The Rangers tied the game late in the third but ended up losing to Detroit in a shootout Thursday night, 3-2. The Blueshirts have lost six straight games, with four of those coming in either overtime or a shootout. Henrik Lundqvist, who made 43 saves, became the third goaltender in NHL history to appear in at least 850 games with one franchise. Pavel Buchnevich scored both of the Rangers' goals. Kevin Shattenkirk was a healthy scratch. >> Box score

First period:

8:43 NYR Pavel Buchnevich; Assists: Brett Howden, Brendan Lemieux

Second period:

5:46 DET Tyler Bertuzzi; Assists: Madison Bowey, Andreas Athanasiou

Third period:

6:15 DET Andreas Athanasiou; Assists: Danny DeKeyser
14:29 NYR Pavel Buchnevich; Brendan Lemieux, Tony DeAngelo

Shootout:

DET Frans Nielsen - SAVED
NYR Mika Zibanejad - SAVED
DET Andreas Athanasiou - GOAL
NYR Tony DeAngelo - MISS
DET Tyler Bertuzzi - SAVED
NYR Pavel Buchnevich - MISS

Highlights

What's next:

The Rangers return home to host the rival Devils Saturday night at 7 p.m.

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