NEW YORK — Mats Zuccarello scored two goals in an 11:05 span in the second period to lead the New York Rangers to a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference quarter-finals Saturday.
New York won the best-of-seven series 4-2. The Rangers will meet the winner of the Boston-Ottawa series. The Senators lead that series 3-2 with Game 6 set for Sunday at TD Garden.
Derek Stepan added an empty-netter with 17.8 seconds left. Henrik Lundqvist made 27 saves.
Alexei Emelin scored Montreal’s lone goal. Carey Price made 20 saves.