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Associated Press
For the Sabers, it is a 14e back-to-back setback, which matches their team record, set midway through the 2014-2015 season.
For their part, the Rangers registered a fourth victory in their last six meetings (4-1-1) and beat the Sabers for the 10e times in 13 attempts.
Kaapo Kakko also scored a brace for the Rangers. Defenseman Adam Fox scored the other goal in addition to recording two assists. Artemi Panarin had three assists and Ryan Strome two.
On his second straight start, Keith Kinkaid blocked 16 pucks and increased his record to 3-1-1 this season.
Rasmus Asplund, Dylan Cozens and Jeff Skinner hit the Sabers’ goals, which have gone 0-12-2 since the start of their streak.
Carter Hutton started the game in front of the Sabers’ net and had time to make two saves before leaving the game after 2:51 of play when forward Julien Gauthier slipped and injured Hutton after being pushed by defender Rasmus Ristolainen.
Recalled from the reserve team earlier in the day, Dustin Tokarski took over and completed his night of work with 33 saves.
The Sabers were down 1-3 after two periods when Cozens beat Kinkaid at 1:09 of the third period.
Skinner tied the score at 4:22 on a breakaway, but it took only 85 seconds for Rangers to regain a one-goal lead, when Kreider mid-hit the return of a Strome shot.
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