Quick makes 31 saves to lift Rangers past Ducks

Quick makes 31 saves to lift Rangers past Ducks

Panarin extends point streak to 8 games for New York; Dostal stops 30 of 32 for Anaheim

Ducks at Rangers | Recap

Jonathan Quick made 31 saves, and the New York Rangers defeated the Anaheim Ducks 2-1 at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday.

Ryan Lindgren and Will Cuylle scored for the Rangers (6-1-1), who lost 3-1 to the Florida Panthers on Thursday after scoring at least four goals in their first six games.

Olen Zellweger scored for the Ducks (3-3-1), who have lost three of four. Lukas Dostal made 30 saves.

Lindgren put New York ahead 1-0 at 4:13 of the third period on a one-timer from the slot off Artemi Panarin’s pass from behind the net. It was his first goal this season after missing the first five games with an upper-body injury.

Panarin extended his season-opening point streak to eight games (six goals, nine assists).

Cuylle then had two goals reviewed within 3:11. He appeared to extend the lead at 8:42 but was ruled offside after a Ducks challenge. Cuylle then had a shot from Kaapo Kakko go in off his skate at 11:53, making it 2-0 after it was determined there was no kicking motion.

Zellweger cut it to 2-1 at 12:38, redirecting a pass from Leo Carlsson past Quick.

Cam Fowler came close to tying it on a wraparound at 16:35, but Quick beat him to the right post and made a pad save.

Filip Chytil could have given the Rangers a lead on a breakaway at 3:59 of the second period, taking a stretch pass from Adam Fox for a wrist shot from the slot that Dostal turned away with his blocker.

Mason McTavish then nearly put Anaheim in front on a power play at 15:18 of the second with a one-timer set up by a backhand pass from Troy Terry, but Quick stretched for a glove save.