Falling behind 2-0 the Rangers came back in the second period on plays made by Kevin Hayes The first a nice feed from Hayes to Michael Grabner for his 26th goal of the season. The second after Michael Grabner made a nice defensive play Hayes fed J.T. Miller in front for the tying goal.
Chris Kreider gave the Rangers the lead in the third period with his 22nd goal of the season on a tip in in front off a Mats Zuccarello shot. J.T. Miller extended the Rangers lead 4-2 deflecting in a shot by Ryan McDonagh with 4 minutes remaining in the third Period. Nashville came within one goal scoring on the power play with 2 minutes to go but the Rangers were able to hold on and take their 4th straight win 4-3.
Henrik Lundqvist made 34 saves on the night backstopping the Rangers with a solid performance.
Chris Kreider's 22nd goal is a career high and he now has a 5 game point scoring streak.
The Rangers now lead the league in third period goals with 74 on the season.
The Rangers finish their four game home stand on Saturday Hosting the Colorado Avalance at 7:00 PM.
FINAL GAME STATS
NEW YORK RANGERS 4 NASHVILLE PREDATORS 3
POWER PLAY: NYR 0/1 NSH 2/3
SHOTS ON GOAL: NYR 30 NSH 37
GOALTENDERS:
Nashville - J. Saros (26 SV)
New York - H. Lundqvist (34 SV)
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS SCORE
16:39 Nashville Cody McLeod (4) ASST: P.K. Subban (12), Austin Watson (8) 1-0
2ND PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS SCORE
03:50 Nashville PPG - Calle Jarnkrok (10) ASST: Mike Fisher (19), P.K. Subban (13) 2-0
08:12 New York Michael Grabner (26) ASST: Kevin Hayes (24) 2-1
14:58 New York J.T. Miller (17) ASST: Kevin Hayes (25) 2-2
3RD PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS SCORE
05:36 New York Chris Kreider (22) ASST: Mats Zuccarello (30), Mika Zibanejad (14) 2-3
16:00 New York J.T. Miller (18) ASST: Ryan McDonagh (29), Kevin Hayes (26) 2-4
17:59 Nashville PPG - Roman Josi (6) ASST: Ryan Johansen (31), Ryan Ellis (13) 3-4
PENALTY SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS
No Penalties
2ND PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS
03:38 New York Ryan McDonagh - Slashing - 2 minutes
09:50 Nashville Roman Josi - Slashing - 2 minutes
17:09 New York Brady Skjei - Tripping - 2 minutes
3RD PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS
16:49 New York Brady Skjei - Interference - 2 minutes
RANGERS STARS OF THE GAME:
1. KEVIN HAYES
2. J.T. MILLER
3. MICHAEL GRABNER
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