BOSTON (AP) Mika Zibanejad scored two goals, Henrik Lundqvist made 27 saves to take over sole possession of sixth place on the NHL's career wins and the New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 Saturday night.

Filip Chytil also scored for New York, and Lundqvist got his 446th win to break a tie with Terry Sawchuk and move eight behind Curtis Joseph for fifth. It was New York's fourth win in five games, and its eighth in the last nine meetings against Boston.

Danton Heinen and Brad Marchand scored for the Bruins, who lost in regulation for just the second time in 10 games (7-2-1). Boston also lost starting goalie Tuukka Rask to a concussion late in the first period.

A pair of former Vezina Trophy winners could be in line to add another honor to their impressive resumes on Saturday when Tuukka Rask and the Boston Bruins host Henrik Lundqvist and the New York Rangers.

Should they get the start at TD Garden, Rask will look to become the Bruins' all-time winningest goaltender, while Lundqvist would have the opportunity to take sole possession of sixth place on the NHL victories list.

Saturday's contest also represents the final game for both teams before they hit their league-mandated break. Boston (27-16-5) and New York (20-20-7) return to game action on Jan. 29.

After erupting for six goals in their last game, the Rangers kept the ball rolling with four goals between four players -- Chris Kreider, Filip Chytil, Mika Zibanejad and Mats Zuccarello -- in a 4-3 win over the Blackhawks. >> Box score

First period:

• 5:41 CHI Brandon Saad (Power Play); Assists: Artem Anisimov, Brent Seabrook
• 13:20 NYR Filip Chytil (Unassisted)
• 17:38 NYR Mats Zuccarello; Assists: Chris Kreider, Marc Staal

After allowing seven goals in their last game, the Rangers went on a scoring spree of their own, erupting for six goals between three players -- Tony DeAngelo, Mika Zibanejad and Pavel Buchnevich -- in a 6-2 win over the Hurricanes. >> Box score

First period:

• 1:16 NYR Tony DeAngelo; Assists: Jimmy Vesey, Boo Nieves
• 9:24 CAR Saku Maenalanen (Unassisted)
• 12:41 NYR Mika Zibanejad (Power Play); Assists: Chris Kreider, Kevin Shattenkirk
• 14:22 NYR Mika Zibanejad; Assists: Mats Zuccarello, Chris Kreider

The Rangers, on the other hand, are on a 1-6-0 slide since winning one-goal games in Nashville and St. Louis on Dec. 29 and 31. They are being outscored 34-15 and have held a lead for just 7:32 total during the streak.

New York stopped a five-game losing streak with Saturday afternoon's 2-1 win in Brooklyn against the New York Islanders but followed it up with a 7-5 loss at Columbus on Sunday. That result infuriated first-year coach David Quinn, who watched his team lose 47 of 68 faceoffs and be outshot 40-27.

"You're going to lose hockey games. But you better want to battle somebody. It's just ridiculous," Quinn told reporters. "Three games where we feel good about our effort and our compete (level), and then we come out here and do that? It's a freaking joke." >> Read More

The Rangers' late rally fell short as they lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-5 on Sunday at Nationwide Arena. >> Box score

First period:

• 4:34 NYR Ryan Strome; Assists: Filip Chytil, Jesper Fast
• 5:08 CBJ Artemi Panarin; Assists: Cam Atkinson, Pierre-Luc Dubois
• 8:55 CBJ Anthony Duclair; Assists: Markus Nutivaara, Ryan Murray
• 17:56 NYR Chris Kreider; Assists: Boo Nieves, Alexandar Georgiev

The Columbus Blue Jackets dealt with a disciplinary issue for starting goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky and picked up two overtime wins.

Columbus seeks a third straight win Sunday night when it hosts the New York Rangers, though it is unknown if Bobrovsky will be in goal.

Bobrovsky has sat for the last two games because he reportedly was involved in an "incident" that "failed to meet expectations and values" of the Blue Jackets. The incident reportedly occurred in a 4-0 loss at Tampa Bay on Tuesday after he was pulled from the game.

The Rangers finally broke their five-game slump on Saturday, edging the Islanders at the Barclays Center, 2-1, courtesy of a go-ahead goal from Mats Zuccarello 14:55 into the final period and 24 saves out of goaltender Alexander Georgiev. >> Box score

First period:

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The Rangers are on a five-game losing streak and during their longest skid of the season, they are getting outscored 26-8. The skid began with lopsided losses to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Colorado Avalanche and Arizona Coyotes before close losses to the Vegas Golden Knights and Islanders.

