’Hawks derail Rangers

Artem Anisimov scored three times in the third period against his former team, Nick Schmaltz had three assists and the Blackhawks cooled off the New York Rangers with a 6-3 victory last night in Chicago.

Alex DeBrincat, John Hayden and Jonathan Toews also scored for Chicago, which had dropped 3-of-4. Duncan Keith had two assists and Corey Crawford made 25 saves, helping the Blackhawks bounce back from an ugly 7-5 loss to New Jersey on Sunday.

New York had won six in a row, the longest win streak in the NHL this season, and it carried a 1-0 lead into the final minute of the second period. But the Blackhawks grabbed control with four goals in 6 minutes, 6 seconds, capped by Anisimov’s power-play slam through Henrik Lundqvist’s legs at 5:14 of the third.

Red Wings 8, Flames 2 — Anthony Mantha and Andreas Athanasiou each scored twice as host Detroit routed Calgary.

Gustav Nyquist, Dylan Larkin, Justin Abdelkader and Luke Glendening also scored for the Red Wings, who raced out to a 4-1 lead in the first period.

Micheal Ferland and Johnny Gaudreau had the goals for the Flames in the opener of a six-game road trip.

Athanasiou opened the scoring when his crosscrease pass was deflected by Flames defenseman T.J. Brodie through the legs of Calgary goalie Eddie Lack just 5:35 into the game.

Elsewhere in the NHL — Toronto forward Auston Matthews practiced for the first time since sustaining an upper-body injury eight days ago, and could be back in the lineup when the Maple Leafs host the New Jersey Devils tonight. . . .

Buffalo Sabres defenseman Marco Scandella was fined $5,000 by the NHL for a two-handed slash on Pittsburgh Penguins forward Patric Hornqvist during Tuesday night’s game.