New York Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick sprays water on his face before the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
NEW YORK (AP) – Vincent Trocheck scored twice, Chris Kreider and Artemi Panarin each had a goal and an assist, and the New York Rangers downed the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 in National Hockey League action on Tuesday night.
Erik Gustafsson added two assists and Jonathan Quick made 25 saves for the Rangers (9-2-1), who extended their point streak to eight games.
The Rangers swarmed the Red Wings (7-5-1) through the first two periods as New York returned home after its six-game winning streak was snapped Saturday with a shootout loss in Minnesota. The Rangers led 5-0 after two periods before Detroit scored three times in the third.
Michael Rasmussen, Klim Kostin and Andrew Copp had the goals for the Red Wings.
The Rangers are 5-0-3 in their last eight home games against Detroit.
Elsewhere in the NHL:
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LIGHTNING 5 CANADIENS 3
MONTREAL (AP) – Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist in Tampa Bay’s victory over Montreal.
Matt Tomkins made 22 saves in his third career start to earn his first NHL win. Kucherov has 11 points in his past three games.
Nicholas Paul scored twice, and Alex Barre-Boulet and Michael Eyssimont also had goals for the Lightning, who blew a three-goal lead in a 6-5 overtime loss Monday at Toronto.
Nick Suzuki, Christian Dvorak and Michael Pezzetta scored for the Canadiens. Jake Allen allowed four goals on nine shots before getting pulled 13:50 into the game.
Montreal lost its fourth game in a row, and third in regulation.
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HURRICANES 3 SABRES 2 (OT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Martin Necas scored his second overtime winner of the season, converting 90 seconds into the extra session as Carolina beat Buffalo.
Necas tipped in the puck from near the crease. He also scored in overtime Oct. 26 against Seattle.
Carolina defencemen Tony DeAngelo and Brady Skjei, who also had an assist, scored in regulation to help the Hurricanes win for the fifth time in six games. Antti Raanta made 19 saves, including one early in overtime.
Alex Tuch and Rasmus Dahlin scored for the Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 24 shots.
Necas’ fifth goal of the season came off the second assist of the game for Sebastian Aho.
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WILD 4 ISLANDERS 2
NEW YORK (AP) – Kirill Kaprizov and Joel Eriksson Ek scored on consecutive shots in the third period, lifting Minnesota over New York.
Kaprizov snapped a tie by scoring a power-play goal at the 6:50 mark before Pat Maroon forced a turnover by Pierre Engvall deep in the Islanders’ zone and Eriksson Ek scored.
Maroon scored on the opening shift of the game and Vinni Lettieri tied the game in the second for the Wild. Maroon and Eriksson Ek each added an assist. Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves.
Noah Dobson and Oliver Wahlstrom scored for New York, which had its five-game point streak snapped. Semyon Varlamov had 27 saves.
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JETS 5 BLUES 2
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Kyle Connor scored twice, and Mark Scheifele added a goal and an assist to help Winnipeg beat St. Louis.
Neil Pionk and Cole Perfetti also scored, and Connor Hellebuyck made 20 saves as the Jets won their second consecutive game after dropping three in a row.
Winnipeg is 10-1-1 in its last 12 against St. Louis.
Robert Thomas and Brayden Schenn scored for the Blues. Jordan Binnington stopped 32 of 36 shots.
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