It was tough sledding once again Friday night for the Rangers, who were routed by the Flames, 5-1. The Blueshirts lost all three games in Western Canada and have to play again Saturday. Matthew Tkachuk had a hand in every Calgary goal with two goals and three assists for his first career five-point game. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 27 of 32 shots as the Blueshirts lost for the ninth time in the last 10 games. >> Box score
First period:
- 10:00 CGY Johnny Gaudreau; Assists: Matthew Tkachuk
- 11:10 NYR Neal Pionk; Assists: Ryan Strome
Second period:
- 2:56 CGY Matthew Tkachuk; Assists: Mark Giordano, Michael Frolik
- 4:06 CGY Garnet Hathaway; Assists: Matthew Tkachuk, Derek Ryan
Third period:
- 5:12 CGY Michael Frolik; Assists: Matthew Tkachuk
- 9:49 CGY Matthew Tkachuk; Assists: Mikael Backlund
Highlights
What's next:
The Rangers are right back at it Saturday night, finishing their four-game road trip against the Wild at 8 p.m.