Rangers rally past Ducks in 3rd

NEW YORK — Kevin Hayes scored on a shorthanded breakaway with 40 seconds remaining and the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-1 Tuesday night.

Vladislav Namestnikov had a goal and two assists, and Filip Chytil added an empty-netter in the Rangers’ three-goal third period. Alexandar Georgiev, called up on Sunday after a stint in the minors, stopped 14 shots to help New York win for the second time in eight games (2-3-3).

Pontus Aberg scored on a deflection in the second period for the Ducks, who had won nine of their previous 10 games. Chad Johnson, claimed off waivers from St. Louis on Dec. 11, finished with 21 saves in his Anaheim debut.

With Chytil in the penalty box for interference on Johnson, Hayes skated up the left side, cut in and fired a shot that the goalie got a piece of, but the puck got through and across the goal line for his ninth. It gave Hayes four goals and 10 points in his last five games.

Chytil then came out of the box and scored into an empty net with 19 seconds remaining to seal the win.

Trailing 1-0 after two periods, the Rangers came out aggressive in the third period and outshot the Ducks 14-1 over the final 20 minutes.

The Rangers finished 0 for 3 on the power play, and the Ducks were 0 for 5.

MAPLE LEAFS 7, DEVILS 2: John Tavares, Auston Matthews and Patrick Marleau scored in the opening 13:38 for Toronto.

Nazem Kadri matched his career high with three assists and red-hot Mitch Marner and Morgan Rielly added second-period goals as Toronto embarrassed New Jersey for the second time this season and won for the seventh time in 11 games (7-2-2). Tyler Ennis scored two late goals to finish the scoring.

Frederik Andersen made 27 saves in winning for the second time in his last five starts (2-2-1).

Sami Vatanen and Nico Hischier scored for the struggling Devils, who are 3-6-6 in their last 15 games. Keith Kinkaid gave up five goals on 21 shots before being lifted with New Jersey down 5-1 after 40 minutes.