Rangers snap Maple Leafs' 9-game point streak with win
New York (22-7-1) owns the best record in the Eastern Conference.
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New York (22-7-1) owns the best record in the Eastern Conference.
New York is tied with Boston with 43 points atop the conference, but the Rangers have two more wins.
The Rangers are 20-7-1, with a showdown set for Saturday in Boston against the Eastern Conference-leading Bruins.
The Rangers lost for the third time in four games.
Mika Zibanejad and Jimmy Vesey scored second-period goals in the 4-1 victory on Sunday night.
The Rangers were shut out for the first time this season and lost consecutive games for the first time.
Artemi Panarin and K'Andre Miller scored for the Rangers (18-5-1), while Igor Shesterkin stopped 30 shots.
The Blueshirts' 6-5 victory gave them six wins in their last seven and was the 3,000th in franchise history.
The Rangers trailed 2-0 and 3-1 before scoring three straight to get their league-best 17th win.
New York improved to 16-4-1, tops in the NHL in wins and points (33).
Mika Zibanejad scored the only goal for New York in the 5-1 defeat on Monday night.
Vesey's fourth goal of the season came during a delayed penalty at 16:37 off a scramble in front of the Boston net.
Mika Zibanejad scored twice in New York's 3-1 win on Friday.
The Rangers are five wins from 3,000 in franchise history.
Mason Marchment scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period after a successful coach's challenge and the Stars rallied from a two-goal deficit and beat the surging Rangers.