Thursday's loss was the second time in this skid the Rangers outshot their opponent and it occurred after a 17-1 advantage in the third period. New York also allowed two power-play goals to the Islanders and have allowed eight goals in 21 chances with the man advantage during the skid. >> Read more

Former Rangers left winger Rick Nash is calling it a career. 

The 34-year-old announced his retirement on Friday through his agent due to concussion-related symptoms.

The Rangers couldn't hold off the Islanders, as Josh Bailey buried the game-winner with less than two minutes left in a 4-3 loss at home on Thursday night. >> Box score

First period:

• 1:38 NYR Ryan Strome (Power Play); Assists: Jimmy Vesey, Filip Chytil
• 2:31 NYI Mathew Barzal; Assists: Johnny Boychuk
• 8:51 NYI Jordan Eberle (Power Play); Assists: Anders Lee, Mathew Barzal

A battle against your cross-town rival is one way to snap out of a funk. Both the Islanders and Rangers need a victory Thursday night as the teams prepare to play against each other at Madison Square Garden in the front end of a home-and-home. 
 
The Rangers must find a way to prevent the ship from completely collapsing after an ugly four-game losing streak in which they were outscored 22-5 and Henrik Lundqvist was chased from the net twice.
 
The Islanders fell to the Hurricanes on Tuesday, snapping an impressive six-game winning streak highlighted by a dominant 4-0 win over the Maple Leafs in Toronto. 

The Rangers continued to falter out west as they get swept on their road trip with a 4-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday.  >> Box score

First period:

• 16:02 VGK Cody Eakin; Assists: Alex Tuch, John Merrill

If New York Rangers coach David Quinn has one message for his team heading into Sunday's game at Arizona, it's this: Stay out of the penalty box.

The Rangers gave up 10 power-play opportunities to the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night in a 6-1 defeat despite a season-high 41 saves from rookie goaltender Alexandar Georgiev, who was giving Henrik Lundqvist a night off.

"You have zero chance to win a hockey game in that way," Quinn said. "It wasn't our night from the get-go. We created a lot of our own problems with the penalties." >> Read more

James Dolan believes the Knicks need some star power. 

The owner of both the Knicks and Rangers spoke with reporters on Monday, and as the Knicks dropped to 10-31 with a 111-101 loss to the Trail Blazers, he said the difference between the two teams he owns is that the Rangers have a star in Henrik Lundqvist.

"If the Knicks had a Henrik, they'd probably be competing for a playoff spot," he said, per Stefan Bondy of the Daily News. "No Henrik, no playoff spot."

The Rangers allowed at least five goals for the third straight game as they were blown out by the Arizona Coyotes 5-0 on Sunday at Gila River Arena. >> Box score

First period:

• 7:19 AZ Oliver Ekman-Larsson (power play); Assists: Alex Galchenyuk, Jakob Chychrun
• 9:19 AZ Mario Kempe; Assists: Josh Archibald, Lawson Crouse

If New York Rangers coach David Quinn has one message for his team heading into Sunday's game at Arizona, it's this: Stay out of the penalty box.

The Rangers gave up 10 power-play opportunities to the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night in a 6-1 defeat despite a season-high 41 saves from rookie goaltender Alexandar Georgiev, who was giving Henrik Lundqvist a night off.

"You have zero chance to win a hockey game in that way," Quinn said. "It wasn't our night from the get-go. We created a lot of our own problems with the penalties." Read more

 >> Box score

This was a year the New York Rangers were rebooting and the Colorado Avalanche taking the next step into serious playoff contenders.

But heading into their matchup Friday night at Pepsi Center in Denver, the two teams are separated by just five points at essentially the halfway point of the season. The Rangers (17-15-7, 41 points) are competitive -- despite the 7-2 home loss to Pittsburgh on Wednesday night -- and making noise in the Eastern Conference.

The Avalanche, meanwhile, are sinking fast. They have lost six in a row, two of those in overtime, and have gone 3-8-3 over the last month. The swagger that put them atop the Central Division is gone, and they have fallen to third after 41 games.

The Rangers were dominated by the Penguins in a 7-2 rout at The Garden on Wednesday night. >> Box score

Rangers G Henrik Lundqvist was named to the 2019 NHL All-Star Game for the fifth time in his career on Wednesday. 

Lundqvist's five All-Star Game selections is now ranked second in Rangers history, with Ed Giacomin producing six over his career. Lundqvist, who was the only Rangers player to make it from the Metropolitan Division, was last named to an All-Star Game in 2012. 

