Rangers Beat Ducks, 3-2, With OT Power-Play Goal

NEW YORK (AP) — Mats Zuccarello scored a power-play goal at 2:37 of overtime and the slumping New York Rangers beat the Anaheim Ducks, 3-2, Tuesday night for their fourth win in 15 games.

Derrick Brassard had two goals and an assist as the Rangers snapped a three-game losing streak. Henrik Lundqvist made 17 saves.

Corey Perry and Rickard Rakell scored for the Ducks, who lost their second in as many nights and for the fourth time in five games. John Gibson stopped 19 shots.

The Rangers got the power play when defenseman Cam Fowler was called for holding New York defenseman Ryan McDonagh as he broke into the offensive zone.

Dan Boyle made a cross-ice pass to Zuccarello in the right circle for a shot that beat Gibson for his 15th goal of the season.

The Rangers were within 2:54 of winning the game in regulation when Rakell tied the score with a shot from the left circle that appeared to deflect off McDonagh's stick.

Until that point, it appeared Brassard's second goal of the game earlier in the period was going to be the winner.

Zuccarello set it up by stealing a pass by Jiri Sekac deep in the Ducks' zone and finding Brassard alone in front for his 13th goal.

A little less than 2 minutes later, Lundqvist made his best save, going side-to-side in the net to make a sprawling stop of a shot by Rakell from the left circle. However, the forward got even late with his seventh goal.

Both teams came into the game struggling and it showed. There were only 23 shots in the first two periods, which ended tied 1-all. Both goals seemed to come out of nowhere.

Perry got his 11th of the season, collecting a loose puck between the circles in front of Lundqvist, turning and firing a shot into the upper corner.

Brassard scored his 12th on his own. He stole a pass by Ducks defenseman Josh Manson in front of the Anaheim net and beat Gibson with a shot to the lower corner.

Ryan Getzlaf nearly gave the Ducks the lead at 8:40 of the middle period when Lundqvist came way out of his net to poke a loose puck to the right corner. Getzlaf retrieved it but his shot at the empty net clanged off the left post.

The game was Carl Hagelin's first against the Rangers since being traded to Anaheim in the offseason. He played his first four seasons in New York. He was introduced to the crowd during the first period and got a warm ovation.

NOTES: There were two fights. Patrick Maroon of the Ducks and Tanner Glass of the Rangers in the first, and Ryan Kesler of the Ducks and J.T. Miller of the Rangers in the second. ... Anaheim forward Andrew Cogliano (655) and New York defenseman Keith Yandle (505) have the two longest active consecutive games streaks. ... Anaheim forward Chris Stewart and defenseman Korbinian Holzer were healthy scratches. ... The only other time the teams meet in the regular season will be March 16 in California.

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