Overview
- New York erased a 3-2 deficit as Taylor Raddysh scored twice, ending a goal drought dating to Oct. 30 and providing the equalizer at 8:10 of the third.
- Alexis Lafrenière deflected an Artemi Panarin shot for his 100th NHL goal to put the Rangers ahead for good.
- Vincent Trocheck added two late goals and Panarin hit the empty net as New York closed out its highest-scoring period of the season.
- Washington had been 16-0-0 when leading after two periods and had controlled play early, yet the loss extends its skid to three in a row and six of seven with a trip to New Jersey next.
- The Rangers delivered despite absences of Adam Fox, captain J.T. Miller and assistant David Quinn during a seven-games-in-11-days stretch that produced their fifth third-period comeback.