Rangers end Red Wings streak in 3-2 win.

Artemi Panarin #10 of the New York Rangers (C) celebrates his second period goal against the Detroit Red Wings and is joined by Vincent Trocheck #16 (L) and Braden Schneider #4 (R) at Madison Square Garden on November 29, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

The New York Rangers got it done at home again to beat the Red Wings 3-2 on Wednesday night. Staying all over them allowed the home team at Madison Square Garden to strike late and lead the NHL with 33 points won. Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves, winning his sixth game in eight starts.

The Red Wings found themselves in a coincidental position after acquiring Patrick Kane from the Rangers. After three weeks and five teams to choose from, the three-time Stanley Cup champion picked to sign a one-year deal with Detroit. As the team played for the second time at MSG, they wanted most to be on the winning side.

The Rangers won 5-3 over three weeks ago, but Detroit sat with a three-game streak. Two came at Little Caesars Arena and one in Boston, gaining their second straight against the Bruins. In their short road trip to New York without Kane in the lineup, the Red Wings sought their fourth in a row.

New York wanted to avoid being a consecutive victim, taking advantage of an early power play in the opening period. Detroit killed off the penalty and faced challenges in their zone, and the Rangers took four scoring chances. Through five and a half minutes, New York outshot Detroit 6-2. The Rangers had the better control of the puck, but Detroit fought them for it at every opportunity.

The Red Wings gained two shots but suffered a hooking penalty, putting the Rangers back on the man advantage. New York was dangerous when the puck was close to Ville Husso, but the Red Wings netminder made the key saves. Detroit was 2 for 2 on penalty kills, and at the five-minute mark, got two minutes to challenge Shesterkin in the net for the Rangers. They looked for a clean shot by passing the puck around but never found one. There was little offensive push from the Red Wings through 20 minutes, but the game remained scoreless.

As the second period got running, so did the Red Wings. They were getting pucks to the Rangers net, with Daniel Sprong getting a solid scoring chance. The Rangers got things back in check and made good on a turnover. New York took off, getting down the center until a pass to Artemi Panarin went in ringing off a wrister into the back of the net. He took a penalty two minutes later, opening the door for Detroit to level the game.

The power play was slow to come together as the Rangers battled with them at the boards, and not one shot taken. With 20 seconds left, they got a play into motion with Mortiz Seider firing through traffic from the blue line to even the game for his third of the season. Robby Fabbri made it 2-1 just 23 seconds later for his fifth on the year, finding a window to get it in.

Lucas Raymond suffered an elbow to the back from Vincent Trocheck, staying down for a time until JT Compher was ready to fight it out with him. It earned the Red Wings a third-man advantage, hoping to widen the gap on their opponent. The Rangers squashed their chance to keep in reach with five minutes left in the game. It was a lively game coming together as the fights for control of the puck occurred all over. For the Red Wings, the score didn’t change in the remaining minutes, with the Rangers leading 22-17 on shots to the net.

Two minutes into the third period, both teams took penalties leading to the Rangers having a great chance. Trocheck had a wide-open net shot and missed the opportunity to make it two-all. Raymond almost sold a high stick penalty to New York, but video evidence showed that he lifted his opponent’s stick.

When the game smoothed out, the Rangers continued to look for ways to tie the game with Detroit. With 10:30 left in the game, they got a play going with Mika Zibanejad and his line being patient. He found K’Andre Miller open at the back and sent him a pass that one-timed through traffic and behind Husso for his third of the season.

At 6:30, the Red Wings were awarded their fourth power play of the night but almost saw a shorthand occur. Chris Kreider went in on Husso, missed, and ended up stuck inside the net. He got out to take another shot on the net but missed again. It took away time for Detroit to make a difference. Once the Rangers killed the penalty, they got into the offense with Jimmy Vesey creating opportunities.

He missed his first attempt but on a rebound, got the back of the blade of his stick on the puck to send it into the net. Video evidence by officials determined it was a good goal, giving Vesey his fifth. Sitting a goal down with two minutes left, the Red Wings got another power play to get an overtime situation in play.

Husso came off with 1:14 left in the game, but the two-man advantage didn’t pan out for them. Detroit couldn’t find an open shooting lane at the back and struggled to get a clean shot from anywhere else. With six seconds left, the Red Wings took a timeout for one last play, but the Rangers cleared out the puck, snapping their opponent’s three-game winning streak.

