Lundqvist, Rangers rebound to conquer Flyers

One night after saying his team got outworked badly in a loss to the Buffalo Sabres, New York Rangers coach Alain Vigneault turned to goaltender Henrik Lundqvist and was rewarded with a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday.

Lundqvist, who allowed four goals on 19 shots in Tuesday loss in Madison Square Garden, turned aside 30-of-32 shots for his 17th win of the season.

Kevin Hayes scored two goals, Michael Grabner added two goals and an assist and Chris Kreider picked up another goal to give the Rangers their first win of 2017.

Elsewhere around the NHL, Max Pacioretty scored the game-winner on a breakaway 19 seconds into overtime, his second goal of the game, giving the Montreal Canadiens a 4-3 win against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center.

Nathan Beaulieu had a goal and two assists for the Canadiens, who also got a goal from Alexander Radulov. Shea Weber added two assists and Al Montoya made 39 saves.

Also, Patrik Laine took over as the NHL’s leading rookie goal-scorer, powering the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-1 conquest of the Florida Panthers.

Laine, the second overall pick in the 2016 draft, scored his 21st goal. The Jets also got goals from Shawn Matthias, Nikolaj Ehlers and Mark Scheifele.

Meanwhile, Mikael Backlund ran his goal-scoring streak to five straight games as the Calgary Flames beat the visiting Colorado Avalanche 4-1.

Alex Chiasson had a goal and an assist for the Flames, who converted three-of-seven power-play opportunities. Kris Versteeg and Johnny Gaudreau also scored, while Mark Giordano, Sean Monahan and T.J. Brodie chipped in with two assists each.