SCOREBOARD
Tuesday, Feb. 5
Carolina at Nashville (8 p.m. EST). The Predators are 6-2-1-1 in their last 10.
STAR
Sunday
-Chris Drury, Rangers, had the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, and New York beat Montreal 5-3.
UNANSWERED
The New York Rangers rallied with five straight goals to beat Montreal 5-3 on Sunday. Down 3-0 early in the second, the Rangers scored three times to close out the period, before adding two more in the third.
STREAKING
The New York Rangers have won three straight after a 5-3 win over Montreal on Sunday. … Montreal’s Andrei Markov has a point in six consecutive games after scoring a power-play goal in a 5-3 loss to the Rangers.
SHOWDOWN
Montreal has won eight of 11 and hosts first-place Ottawa on Tuesday night. The Canadiens trail the Senators by three points in the Northeast Division.
SPEAKING
m, this is it, but every time we go to the rink moving forward it’s going to check our character and we have to make sure that we use this as a reference point. It’s our job to make sure this is a turning point in our season. It’s that simple.” – Rangers coach Tom Renney after his team rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat Montreal 5-3 on Sunday.