Don’t look now, but the New York Rangers pulled to within six points of the Carolina Hurricanes for first place in the Metro thanks to a solid 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Things started off slowly for the Blueshirts on the road, but a second period penalty led to a Chris Kreider shorthanded goal and opened the floodgates.
“We played well. It was a first period where there wasn’t much going on,” Gerard Gallant said. “But Montreal came out there and had a really good period and they shut us down a lot and we couldn’t get going.