Jimmy Vesey broke a tie with 4:15 left and the New York Rangers rallied at home to beat the Detroit Red Wings, 3-2, Wednesday night.
K’Andre Miller had a goal and an assist, Artemi Panarin also scored and Alexis Lafrenière had two assists for the Rangers, who scored twice in the third period to avoid losing consecutive games for the first time this season. Igor Shesterkin finished with 26 saves.
Robby Fabbri had a goal and an assist, Moritz Seider also scored and Andrew Copp had two assists for Detroit, which had won three straight. Ville Husso, making his second start in 18 days, stopped 38 shots.
Miller tied it at 9:14 of the third, one-timing a pass from Mika Zibanejad. Vesey then put the Rangers ahead off a rebound.
Patrick Kane skated with the Red Wings in the morning, one day after signing a one-year contract about six months following hip resurfacing surgery. He was cleared for contact two months ago and said he could be ready to play next week.
CANADIENS 4, BLUE JACKETS 2 >> Joel Armia scored with 2:57 left and Montreal beat Columbus for its third road victory in four games.
Alex Newhook, Cole Caufield and Gustav Lindström also scored and Sam Montembeault stopped 26 shots for Montreal. The Canadiens were 3-2 on a five-game trip.