National Hockey League
Arizona 5, NY Rangers 0
When: 4:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 6, 2019
Where: Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona
Referees: Wes McCauley, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Greg Devorski
Attendance: 12396

Conor Garland scored twice, and Alex Galchenyuk had a goal and two assists as the Arizona Coyotes snapped a three-game losing streak with a resounding 5-0 victory against the New York Rangers on Sunday afternoon in Glendale, Ariz.

Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves in posting his first shutout of the season. His best stop came on a Chris Kreider breakaway midway through the second period.

Clayton Keller and Mario Kempe also scored for the Coyotes. Arizona's Rick Tocchet got his 100th career NHL coaching victory.

Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist was pulled at 16:38 of the second period after allowing five goals on 32 shots. It was the second consecutive start that Lundqvist has not finished.

The Rangers lost their third in a row, all by five-goal margins. They lost 7-2 at home Wednesday to Pittsburgh before opening a three-game trip Friday with a 6-1 defeat at Colorado.

Garland opened the scoring with a power-play goal at 7:19 of the first period, tipping a shot from the point by Oliver Ekman-Larsson past Lundqvist.

Kempe made it 2-0 just two minutes later as the Coyotes forced a turnover in the Rangers' zone, and a shot from Lawson Crouse deflected off a defenseman's skate and right to Kempe in the high slot. Kempe put a one-timer into the upper left corner of the net. That gave Arizona its first multi-goal lead since Dec. 22.

The Coyotes poured it on in the second period, scoring three more times to end Lundqvist's afternoon.

Garland scored his second at 6:34. The Coyotes entered the zone on a three-on-two break, and Nick Cousins took a shot from the top of the faceoff circles that deflected off Garland, who was skating toward the front of the net, and past Lundqvist.

The Coyotes scored twice more in a 1:26 span late in the second.

Keller, Arizona's All-Star Game representative, tallied at 15:12. He skated the puck behind the left side of the net, spun when he reached the right faceoff circle and snapped a shot between the goalie's pads.

Galchenyuk made it 5-0 at 16:38, backhanding a rebound into the net after Lundqvist failed to control a shot from the point.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
NY Rangers   Arizona
N/A Points Alex Galchenyuk 3
N/A Goals Conor Garland 2
N/A Assists Alex Galchenyuk 2
N/A Power Play Goals Conor Garland 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Alexandar Georgiev 1.000 Save Percentage Darcy Kuemper 1.000
Henrik Lundqvist 27 Saves Darcy Kuemper 23
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
NY Rangers 23 0 0-1 2-3 11 20
Arizona 40 5 1-3 1-1 7 26
Upcoming Games
  • Arizona will play their next game on the road against Vancouver. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .417 after a loss.
  • NY Rangers will play their next game on the road against Vegas. The Rangers have a W/L % of .389 after a win and .435 after a loss.