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NEW YORK -- Ryan Callahan is only 10 games into his tenure as captain of the New York Rangers, and nothing spells leadership more than two goals and an assist in the long-awaited first home win of the season. New Balance 574 Burdeos Hombre . Doing it against the NHLs hottest team makes it even better. Callahan scored twice in the Rangers three-goal second period, shortly after New York let a two-goal lead evaporate, and carried his club to a 5-2 victory over the Sharks on Monday night that snapped San Joses five-game winning streak. The Rangers (4-3-3) didnt sulk or lose confidence when the Sharks tied it two days after New York let a 4-1, third-period lead slip away in a 5-4 shootout loss at home to Ottawa. "We kept going at them," Callahan said. "We know they are a good team and they werent going to lay down easily. It was a good character win." Artem Anisimov also scored in the second after Ryan McDonagh and Derek Stepan had goals in the first. Martin Biron made 24 saves to improve to 2-0 as Henrik Lundqvists backup. Dan Girardi, Erik Christensen and Brandon Dubinsky all had two assists. All that, and fan favourite Sean Avery could be back in the lineup Thursday if he clears waivers Tuesday. "We knew we had to have a good effort because theyre a good team," Dubinsky said. "We played the right way, pretty close to 60 minutes. It certainly feels good right now." Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture had goals for the Sharks (6-4), who were trying to sweep a six-game road trip. Antti Niemi stopped 26 shots. "These points are big," Pavelski said. "Other teams have gotten them against New York and we wanted them." While the Sharks acknowledged they would have gladly taken a 5-1 trip when they left San Jose 1-3, they still felt the sting of not finishing the perfect trip. Bad penalties and overall sub-par play made this loss hurt worse. "The problem is you get on the plane and feel good about your trip, and you should somewhat, but you go home on a losing streak," coach Todd McLellan said. "Im not overly pleased with what we threw out on the ice. We are a better team than that." Callahan put New York ahead 3-2, just as a Rangers power play ended, and capped the second-period spurt by pushing the lead to three goals with 47.7 seconds left. He also had the primary assist on McDonaghs opening goal. Stepan made it 2-0 with a power-play goal, but like Saturday, New York couldnt hold it. Pavelski started the Sharks comeback with 2:10 left in the first, and San Jose used a dominant shift in the second to get even at 2-2 when Couture took advantage of exhausted defencemen. "The competition level went up in the second period, but there was not enough in the tank and not enough between the ears to win a game," McLellan said. Just as Madison Square Garden was about to turn on the home team, the Rangers regained the lead and built on it. Callahan took a crisp pass from Christensen and slammed a shot in from the left post with six minutes left in the second -- just as Colin Whites delay-of-game penalty ended. That started the game-turning surge that brightened the costume-clad Halloween crowd. "We needed to score the next one before they did," Rangers coach John Tortorella said. "If they score the next one, it ends up being a pretty tough building to play in." Christensen struck again moments later when he nudged the puck ahead to Anisimov, who bounced back from being shaken up on Saturday and scored his first of the season with a nifty backhanded shot that seemed to fool Niemi at 16:42. "It was our most complete game of the year," Christensen said. The sign of a good team is learning their lesson. Against Ottawa, having the three-goal lead and letting it get away, we didnt want to make the same mistake." There was some tension heading into the third period as San Jose was given a power play in the closing seconds of the middle frame, but New York killed it and protected the lead. Pavelski netted his sixth goal of the trip when he put in a rebound of Douglas Murrays drive that hit both posts. The Rangers then got stuck in their zone for about two minutes. Defencemen Steve Eminger and Jeff Woywitka couldnt get off the ice, even after the puck left the zone briefly. Pavelski then found Couture, who fired in a one-timer at 11:03. Momentum then shifted back to the Rangers. "Too many soft plays, and all of a sudden its 5-2," Pavelski said. "Too many dumb penalties for us right now." NOTES: Rangers C Mike Rupp missed his third straight game because of a left knee injury. ... C Andre Deveaux made his Rangers debut. ... Pavelski also had five assists on the trip, giving him 11 points in six games. ... Niemi earned the win in the first four games of the trip. ... The Rangers outshot an opponent for the first time this season. New Balance 574 Azul . He spoke about his contract with the New York Yankees, his off-season training program and the Angels landing Albert Pujols. Comprar New Balance 574 Niño . Jonathan Crompton made his first CFL start as the Alouettes used touchdowns by S.J. Green and newcomer James Rodgers to defeat the Ottawa Redblacks 20-10 on Friday night.BOSTON - The St. Louis Cardinals have a problem on their hands. Its not how poorly they played in the World Series opener or whether theyre able to bounce back with a better performance on Thursday night. It appears, after a cold spell, David Ortiz is heating up. "Big Papi," as hes affectionately known in these parts, has had an up and down fall. After torching the Tampa Bay Rays in the Division Series to the tune of .385/.556/.923, two home runs, a double and three RBI, Ortiz slumped in the ALCS. Tigers pitching held him to just two hits and a .091/.200/.227 slash line. Its easy to forget Ortiz struggled against Detroit because one of his two hits was an eighth inning grand slam in Game 2 that erased a 5-1 deficit, propelled the Red Sox to a series-evening victory and may well have saved Bostons chances of advancing. The other was a dunk single to left field in Game 5. The mantra of good teams is when one player is struggling; another guy - or guys - picks him up. Dustin Pedroia has been finding ways to get on base. Mike Napoli has been hot since his home run off Justin Verlander in Game Three of the ALCS. Ortiz seemed to break out on Wednesday night. He was robbed of a second inning grand slam by Carlos Beltran but later singled and, in the eighth inning, hit a two-run home run he made sure cleared the right centerfield fence. If not for Beltrans great catch, Ortiz would have had a two home run, three hit, six RBI night. To this point in the playoffs, not that its deterred them; the Red Sox havent had Pedroia, Ortiz and Napoli hitting well at the same time. If last nights performance is an indicator of whats to come, Boston is in good shape. "Im very encouraged, particularly with what Mike Napoli has done since probably Game 3 of the ALCS," said Farrell. New Balance 574 Mujer. . "Probably each guy has the ability to carry us. And the fact that we can get the middle of the order going like that - we still have other guys we need to get going." St. Louis, on the other hand, has non-performance related issues in the middle of its order. An injury and a recovery have put two key players in difficult positions. Beltran was injured making the catch on Ortizs would-be grand slam. He left the game and went to hospital for tests. A CT scan and an X-ray showed no fractures and he will attempt to play through a deeply bruised right side of his ribcage. Its hard to imagine Beltran wont be compromised by the injury. Meantime, Allen Craig will be the Cardinals designated hitter again in Game 2. He returned last night, having not played since September 4 due to a sprained foot. Craig had a single in four at-bats and is being asked to quickly find his offensive timing with so little time left in the season. Farrells starting lineup will suffer with the deletion of either Ortiz or Napoli under National League rules. It appears Ortiz will get the Game 3 start at first base, relegating Napoli to a pinch hit role. The Cardinals dont have a left-handed starting pitcher so Ortiz could get all the starts at Busch Stadium. Napolis degenerative hip condition prevents him from returning to catcher, a position which hes played for most of his career. "The one outside view might be to put Mike Napoli behind the plate but we wouldnt do that," said Farrell. "One or the other is going to sit, unfortunately." 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