Rangers beat struggling Canadiens to pick up fourth straight win

Chris Kreider scored his team-leading 12th goal of the season as the New York Rangers defeated the visiting Montreal Canadiens 3-2 Tuesday night for their fourth consecutive victory.

Kaapo Kakko and Julien Gauthier also scored for the Rangers. Goaltender Igor Shesterkin, who had to leave Saturday's victory against Columbus in the third period after taking a knee to the head and was checked for a concussion, returned to t