Nash fires New York Rangers to third straight win

Left winger Rick Nash scored his league-leading 32nd goal as the New York Rangers earned their third straight win, topping the Boston Bruins at Madison Square Garden.

Nash opened the scoring, then centers Derick Brassard and Derek Stepan tallied during the second period to erase a 2-1 deficit.

Rangers goaltender Cam Talbot, who received the start in place of injured Henrik Lundqvist, made 18 saves.

Left winger Milan Lucic and center Patrice Bergeron scored for the Bruins. Goaltender Tuukka Rask stopped 22 shots in the loss.

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The Pittsburgh Penguins, looking to get their momentum back after losing six of their last eight games, took a step in the right direction at the expense of the short-staffed Edmonton Oilers.

The Penguins scored twice in the second period and then calmly closed out a shutout victory to steady their ship and improve to 29-14-8.