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The New York Rangers are searching for answers, especially at home. The Rangers try to avoid a fourth straight loss at Madison Square Garden when they take on the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night.

NEW YORK - The first quarter of the Rangers' season hasn't gone as well as the first quarter of the season went for the Giants and Jets.

File - Rangers' defenseman Wade Redden. Veteran defenseman Wade Redden , who totaled 16 power-play goals in his last three seasons in Ottawa before coming to the Rangers last year, will be seeing some time on the point again.

Defense and discipline were lacking last night for the Rangers in their 5-3 loss to the Thrashers at the Garden.

Jason Spezza's appreciation of the shootout is better some days than others. Saturday was not one of the days he's a fan.

New York Rangers' P.A. Parenteau, left, celebrates his goal with teammate Brian Boyle.

Atlanta Thrashers' Ilya Kovalchuk, left, celebrates with teammates after scoring during the second period in New York.

With centers Chris Drury and Brandon Dubinsky sidelined, the shorthanded Rangers will start only three centers.

It's clear by now that, provided he stays healthy, Marion Gaborik is headed for a 40-plus goal season.

In his first meeting against the team that drafted him, Nigel Dawes had a career night.

The Calgary Flames will try to win their third straight contest when they welcome the New York Rangers for this evening's interconference battle at the Saddledome.

New York Rangers defenseman Michael Del Zotto has been selected as the NHL's top rookie for the month of October.

Mikael Samuelson scored twice and Ryan Kesler tallied three assists in Vancouver's 4-1 victory over the New York Rangers in a fiery contest from General Motors Place.

Marian Gaborik of the New York Rangers celebrates his second period goal during the NHL game against the Montreal Canadiens .

So let's take stock: Now that the Rangers have gone so quickly from heroes to zeroes, not only losing their last three in a row, but also giving up more goals in those three losses than they allowed in winning their previous seven straight , what went right during the winning streak that is now going so wrong? Marian Gaborik is still scoring, and ...

The Rangers ended their three-game losing streak by beating Phoenix last night, 5-2, winning the game for former Ranger announcer Bill "The Big Whistle" Chadwick .

In going 7-1 out of the gate, the Rangers outscored their opponents 32-15 while surrendering two goals or fewer in six of the eight games.

But Broadway's newest flashy forward didn't get a chance to celebrate his big night on the ice because of an injury that ended it early.

A fast start for the New York Rangers has been dampened by three straight losses, as well as some undisciplined play that led to benchings in their last game.

An overtime goal by Mike Cammalleri, left, lifted the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-4 win over the Rangers.