  

Red Wings fight back too late in loss to Rangers.

Will Cuylle #50 of the New York Rangers celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal in the second period against the Detroit Red Wings at Madison Square Garden on November 7, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)

Detroit fell flat for too long in a 5-3 defeat against the New York Rangers on Tuesday night. Two uneventful periods for the Red Wings allowed New York to score five straight at Madison Square Garden and avoid a resurgence. Jonathan Quick made 25 saves on the night, inching closer to becoming the most-winning American goaltender in the NHL.  

The Red Wings big victory at home against the Boston Bruins was a huge statement, handing them their first regulation loss. They came in for their first visit with the Rangers and goaltender Igor Shesterkin still out. It was up to Quick to use his experience against Detroit and their offense to start on time. The Rangers shootout loss to the Wild on Saturday on the road was a small step back, but hosting the Red Wings could bring a positive start to their three-game homestand.

The Rangers took control in the opening ninety seconds, taking three shots on goal. It was their last one that came off the faceoff, with a big shot from the blueline blocked by Ville Husso. Vincent Trochek came back on the glove side of the Red Wings netminder, firing on the open stick side for his second of the season. After four minutes, New York had seven shots on goal while Detroit waited to tally their first.

Detroit marked their first during the man advantage, but it was all that was produced as missed opportunities were apparent. They struggled to return to even strength as the Rangers pressured the defense in the Red Wings zone. Getting the game at Quick was a struggle as New York fought to gain more puck possession. They handed the Red Wings a second power play where Alex DeBrincat and captain Dylan Larkin challenged Quick.

He put a stop to it at the center, while the PK unit killed half the time. When it was all said and done, Detroit notched three more but was still outshot 12-4. After 20 minutes, they tallied five and were outplayed, outhit, and outdone at the faceoff. A third attempt to make the power play work didn’t pan out at the start of the second period as they tallied a shot on goal.

The Rangers pushed the envelope at Husso, who had a chance to increase their lead. Eight minutes into the period New York got their first man advantage, which resulted in a goal 11 seconds into it. Chris Kreider tipped in the puck off a monster shot through traffic from Erik Gustafsson at the blue line for his ninth. Detroit suffered another penalty and watched the Rangers take a 3-0 lead on Trocheck’s second of the night, firing a one-timer to the high slot.

New York continued to have successful offensive shifts with Alexis Lafreniere getting a play rolling. He ended it in the hands of Artemi Panarin, scoring his seventh of the year. The Rangers notched their fourth goal of the period, with Zac Jones eager to get a point or a goal for himself. His drive ended up tipped by Will Cuylle, getting his third, with six minutes left in the period. The Red Wings handed the Rangers another man advantage, hoping to avoid their opponent’s going 3 for 3.

They did prevent another goal while down a man, and more as the game returned to five on five. Detroit fought to kill time and before it was over, gained a fourth power play. Most rolled into the third, but they slipped up massively to allow the Rangers free movement and control. New York outshot them 13-7 and won 58 percent of faceoffs. It was a mountain for Detroit to climb back and very unlikely to close the gap.

Detroit opened with the remainder of their power play but nearly saw a short-hander for the Rangers succeed. Mika Zabinejad took off with the puck and made the pass down to Kreider, who was shut off by Husso on the stick side. It was another failed attempt for the Red Wings, who struggled to transition as the Rangers went heavy into the offensive zone. They got a couple of ringers off the post, missing by small margins.

The Red Wings made the best of their fifth power play, with J.T. Compher ringing the post before they got into a scuffle with New York in frustration. On the next play, Michael Rasmussen rang a puck off the pipe to see it go in and end the shutout for Quick. They marked another, with Klim Kostin backhanding one near the slot and keeping the celebrations short. Sitting three down with 11 minutes to go, Detroit kept their hopes high, intent on maintaining discipline and going for broke.

As time fell off the clock, the Red Wings defense strengthened, blocking plenty of scoring chances from the Rangers. Near the six-minute mark, Andrew Copp got Detroit within two, scoring his fifth. It was the third game this season that Detroit attempted a comeback from behind, with two wins in the books. Detroit coach Derek LaLonde pulled Husso out of the net, giving the team six attackers. They didn’t find clean shots to close the gap and suffered a tough outing in NYC.