Rangers 2, Predators 0: Cam Talbot turned aside 17 shots to secure his second shutout in his sixth career start and defenseman Ryan McDonagh scored in the second period as New York skated to its sixth straight road victory.

Derek Stepan also tallied to snap a seven-game goalless drought and Mats Zuccarello notched a pair of assists for the Rangers, who have won three straight and six of eight (6-1-1) in Nashville.

After stopping all 22 shots he faced in a 1-0 win versus Montreal last Saturday, Talbot preserved the shutout with a little help from the post. Predators captain Shea Weber struck the iron on two occasions in the final three minutes of the contest.

New York opened the scoring 13:13 into the second period as defenseman Dan Girardi unleashed a low shot from just inside the blue line that caromed off the stick of McDonagh in the slot and between the pads of Marek Mazanec. Stepan provided insurance 7:45 into the third as he stripped Viktor Stalberg of the puck at center ice before converting Zuccarello's cross-slot feed for his his fifth goal.

Mazanec finished with 32 saves for the Predators, who saw their three-game winning streak come to an end.

GAME NOTEBOOK: New York last won six consecutive road games from Jan. 19-March 2, 2006. ... Nashville RW Patric Hornqvist suffered an upper-body injury during the first period and did not return. ... Predators D Kevin Klein blasted Rangers C Brian Boyle into the end boards during the second period, causing RW Derek Dorsett to take up for his teammate and engage in a spirited fight.