The New York Rangers didn’t lack for effort against the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night. What they did lack was the goal they needed to tie the game in the final minutes of regulation. Instead, Cutter Gauthier’s second of the night into an empty net sealed a 5-3 victory – their fourth straight win and the Rangers’ sixth loss in seven games.
New York trailed 4-2 before Vladislav Gavrikov scored a power-play goal at 7:11 of the third period to make it a one-goal game. The Rangers pushed for the tying goal and has two overlapping power-play opportunities in the final six minutes, including 22 seconds of a 5-on-3 advantage.