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New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider, right, scores past New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur during the third period of Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference final playoff series, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Newark, N.J. Julio Cortez, Associated Press
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New York Rangers right wing Marian Gaborik, left, of Slovakia, collides with New Jersey Devils defenseman Peter Harrold during the first period of Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference final playoff series, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Newa Frank Franklin II, Associated Press
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In this image made with a fisheye lens, New Jersey Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov, top, of Russia, and New York Rangers' Brandon Prust wrestle in the corner during the first period of Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference final playof Julio Cortez, Associated Press
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New Jersey Devils' Patrik Elias, center, of Czech Republic, takes a shot against New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, left, of Sweden, and Ryan McDonagh during the second period of Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference final playoff Julio Cortez, Associated Press
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New Jersey Devils defenseman Anton Volchenkov, right, of Russia, skates away with his jersey over his head after tussling with New York Rangers right wing Brandon Prust during the first period of game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference fina Peter Morgan, Associated Press
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New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30), of Sweden, stops a shot on the goal by New Jersey Devils' Ryan Carter (20) during the third period of game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference final playoff series Saturday, May 19, 2012, in New Frank Franklin II, Associated Press
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New Jersey Devils' Martin Brodeur skates during a breack in the third period of game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference final playoff series against the New York Rangers, Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Newark, N.J. Frank Franklin II, Associated Press
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New York Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi, second from right, celebrates with teammates Artem Anisimov, left, Brad Richards, and Marc Staal, right, after scoring against the New Jersey devils during the third period of Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup E Julio Cortez, Associated Press
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New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, right, of Sweden, stops a shot as New Jersey Devils right wing Dainius Zubrus, of Lithuania, looks for a rebound during the first period of Game 3 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference final playoff ser Julio Cortez, Associated Press
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New York Rangers center Brad Richards, left, collides with New Jersery Devils defenseman Dainius Zubrus, of Lithuania, during the second period of Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference final playoff series Saturday, May 19, 2012, in Newar Frank Franklin II, Associated Press
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New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, left, of Sweden stops a shot by New Jersey Devils center Adam Henrique as Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi skates in during the second period of Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference final playoff s Frank Franklin II, Associated Press
By Associated Press

NEWARK, N.J. — Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 36 shots, and Dan Girardi, Chris Kreider and Ryan Callahan scored third-period goals to lead the New York Rangers to a 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday.

The Rangers scored two goals only 1 minute, 57 seconds apart early in the third to help them take a 2-1 series lead.

Lundqvist was busy from the opening faceoff en route to his second shutout of the series and third in the postseason. Callahan iced it with an empty-netter late in third.

Game 4 is Monday in New Jersey.

Not even playing on home ice, where they had won four straight, was enough to help New Jersey. The Rangers have won every Game 1, lost each Game 2, and rebounded to win Game 3 in every round this postseason. Each preceding series, of course, saw them win the all-important last one.

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Kreider, a rookie called up during Round 1 vs. Ottawa, has scored in every game of this series.

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