CHICAGO — Filip Chytil scored twice, Jonny Brodzinski, Will Borgen, Reilly Smith and Vincent Trochek added objectives, and the New York Rangers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 Sunday.
The Rangers received for the second time in three video games and are 2-5 over their final seven video games. The Blackhawks misplaced for the sixth time in seven begins.
Brodzinski and Borgan scored within the remaining 5 minutes of the primary interval to provide the Rangers a 2-1 lead. Each pictures beat Chicago goaltender Arvid Soderblom (28 saves) from the excessive slot, Brodzinski’s was aided by Mika Zibanejad’s display screen.
Chytil made it 3-1 on a wrist shot 3:28 into the second, then added New York’s final aim on a double-deflection with 11:24 to play.
The Blackhawks took an early lead on Tyler Bertuzzi’s 14th aim of the season, arrange by Connor Bedard’s cross following a steal from Zibanejad, at 5:37. Chicago’s Wyatt Kaiser scored his first NHL aim late within the second interval.
Rangers goaltender Louis Domingue, referred to as up from Hartford on New 12 months’s Eve, stopped 25 pictures in his first begin of the season and first NHL win since Nov. 9, 2023.
Takeaways
Rangers: The win over the league’s worst workforce was well timed, as New York’s subsequent six video games are in opposition to groups .500 or higher.
Blackhawks: Chicago once more did not make the most of scoring first, falling to 11-12-2.
Key second
Zibanejad’s stretch cross to Reilly Smith halfway by way of the second interval caught the Chicago defensive pair of Seth Jones and Kaiser napping. Smith backhanded the puck between Soderblom’s legs for a 4-1 lead.
Key stat
The Rangers picked up their 245th win in 600 regular-season conferences with the Blackhawks, a collection relationship to 1926.
Up subsequent
The Rangers host Dallas on Tuesday evening. The Blackhawks host Colorado on Wednesday to conclude a three-game homestand.
By Tim Cronin