The 36-year-old has posted a 12-9-7 record with a 2.81 goals against average and .916 save percentage over 29 games this season. He has been named to the game's Three Stars in 13 of those games as well. 

Lundqvist is also tied second among goalies with 22 games of 30 or more saves this season.

The Rangers turned to King Henrik in the 2nd and 3rd periods after Lundqvist allowed only one goal to secure his 443rd win of his career. >> Box score

First period:

• 10:08 STL Ryan O'Reilly; Assists: David Perron
• 19:40 NYR Mats Zuccarello (Power Play); Assists: Chris Kreider

The Rangers are coming off a 4-3 win at Nashville on Saturday night. The victory snapped a three-game skid, but the team has earned points in eight of its last 10 games.

Marc Staal and Jesper Fast scored third periods goals as the Rangers overcame a 3-2 deficit to beat the Predators.

"You could feel it," Rangers coach David Quinn told NHL.com. "There was excitement, guys understood what they needed to do. There was a different feel tonight for sure."

The Rangers scored two big goals in the third period to top the Predators, 4-3, while snapping their three-game losing streak  >> Box score

First period:

• 2:42 NYR Chris Kreider (Power Play); Assists: Mika Zibanejad, Kevin Hayes
• 8:43 NSH Nick Bonino; Assists: Mattias Ekholm, Kevin Fiala

Second period:

• 3:51 NYR Jesper Fast; Assists: Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider
• 4:44 NSH Kevin Fiala
• 10:35 NSH Nick Bonino (Power Play); Assists: Craig Smith, Kevin Fiala

Third period:

• 4:23 NYR Marc Staal; Assists: Jesper Fast, Mika Zibanejad
• 7:35 NYR Jesper Fast; Assists: Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider

NASHVILLE -- New York (15-14-7) has managed to pick up a point in seven of its last nine games. But the Rangers have just two wins to show for the stretch following a 4-3 overtime loss Thursday night in Madison Square Garden to Columbus.

Chris Kreider's goal at 12:06 of the third period gave New York a late edge, but the Blue Jackets equalized via Zach Werenski at 17:40 and then skated off 31 seconds into overtime on Pierre-Luc Dubois' 14th marker of the year.

"We can't let this get in the way of moving on and getting ready for Nashville," said first-year coach David Quinn. "There were situations where we had a chance to get the puck out and didn't do what we were supposed to. It's about learning how to win."

The struggling Rangers, who are 3-6-5 since Thanksgiving, are "very close" to getting three key players back from injury, according to head coach David Quinn.

Defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk and forwards Jesper Fast and Cody McLeod could all return to the lineup for Saturday's game against the Nashville Predators, Quinn said Thursday.

Shattenkirk, who separated his left shoudlder on Dec. 10, was a full participant at Thursday's morning skate. New York is 1-1-4 in the six games Shattenkirk has missed, holding opponents to fewer than two goals just once in that span.

Chris Kreider scored two goals for the Rangers but the Blue Jackets tied the game late in the third period before scoring the winner in overtime. >> Box score

First period:

• 9:17 CBJ Oliver Bjorkstrand; Assists: Boone Jenner, Cam Atkinson
• 13:59 NYR Jimmy Vesey; Assists: Kevin Hayes, Vladislav Namestnikov
• 16:08 CBJ David Savard; Assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Scott Harrington

Second period:

NEW YORK -- These are enjoyable times for the Columbus Blue Jackets, who are starting to get on a roll and getting outstanding goaltending from Sergei Bobrovsky.

The Blue Jackets attempt to get their season-high fifth straight victory and Bobrovsky likely will be in net Thursday night when they visit the New York Rangers.

Columbus is trying to get its fourth winning streak of at least five games since the start of the 2016-17 season. The Blue Jackets also are 6-2-1 in their last nine games since a 9-6 home loss to the Calgary Flames on Dec. 4.

The Rangers did not score once in four rounds during a shootout as they lost to the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Sunday at Madison Square Garden. >> Box score

Shootout:

• PHI Jakub Voracek: MISS
• NYR Mats Zuccarello: MISS
• PHI Claude Giroux: MISS
• NYR Mika Zibanejad: MISS
• PHI James van Riemsdyk: MISS
• NYR Pavel Buchnevich: MISS
• PHI Nolan Patrick: GOAL
• NYR Kevin Hayes: MISS

NEW YORK -- A month ago, the New York Rangers visited the Philadelphia Flyers and played one of their worst games of the season. The dismal showing ended nearly a month of strong play and sent the Rangers into their current mediocre play.

