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Rangers Advance with 3-1 Win Over Canadiens; Mats Zuccarello Nets 2 Goals

The New York Rangers earned a trip to the 2017 Eastern Conference semifinals with a 3-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 6 of their Stanley Cup playoff series on Saturday.

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April 22, 2017 at 7:53:32 PM PDT

After Alexei Emelin got the scoring started by putting Montreal up 1-0 six minutes, 19 seconds into the first period, the Rangers took over on the strength of goalie Henrik Lundqvist and Mats Zuccarello's two goals in the second period.