Music: {allcanada} Rangers score twice shorthanded, blank Oilers

Sunday, March 30, 2014

{allcanada} Rangers score twice shorthanded, blank Oilers

EDMONTON -- Rick Nash and Mats Zuccarello each scored two goals and Derek Stepan added three assists for the New York Rangers in a 5-0 win against the Edmonton Oilers at Rexall Place on Sunday night.

Derick Brassard also scored for the Rangers and rookie goaltender Cam Talbot made 26 saves for his third shutout of the season.

Goalie Ben Scrivens stopped 27 shots for the Oilers, (26-40-9) have lost four of their past five.

Sunday marked the ninth time Edmonton has been shut out this season and the fifth time at home. The Oilers will finish with at least 40 losses for the fourth consecutive season.

The Rangers (41-30-4) scored two shorthanded goals in the victory, which gave them six wins in their past seven games. The win tied a franchise record for road wins with 24.

Zuccarello scored at 16:30 of the first period to give the Rangers the lead, tipping an Anton Stralman point shot over Scrivens. The goal was reviewed, but it was determined Zuccarello's stick was below the height of the crossbar when making contact with the puck.

The Rangers took control of the game with three goals in the second period.

Brassard increased the Rangers' lead at 4:38 after his centering attempt bounced off the stick of Oilers defenseman Martin Marincin and past Scrivens.

Nash put the Rangers up 3-0 at 9:07 benefiting from another fortunate bounce. The Rangers forward had his centering attempt from behind the net bounce in off Scriven's pad and into the net.

Nash scored his second of the game at 13:26, on a shorthanded 2-on-1 rush. Nash broke out with Stepan, took a pass and fired a shot past Scrivens.

Zuccarello scored his second goal of the night at 3:39 of the third period, also shorthanded. Zuccarello was left alone in front of the net and converted a Stepan feed, firing a shot over the shoulder of Scrivens.

The Oilers have given up a League-high 13 shorthanded goals this season.

Later in the third, Nash came close to scoring his third goal of the night, but was denied on a good glove save by Scrivens.

The Rangers continue their four-game road trip Tuesday against the Vancouver Canucks; the Oilers begin a three-game road trip Tuesday against the San Jose Sharks.

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