Since the last meeting, neither team has racked up wins on a consistent basis and the division rivals will be seeking to rebound from tough losses Sunday night when the Flyers visit the Rangers.

On Nov. 23, the Flyers began the season series by getting 31 saves from Calvin Pickard and three assists from Claude Giroux in a 4-0 win. Those showings helped Philadelphia reach NHL .500 at 10-10-2, but since then the Flyers are 4-5-2 in their last 11 games.

TORONTO (AP) Mitch Marner scored twice during a wild third period and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Rangers 5-3 on Saturday night.

The teams combined for six goals in the final period, including Marner's empty-net goal with 20 seconds left after Chris Kreider cut the margin to 4-3.

Morgan Rielly had a goal and an assist, and Patrick Marleau and Andreas Johnsson also scored for Toronto (24-10-2). Frederik Andersen made 25 saves, and John Tavares and Johnsson each had two assists as the Leafs won their third straight game.

TORONTO -- The New York Rangers will need to be wary of the Toronto Maple Leafs revived power play Saturday night when the teams meet at the Scotiabank Arena.

After the Maple Leafs struggled through an 0-for-17 drought with the man advantage in their previous four games, they were 3-for-3 on the power play Thursday night in a 6-1 victory over the Florida Panthers.

"I don't think there was any sense of panic," said Maple Leafs center John Tavares, who scored twice, once on a power play Thursday. "We just tried to fine-tune, refocus, look at some things, get some practice time, some good video sessions, talk about it and sometimes you just get some better bounces and get rewarded. Overall, got some good results there and obviously, want to carry it forward."

The Rangers scored three unanswered goals in the third period -- two coming with less than a minute left -- to defeat the Ducks, 3-1, at The Garden Tuesday night. >> Box score

First period:

• 14:09 ANA Pontus Aberg; Assists: Ryan Getzlaf, Ondrej Kase

NEW YORK -- A couple of backup goalies could get their chance to perform on the big stage Tuesday night, when the New York Rangers host the Anaheim Ducks at Madison Square Garden.

The Ducks will be playing the second game of a back-to-back road set after earning their fourth straight win Monday by beating the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-2, on Monday night. The Rangers were off Monday after falling to the visiting Vegas Golden Knights, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon.

Both teams likely tipped their hands Monday regarding their goalie decisions for Tuesday.

NEW YORK (AP) Alex Tuch buried a sharp-angled shot just over two minutes into overtime, giving the Vegas Golden Knights a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday.

Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 27 shots in his 923rd career victory, which moved him into a tie with Tony Esposito for ninth on the NHL's wins list.

Paul Stastny, Reilly Smith and William Carrier scored for Vegas, which extended its points streak to four straight games.

Rangers' winger Jesper Fast will be sidelined two-to-four weeks with an upper-body injury, GM Jeff Gorton announced on Sunday. 

Fast has three goals and 11 points with eight assists in 31 games this season. The 27-year-old was playing well recently, notching two goals in the last four games while alternating between the second and third lines.

Fast was drafted by New York in the sixth round of the 2010 NHL draft, spending his entire career with the Rangers.

NEW YORK -- One thing is almost certain heading into Sunday's game between the New York Rangers and Vegas Golden Knights: Whomever loses probably can't do so in any weirder or agonizing fashion than they did Friday night.

A pair of teams looking to bounce back from their roles in a historic NHL evening will square off Sunday afternoon, when the Rangers host the Golden Knights at Madison Square Garden.

Both teams were off Saturday after blowing three-goal leads in a pair of shocking overtime losses Friday night, when the Golden Knights fell to the host New Jersey Devils 5-4 and the Rangers were beaten by the visiting Arizona Coyotes 4-3.

The Rangers allowed four unanswered goals, including the overtime winner to fall to the Coyotes 4-3 on Friday night. >> Box score

First period:

• 4:01 NYR Pavel Buchnevich (Power Play); Assists: Filip Chytil, Jimmy Vesey
• 17:26 NYR Kevin Hayes (Power Play); Assists: Mats Zuccarello

NEW YORK -- No team in the NHL has run as hot and cold this season as the Arizona Coyotes. If the Coyotes are going to begin another surge Friday night, they'll need to take care of the puck better than they did Thursday night.

The Coyotes will look to snap a four-game losing streak Friday, when they visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

The game will be the second game of a back-to-back set by the Coyotes, who fell to the host Buffalo Sabres, 3-1, on Thursday. The Rangers last played Monday, when they capped a two-game road trip by losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning, 6-3.

