New York Rangers players celebrate after a goal by left wing Will Cuylle (50) during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The two most consistent parts of the New York Rangers came up big during the third period of Sunday night’s win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Artemi Panarin scored the tiebreaking goal with less than six minutes to go in the third period as the Rangers scored four times in the final 20 minutes for a 5-2 victory.
Panarin’s slap shot from the left faceoff circle after a cross-ice pass from Adam Fox was his 28th goal of the season, tied for fourth in the NHL, and gave him points in six of his last eight games (three goals, four assists).
It also was New York’s 41st goal on the power play, tied for third-most in the league. It is also second with a 28.7% success rate.
The Rangers rallied for their seventh third-period comeback win of the season after trailing 2-1 at second intermission. Only Calgary, Colorado, and Detroit have more with eight apiece.
“We worked tonight, the win was hard,” Rangers coach Peter Laviolette said. “As the game moved on, we were having a hard time climbing back into it, so the fact that we just stuck with it I thought was a really great job by the guys.”
Chris Kreider and Vincent Trocheck each had a goal and an assist for the Rangers, who had dropped six of their last eight coming into the game. Will Cuylle and Jimmy Vesey also scored and Igor Shesterkin made 16 saves.
Adam Henrique scored twice in the first period to give Anaheim a 2-0 lead, and Troy Terry and Leo Carlsson each had two assists. Lukas Dostal made 29 saves as the Ducks lost for the fifth time in their last six overall and sixth straight at home.
Trocheck got the Rangers to 2-1 with a power-play goal at with 2:02 left int he second period. Fox dumped the puck into the offensive zone, Kreider got the bounce off the boards…
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