RANGERS FIND WAY

PITTSBURGH» Ondrej Pavelec stopped 41 shots while filling in for late scratch Henrik Lundqvist to help the Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the Penguins on Tuesday.

Boo Nieves, Jesper Fast, Mats Zuccarello and Pavel Buchnevich scored in support of Pavelec, who drew the spot start because Lundqvist had the flu. Buchnevich provided the game-winner when his centering pass deflected off Pittsburgh’s Kris Letang and by Tristan Jarry 11:12 into the third period.

Phil Kessel picked up his teamhigh 13th goal for the Penguins. Conor Sheary added his ninth and Patric Hornqvist his 11th.

The Rangers are worth an NHL-high $1.5 billion as team values continue to rise, according to the latest estimate by Forbes.

TUESDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

Stefan Noesen, Taylor Hall and Jesper Bratt each had a goal and an assist, and Cory Schneider stopped 41 shots to lift the Devils over the Blue Jackets 4-1. … Yanni Gourde scored two of Tampa Bay’s three goals late in the second period and the Lightning beat the Islanders 6-2. … Justin Abdelkader and Gustav Nyquist scored in a dominant first period for Detroit, and the Red Wings snapped a sevengame slide with a 5-1 victory over the Jets. … Brayden Schenn scored three goals as the Blues ended a three-game winless streak with a 4-3 victory over the Canadiens. … Pontus Aberg tallied one goal on two shots as the Predators jumped to a five-goal lead through two periods, and beat the Stars 5-2.