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.