Henrik Lundqvist made 31 saves in his second shutout of the season, and the Rangers beat the Nashville Predators, 3-0, on Monday night for their ninth straight victory at home.
Rick Nash, Derek Stepan and Kevin Hayes scored for the Rangers, who won for the ninth time in 10 games over all and improved to 16-3-2. The Rangers’ 34 points tied the team with Dallas and Montreal for most in the N.H.L.
The shutout was the 57th in regular-season play for Lundqvist and his second against Nashville.
Pekka Rinne made 19 saves for the Predators, who fell to 11-6-3 with their third straight shutout loss.