Rangers edge past Canucks

Henrik Lundqvist stopped 25 shots to lead the surging New York Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday night in New York.

Filip Chytil and Brett Howden scored to help Lundqvist get his 437th career win, tying Jacque Plante for seventh place on the NHL’s all-time list. The Rangers improved to 6-0-1 in the last seven.

Lundqvist made two big saves on Vancouver’s rookie sensation Elias Pettersson in the closing seconds to preserve the win.

Nikolay Goldobin scored and Jacob Markstrom made 25 saves for the Canucks, who snapped a six-game point streak.

HURRICANES 3, BLACKHAWKS 2, OT: Sebastian Aho scored 1:16 into overtime and Carolina beat Chicago, spoiling Cam Ward’s return to Raleigh. Teuvo Teravainen and Micheal Ferland scored power-play goals 66 seconds apart late in the second period for Carolina, which has earned points in three straight and beat Chicago for the second time in four nights. Ward stopped 37 shots in his return to PNC Arena, Jonathan Toews scored a deflected goal and Alex DeBrincat added a goal, but the Blackhawks lost their eighth straight. KINGS’ CAMPBELL OUT WITH KNEE INJURY: Los Angeles Kings goalie Jack Campbell will be out for at least a month after surgery to repair a meniscus tear in his knee. The 26-year-old former first-round draft pick was 5-7-0 with a 2.33 goalsagainst average and a .923 save percentage. BLUES’ OPILKA RETIRES AT AGE 21: St. Louis Blues goaltender Luke Opilka announced his retirement after two surgeries in two years to address hip dysplasia. The 21-year-old Opilka was drafted by the Blues in the fifth round (146th overall) in 2015.