N.Y. Rangers 4, Montreal 3

N.Y. Rangers won shootout 1-0

First Period_1, Montreal, Guhle 4 (Gurianov, Pitlick), 0:35. 2, N.Y. Rangers, Lafreniere 14 (Fox, Panarin), 3:16 (pp). 3, Montreal, Belzile 4 (Guhle, Wideman), 17:02.

Second Period_4, N.Y. Rangers, Trouba 6 (Kane, Panarin), 0:48. 5, Montreal, Anderson 19 (Tierney), 13:20 (sh). 6, N.Y. Rangers, Kane 17 (Trouba, Panarin), 14:31 (pp).

Third Period_None.

Overtime_None.

Shootout_N.Y. Rangers 1 (Kakko NG, Zibanejad G), Montreal 0 (Pitlick NG, Suzuki NG, Belzile NG).

Shots on Goal_N.Y. Rangers 9-14-9-3_35. Montreal 12-6-5-3_26.

Power-play opportunities_N.Y. Rangers 2 of 4; Montreal 0 of 3.

Goalies_N.Y. Rangers, Shesterkin 28-11-7 (26 shots-23 saves). Montreal, Montembeault 12-13-3 (35-30).

A_21,105 (21,288). T_2:36.

Referees_Marc Joannette, Frederick L'Ecuyer. Linesmen_Michel Cormier, Jonny Murray.