The Los Angeles Kings scored five times before midgame on Saturday in New York to ultimately win 5-1 against the Rangers.
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This is a ninth defeat in 12 games for New York, which continues to get bogged down.
Alex Turcotte, Warren Foegele, Quinton Byfield, Adrian Kempe and Phillip Danault were the scorers for the Kings, who have won seven of their last eight duels.
Filip Chytil provided Rangers’ meager response.
Igor Shesterkin gave up five goals on 21 shots before giving way to Jon Quick, who then made 13 saves. At the other end of the ice, Darcy Kuemper made 31 saves.
An exchange of “good wishes” at Madison Square Garden –
A third period of hell
The New Jersey Devils scored four times in the third period alone, Saturday in Newark, to finally dispose of the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 4 to 1.
This is a seventh defeat in eight games for Chicago, which is still awaiting the effect of Anders Sorensen, who replaced Luke Richardson behind the team’s bench on December 5.
Dawson Mercer, Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier and Timo Meier scored in the win, while Jesper Bratt added two assists.
Jason Dickinson scored the Hawks’ only goal.
Hughes makes the difference against the Hawks –
Kaprizov atteint les 20 butts
In Saint Paul, Russian forward Kirill Kaprizov scored twice as the Minnesota Wild easily defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1.
The Wild benefited from the returns of veterans Mats Zuccarello and Jonas Brodin. Zuccarello took the opportunity to collect an assist on the net scored by Marco Rossi. Matt Boldy also scored in the victory.
In front of the net, Marc-André Fleury stood out by making a sensational save against Travis Konecny in the first period. The Quebecer stopped 20 pucks throughout the game. Only Travis Sanheim beat him.
Fleury has good leftovers! –
At the other end of the ice, Samuel Ersson made 19 saves.
The Penguins have gained strength
In Ottawa, where the presence on the ice of former local favorite Erik Karlsson should attract spectator attention, the Penguins will want to capitalize on their momentum from Thursday.
The meeting will be presented from 7 p.m. on TVA Sports 2.
Sidney Crosby’s band crushed the Habs 9-2 at the Bell Center and another victory would bring them back to the threshold of respectability. However, their rivals of the day are having good times, having just surprised the Hurricanes in Carolina on Friday. The Senators are now above the .500 mark.
Linus Ullmark and Shane Pinto were the architects of their team’s last victory. The first stopped 32 shots, while the second recorded a double.