Rangers defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk will be out two to four weeks after separating his shoulder during Monday's loss to the Lightning, the team announced.

The 29-year-old Shattenkirk suffered the injury after a hard hit from former Rangers teammate J.T. Miller during the second period.

Shattenkirk has struggled in the second year of his four-year contract with New York, failing to emerge as a dependable offensive blueliner. He has tallied just one goal and seven assists in 29 games this season.

The Rangers allowed four unanswered goals between the second and third periods as they lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Monday at Amalie Arena. >> Box score

First period:

• 12:19 NYR Kevin Hayes; Assists: Ryan Strome, Vladislav Namestnikov
• 14:09 TB Steven Stamkos (power play); Assists: Victor Hedman, J.T. Miller
• 15:07 NYR Kevin Hayes; Assist: Jimmy Vesey

Second period:

• 6:19 TB Steven Stamkos (power play); Assists: Victor Hedman, Brayden Point
• 12:42 TB Ryan McDonagh; Assists: Brayden Point, Nikita Kucherov

The explosive Tampa Bay Lighting offense hosts a New York Rangers team on Monday that struggles to keep the puck out of the net while away from home.

Coming off a 7-1 dismantling of the Colorado Avalanche for a sixth consecutive victory, the Lightning lead the league with 122 goals scored, 13 more than anybody else. Tampa Bay has scored five or more goals in a game 12 times through 31 games.

The Rangers couldn't hang on to their third-period lead, but they came away victorious in a shootout over the Panthers, 5-4, on the road. >> Box score

First period:

• 3:37 NYR Mika Zibanejad; Assists: Jimmy Vesey, Kevin Hayes
• 18:10 NYR Vladislav Namestnikov (Short-Handed); Assists: Kevin Hayes, Fredrik Claesson

SUNRISE, Fla. -- The Florida Panthers and the New York Rangers are seemingly going in opposite directions ... yet they are in virtually the same spot.

The Rangers, who decided this past February to trade assets and start a rebuilding process in 2018-2019 with a first-year NHL head coach in David Quinn and a bunch of young players, are 13-11-1 (29 points).

Meanwhile, the Panthers, who fell just one point short of the playoffs last season and decided to go for it this time around by acquiring high-scoring winger Mike Hoffman, are just 11-11-5 (27 points).

The Rangers could be getting back some major help sooner than they think. 

Pavel Buchnevich, out since Nov. 10 with a broken thumb, was a full participant in Tuesday's practice in an encouraging sign that he could be nearing his return. 

Head coach David Quinn sounded hopeful that the 23-year-old winger, who was projected to be out 4-6 weeks, could return in time for Saturday's game against the Florida Panthers -- which would be exactly four weeks since his injury.  

The Rangers blew a three-goal third-period lead and lost to the Winnipeg Jets in a shootout 4-3 on Sunday at Madison Square Garden. >> Box score

First period:

• 17:32 NYR Jesper Fast; Assists: Mika Zibanejad, Marc Staal

Second period:

• 12:11 NYR Marc Staal; Assists: Ryan Strome, Lias Andersson
• 18:54 NYR Chris Kreider; Assists: Mika Zibanejad, Neal Pionk

NEW YORK -- The Winnipeg Jets will be the road team on Sunday night, but they'll be better-rested than the New York Rangers. And probably in a better mood, too.

The Jets will look to lock up a winning record on their Eastern Conference road trip Sunday night when they visit the Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

Both teams will be playing the second game of a back-to-back set. The Jets squandered a two-goal lead in the final five minutes of regulation before Mark Scheifele scored his second goal of the night 16.3 seconds left in overtime to lift Winnipeg past the host New Jersey Devils 4-3. The visiting Rangers traveled home immediately after falling to the Montreal Canadiens 5-2.

MONTREAL (AP) Shea Weber and Artturi Lehkonen each scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Saturday night.

Tomas Tatar also scored for the Canadiens, who won for the first time at home since Nov. 10. Carey Price stopped 20 shots.

Jimmy Vesey and Ryan Strome scored for the Rangers, losers in four of their last five games. Backup goalie Alexandar Georgiev made 37 saves on 42 shots. Mika Zibanejad had two assists.

The New York Rangers will try and find a way to win on the road when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday at Bell Centre.

The Rangers are road worriers this season with a 3-7-2 record away from home, contrasted with a 10-4-0 record at home at Madison Square Garden.

The Rangers will have veteran defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk on board against the Canadiens after he and Rangers rookie coach David Quinn addressed the issue that led to Shattenkirk's benching in the third period during a 3-0 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday.