{"id":143562,"date":"2026-01-21T20:30:31","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/143562\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T20:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T20:30:31","slug":"rangers-fall-5-3-to-ducks-for-sixth-loss-in-seven-games-takeaways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/143562\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers fall 5-3 to Ducks for sixth loss in seven games: Takeaways"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The New York Rangers didn\u2019t 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\u2019s second of the night into an empty net sealed a 5-3 victory for the Ducks \u2013 their fourth straight win, and the Rangers\u2019 sixth loss in seven games.<\/p>\n

New York trailed 4-2 before Vladislav Gavrikov<\/a> 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 had two overlapping power-play opportunities in the final six minutes, including 22 seconds of a 5-on-3 advantage. They had Anaheim goaltender Lukas Dostal flopping around his crease like a seal at times, but couldn\u2019t get the tying goal.<\/p>\n

The Rangers pulled goalie Spencer Martin<\/a> with 1:20 left and nearly tied it on a tip-in try by J.T Miller<\/a>, but Dostal stopped that and Gauthier sealed it with 36 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n

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It was a disappointing way to start their three-game California trip. The Rangers dropped to 1-5-1 in their past seven games; they ended a five-game slide on Saturday with a 6-3 road win against the Philadelphia Flyers<\/a>. They\u2019re now 1-1-0 since general manager Chris Drury\u2019s letter to fans<\/a> on Friday basically writing off this season and explaining that some veterans could soon find themselves playing elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Three of those veterans accounted for most of the offense. Team scoring leader Artemi Panarin<\/a> scored a power-play goal and had an assist; Miller and Vincent Trocheck<\/a> each contributed two assists. Martin, making his second straight start, finished with 21 saves. Expect Jonathan Quick<\/a> to be in goal against his old team, when the Rangers play the second of back-to-back games against the Kings in Los Angeles on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The Rangers came out strong, pressuring the Ducks in their own zone and grabbing the lead four minutes into the game as the result of an excellent forecheck.<\/p>\n

Miller and Mika Zibanejad <\/a>worked to get the puck back to the left point for rookie defenseman Matthew Robertson,<\/a> whose long slap shot slipped between Dostal\u2019s body and arm to put the Rangers up 1-0. It was Robertson\u2019s third goal, and second against the Ducks.<\/p>\n

But Robertson was accidentally involved in the Ducks\u2019 tying goal at 11:31. Pavel Mintyukov was falling to his knees when he swiped the puck across the slot. It deflected off Robertson and caromed right to Mason McTavish, who zipped it into the net before Martin could move.<\/p>\n

The 1-1 tie lasted through the end of a low-event opening period, one that saw the Rangers outshoot the Ducks 6-5 and get the only three high-danger scoring chances, according to Natural Stat Trick.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Blueshirts got the game\u2019s first power play when rookie Beckett Sennecke was called for high-sticking at 2:31 of the second period and grabbed the lead again when Panarin rocketed a one-timer past Dostal from the right circle at 4:03. But Jeffrey Viel, a forward acquired by the Ducks from the Boston Bruins on Friday, tied the game at 8:29.<\/p>\n

Martin stopped a shot by Ryan Poehling after the Rangers failed on multiple clearing attempts. But he was out of position when the rebound came to Viel, who was all alone and quickly snapped it into the net for his first point in 12 games this season \u2014 and his first NHL goal since March 22, 2022.<\/p>\n

Anaheim took its first lead at 18:02 by scoring on its second power play. With Will Cuylle<\/a> off for high-sticking, Braden Schneider<\/a> didn\u2019t get much on his attempted clear from behind the net, and the puck slid to former Rangers captain Jacob Trouba at the right point. Martin stopped Trouba\u2019s slap shot, but the puck leaked through his pads and Alex Killorn shoveled it into the wide-open net to put the Ducks up 3-2.<\/p>\n

The Ducks made it 4-2 at 1:01 of the third period, when the Rangers again failed to clear their zone and Drew Helleson found Gauthier alone in the slot for a quick shot past Martin.<\/p>\n

Gavrikov\u2019s goal got the visitors close, but Dostal held them off until Gauthier celebrated his 22nd birthday with his second goal of the game and 22nd of the season.<\/p>\n

Key takeaways after Rangers lose 5-3 to Ducks<\/p>\n

Panarin, Zibanejad still streaking<\/p>\n

Panarin\u2019s goal extended his points streak to 10 games. He also had the primary helper on Gavrikov\u2019s goal, giving him a 10-game assist streak.<\/p>\n

The Rangers already told<\/a> the 34-year-old impending UFA that they won\u2019t offer him another contract and are willing to work with him on a trade. \u00a0He continues to put up points while not letting any uncertainty about where he might wind up bother his on-ice play.<\/p>\n

The Breadman isn\u2019t the only Rangers star with a lengthy point streak. Zibanejad\u2019s first-period assist extended his points streak to nine games.<\/p>\n

Each has 18 points during his streak: Panarin has five goals and 13 assists; Zibanejad has nine of each.<\/p>\n

Rangers get out-goaltended<\/p>\n

With Igor Shesterkin<\/a> still out with a lower-body injury and a struggling Quick set to play against his former team, Martin got the call again \u2013 and showed why he\u2019s a career journeyman.<\/p>\n

Anaheim\u2019s second and third goals came after Martin stopped shots but could not control the rebound. Viel, who was a spare part in Boston better known as a fighter, was more than happy to cash in Poehling\u2019s rebound to tie the game, and Killorn had a wide-open net after Trouba\u2019s unscreened slapper got through Martin\u2019s pads.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not like Quick has been very good; he\u2019s 3-10-2 and hasn\u2019t won since Nov. 7. And Martin did make a few good stops among his 21 saves. But the sooner the Rangers get Shesterkin back in the net and can return Martin to Hartford, the better.<\/p>\n

Rangers pay for careless play<\/p>\n

Getting the puck out of your own zone is Hockey 101. Good teams get over their blue line and onto the attack.<\/p>\n

But the Rangers, playing in front of the organization\u2019s No. 4 goaltender, handled the puck like a hot potato for much of the night, committing turnover after turnover and giving Anaheim the hockey equivalent of a \u201cshort field\u201d in football. <\/p>\n

Most notable on this night was Schneider, who was \u201ccredited\u201d with four turnovers<\/a> \u2013 including the one that resulted in Killorn\u2019s goal. But he was far from the only culprit.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s tough when you turn the puck over the way we turned it over,\u201d an unhappy coach Mike Sullivan said. \u201cAnd when you\u2019re careless with the puck, and you give them those kinds of opportunities, they\u2019re going to end up in your net.\u201d<\/p>\n

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