Tarasenko's goal lifts Rangers on eve of Kane's debut in N.Y.
Patrick Kane has an NBA star wearing his new jersey, his new teammates buzzing over his upcoming debut and a Stanley Cup to chase in New York.
The Rangers gave Kane a winning welcome in the warm-up to his anticipated arrival.
Vladimir Tarasenko scored the winner 2:32 into overtime, and had assists on goals by Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider to lead the New York Rangers past the Flyers, 3-2, on Wednesday night at Philadelphia.
“Just shows that guys are here to win,” Tarasenko said.
The Rangers won their final game before Kane, acquired Tuesday in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks, makes his debut for the team tonight at Madison Square Garden.
DEVILS 7, AVALANCHE 5 » Dawson Mercer stayed hot with a goal and three assists, Tomas Tatar had a goal and two assists, and New Jersey won at Colorado.
Nico Hischier and Miles Wood each had a goal and an assist, and Nathan Bastian, Ondrej Palat and Dougie Hamilton also scored for the Devils. Vitek Vanecek had 14 saves before being replaced early in the third period after giving up five goals. Akira Schmid came on and stopped all 12 shots he faced.
OILERS 5, MAPLE LEAFS 2 » Connor McDavid had two goals and an assist, and Edmonton beat visiting Toronto.
Zach Hyman and Klim Kostin each had a goal and an assist, and Kailer Yamamoto also scored as Edmonton won its third in five games.
STARS 4, COYOTES 2 » Defenseman Miro Heiskanen ended a 19-game goal drought by scoring the winning goal early in the third period and Tyler Seguin had two goals and an assist as Dallas rallied from a twogoal first-period deficit at home to beat Arizona. Flurry of trades
After a furious rush to beat the clock in 2022, NHL general managers are acting early and often to jockey for the top players available or stockpile future assets in advance of the trade deadline this year.
Following nearly a dozen trades getting done Tuesday, more than a handful more with playoff implications were completed Wednesday. Defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado filled a void, while Metropolitan division-leading Carolina made another low-risk move in bracing for a tough road through the loaded Eastern Conference. Pittsburgh refused to stand pat, and Ottawa won the Jakob Chychrun sweepstakes, by landing a player who has been on the block for more than a year.
The reigning champion Avalanche acquired center Lars Eller from the Washington Capitals for a 2025 second-round pick. Eller scored two of the biggest goals on Washington's 2018 title run, including the game-winner in the clinching game of the final, and can win faceoffs and kill penalties and fill a void down the middle.
After buying low on underachieving winger Jesse Puljujarvi, the Hurricanes made another under-the-radar pickup by getting defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere from Arizona for a 2026 third-round pick.
RED WINGS SIGN LARKIN TO $69.6M DEAL » Detroit signed center Dylan Larkin to an eight-year, $69.6 million contract extension.