Jonathan Quick recorded his 61st career shutout, and Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist as the New York Rangers topped the host Detroit Red Wings 4-0 on Saturday night.
Panarin, who had a hat trick in the Rangers’ visit to Detroit last month, has 41 points in 25 career games against the Red Wings. Jimmy Vesey scored his first goal of the season. Chris Kreider and Reilly Smith also scored and Adam Fox had two assists in the win.
Quick made 37 saves in his third start this season as the Rangers completed a three-game sweep of the season series versus Detroit. The Rangers were coming off a 6-1 home loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday.
Red Wings goaltender Ville Husso, who was making his first appearance since opening night, made 20 saves. Husso was recalled from the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins on Friday.
Detroit was playing the second half of a back-to-back set. It lost 3-1 at Toronto on Friday.
The Red Wings entered the contest 31st in penalty killing and that unit gave up the first goal. With Simon Edvinsson in the penalty box for tripping, Fox took a slap shot from the right point that Kreider deflected past Husso. Panarin was credited with the second assist.
Detroit had a 19-8 advantage in shots on goal in the second period, yet the Rangers stretched their lead to 3-0.
Early in the period, Detroit’s Patrick Kane had a shot clang off the post. With about 14 minutes left in the period, Quick made a save against Vladimir Tarasenko from point-blank range.
During the Red Wings’ first power play, Dylan Larkin hit the post with a shot from the right side.
The Rangers capitalized on two of their chances in the period. Vesey beat Husso on the glove side off a behind-the-net feed from Sam Carrick with 3:08 left in the period. Zac Jones also picked up an assist.
Panarin scored his 10th goal of the season 48 seconds later from the right side off another behind-the-net feed, this one from Mika Zibanejad. Alexis Lafreniere had the second assist.
Smith added an empty-netter at 16:17 of the third.
