleary snaps late tie to help Red Wings top Rangers LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeNEW YORK Chris Osgood has 395 NHL wins three Stanley Cup rings and now a regular seat on the Detroit Red Wings benchSay hello to rookie Jimmy Howard who is quickly becoming the No 1 goalie for the defending Western Conference championsHoward made 28 saves including a penaltyshot stop and another denial on a breakaway and kept the New York Rangers at bay long enough to give the Red Wings a 31 victory Sunday nightHowie was good Red Wings coach Mike Babcock said He mentally battled and he hung in and he is going to start next game against St LouisThose assignments over the 37yearold Osgood are no longer surprising Howard has started five of Detroits past seven games and has earned three wins He is 851 this season with a 255 goalsagainst averageKeeping scoring down is even more important than usual for Detroit which has struggled to find offence while missing injured players Johan Franzen Valtteri Filppula Jason Williams Niklas Kronwall and Andreas LiljaDan Cleary snapped a 11 tie with 203 left to give the Red Wings three of a possible four points in weekend games at New Jersey and New York The Red Wings shook off an early 10 deficit and won this matchup between Original Six teamsWhen you have a lot of guys out you have to focus on playing well defensively captain Nicklas Lidstrom said You cant open yourself up defensively because goals are so hard to get in this league nowWe did an excellent job in front of Howie He made the saves when we needed but I thought we played really well defensively in front of him tooAfter Marian Gaborik failed to control the puck and get off a shot in the Detroit end Lidstrom started a rush the other way Henrik Zetterberg sent a pass to Cleary who banked in a shot from the goal line off the skate of goalie Henrik Lundqvist for his seventhI knew I was in trouble when I couldnt really see it in front of me Lundqvist said I was expecting a shot earlier and then I just went far down and I kind of got stuck there It is a tough one to let in that lateDetroit which rallied from two goals down in front of Osgood before losing i...