The Detroit Red Wings opened their weekend back-to-back with a 4-0 loss to the New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.
The Rangers scored three at even-strength and once on the power play to record their second consecutive shutout. It was Detroit’s first scoreless outing since falling to the Calgary Flames, 3-0, on March 12.
Wings netminder Thomas Greiss made 33 saves in the loss for Detroit, which dropped to 29-36-10 on the season.
NEXT UP: The Red Wings will host the Florida Panthers for Green Night at Little Caesars Arena on Easter Sunday. Puck drop is set for 1 p.m., and will be broadcasted exclusively on ESPN.
SCORING SUMMARY
New York 1, Detroit 0 (13:34, 1st period)
Mika Zibanejad’s one-timer from the left faceoff circle found the back of the net during a two-man advantage.
New York 2, Detroit 0 (3:46, 2nd period)
Frank Vatrano’s shot from the slot beat Greiss for his 100th career goal.
New York 3, Detroit 0 (4:37, 3rd period)
Alexis Lafrenière extended the Rangers’ lead when he zipped the puck past Greiss from the right faceoff circle.
New York 4, Detroit 0 (14:17, 3rd period)
Lafrenière’s backhander, and second goal of the afternoon, capped Saturday’s scoring.
QUOTABLE
Jeff Blashill on Greiss’ showing versus the Rangers
“Greiss gave us a chance, for sure. He was really good. I thought he’s played real solid hockey in the last bit.”
Dylan Larkin on why the Wings fell short on Saturday
“We didn’t get off to a good start. We didn’t really create enough. We tried to play defense and chip pucks in. They just kept coming at us. We had to get on the offense more and we didn’t tonight.”