Cutter Gauthier nets pair as Ducks top Rangers to extend win streak

Cutter Gauthier scored a pair of goals on his 22nd birthday as the Anaheim Ducks extended their winning streak to four games by rallying for a 5-3 victory over the visiting New York Rangers on Monday.

Jeffrey Viel, Alex Killorn and Mason McTavish also scored goals, while Lukas Dostal made 19 saves as the Ducks have rebounded from a nine-game losing streak with their second longest winning streak of the season.

Artemi Panarin, Matthew Robertson and Vladislav Gavrikov each scored goals for the Rangers, who lost for the sixth time in their past seven games (1-5-1) and fell to 2-7-2 since Dec. 27. Spencer Martin made 21 saves for New York.

The Rangers had the upper hand early when Robertson scored four minutes into the game on a blast from the slot and through the legs of Dostal. The Ducks got even at 11:31 of the first period on the second goal in two games from McTavish.

New York regained its lead at 4:03 of the second period when Panarin extended his points streak to 10 games with a power-play goal from just inside the right circle.

The Ducks pulled even at 2-2 at 8:29 of the middle period when Viel scored his first of the season in his second game for Anaheim. Viel was acquired in a trade with the Boston Bruins on Friday.

Killorn put the Ducks in front for the first time 3-2 at 18:02 of the second period on a power-play goal while appearing in his 999th career game.

Gauthier gave the Ducks a 4-3 lead 1:01 into the third period. Gavrikov got the goal back on the power play for the Rangers to pull within a score at 7:11 of the third period off an assist from Panarin, who has a team-best 56 points. Gauthier delivered his Ducks-leading 22nd of the season into an empty net.

New York was unable to score on a two-man advantage for 22 seconds with just over four minutes remaining and a power play that expired with just over two minutes left.