Strome, Panarin Lead Rangers To Win Over Blackhawks
Adam Fox added a goal and an assist and Alexandar Georgiev made 25 saves for New York, which has won 10 of its last 11.
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Adam Fox added a goal and an assist and Alexandar Georgiev made 25 saves for New York, which has won 10 of its last 11.
Shesterkin had 19 saves before leaving at 5:08 of the third period after appearing to suffer a right leg injury stretching out face-down in the crease.
New York has won six in a row at home.
General manager Lou Lamoriello said forward Casey Cizikas became the latest player to test positive. The Islanders would have had as many as eight players unavailable.
Artemi Panarin scored the first of New York's three third-period goals with 8:25 left and the Rangers beat the Boston Bruins 5-2 on Friday afternoon.
Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves as the Rangers won for the sixth time in seven games. Ryan Reaves added two assists.
Defenseman Ryan Lindgren barely beat the third-period buzzer to lift the Rangers to a 5-4 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday night and extend their home winning streak to five games.
The Rangers came in with four straight victories, and had earned points in eight of their last nine, but were unable to generate much of an attack until the third period.
The victory was the 200th all-time by the Rangers over the Canadiens in regular-season play.
Ten Senators players are currently in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol.
Kaapo Kaako had a goal and an assist, and Adam Fox and Alexis Lafreniere also scored to help the Rangers win their third straight and beat the Devils for the seventh straight time.
Jacob Trouba had a goal and an assist, while Ryan Strome and Adam Fox each had two assists to help the Rangers win their second straight.
Chris Kreider and Adam Fox each had a goal in the first period before K'Andre Miller and Ryan Strome scored 30 seconds apart in the second as New York built a 4-0 lead after two.
Johnny Gaudreau had two goals and an assist, Jacob Markstrom made 22 saves for his league-best fourth shutout of the season and Calgary extended their point streak to 10 games with a 6-0 win over the Rangers.
Edmonton set a franchise record when Leon Draisaitl scored the overtime winner in a 6-5 comeback win over the Rangers on Friday night.
