Overview
- Artemi Panarin produced a goal and two assists, ending a six-game drought and helping New York pull away in the third period.
- Jonathan Quick stopped 31 shots, including a frantic sequence after a turnover to Patrick Kane, to preserve the lead.
- Rookie Noah Laba scored the go-ahead goal at 4:52 of the second period in his Michigan homecoming.
- Will Cuylle opened the scoring on a power play 17 seconds into the opportunity, snapping the Rangers’ 0-for-12 skid.
- Alexis Lafreniere added an insurance goal 58 seconds after Panarin and reached 200 career points, while Patrick Kane returned from a nine-game absence and rookie Jaroslav Chmelar debuted with a late fight.