Rangers end West Coast road trip with 6-1 sinking of Sharks

SAN JOSE, Calif.

(AP) Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox each scored two goals, Jonathan Quick had 21 saves, and the New York Rangers beat the San Jose Sharks 6-1 on Saturday.Jonny Brodzinski and Vincent Trocheck also scored for New York.Cam Lund scored a power play goal for San Jose for his first career point, and Sharks goalie Alexandar Georgiev had 27 saves.Panarin, who scored his team-leading 32nd and 33rd goals, got New York started scoring twice in less than two minutes in a first period in which the Rangers out-shot San Jose 14-5.

His first goal broke a scoreless tie at 12:04 of the first and then next at 13:58 made it 2-0.TakeawaysRangers: New York solidified its position in the wild card playoff race.

The Rangers had lost eight of their previous 11 games (3-6-2) going into Saturday.Sharks: Were seeking what would have been their first three-game winning streak since early December.Key momentFoxs goal at 4:48 of the second period made it a 3-0 game and gave New York some breathing room a day after the Rangers blew a two-goal lead in the third period of Fridays 5-4 overtime loss to Anaheim.Key statThe Rangers won 67.9 percent of the faceoffs in Saturdays game.

New York ranked third in the NHL in faceoff win percentage (53 percent) going into Saturday, and San Jose ranked No.

25 (48.2 percent)Up nextThe Rangers play host to Minnesota on Wednesday, and the Sharks play the Kings in Los Angeles on Sunday..

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