The New York Rangers’ offense finally showed up in the third period Saturday night.
The Rangers had scored just one goal in their previous three games, but they used a fast finish to overcome a slow start and defeat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 at Bell Centre. Goals by J.T. Miller, Matthew Robertson and Artemi Panarin in a span of 5:17 early in the final period turned a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 lead, and Jonathan Quick made it stand up despite allowing a goal to ex-Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson.
“I thought it was a real gutsy effort by the guys,” coach Mike Sullivan said after the Rangers improved to 3-3-1 for the season and 7-0-2 in their last nine visits to Montreal.