New York Rangers stumble again in 6-3 defeat to the Ducks (Highlights)

#NYR lose to the Ducks. The road trip wraps up Thursday night in San Jose. pic.twitter.com/HMWMOXjug3

— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) January 24, 2018

The New York Rangers invaded Anaheim losing the first two games of a four-game road trip and although they were facing a team just as desperate in the Ducks, they couldn’t help but put up another stinker in a 6-3 loss.

• New York Rangers 3
• NYR Goals: Rick Nash (14)-PPG, Rick Nash (15), Michael Grabner (21)-SHG
• Anaheim Ducks 6
• ANA Goals: J.T. Brown (2), Cory Perry (8)-PPG, Andrew Cogliano (6), Adam Henrique (12)-SHG, Rickard Rakell (18)-PPG, Ryan Getzlaf (6)
• Final, Boxscore
• Venue: Honda Center, Anaheim, Ca.

The New York Rangers came into Anaheim looking for a much-needed road win. The teams combined for three power-play goals and two shorthanded goals but the Rangers found themselves on the wrong side of a 6-3 loss to the Anaheim Ducks. It was their third loss in a row on this four-game road trip.

The Rangers kept the same lines as Tuesday night, with the exception of Peter Holland and David Desharnais switching lines. Holland began the game as the center of the third line and Desharnais the centered the fourth line.

#NYR  warmups:
Nash – Zibanejad – Buchnevich Vesey –. Miller – Zuccarello
Grabner – Holland – Fast
Carey – Desharnais – Lettieri

McDonagh – Holden
Skjei – Staal
Smith – DeAngelo

Lundqvist@MattCalamia

— RangerProud (@RangerProud) January 24, 2018

As has been the case this season, the Ducks scored the first goal of the game by J.T. Brown. It only took Anaheim 3:25 to take the 1-0 lead.

Rick Nash scored the equalizer on the power play to tie the game at 1-1 with 8:51 to go in the first period.

Cory Perry scored his eighth of the year on the power play, a goal Henrik Lundqvist probably believe he should have had. The Ducks had the lead again 2-1.

Rick Nash scored his second of the game at 15:14 of the period to tie the game at 2-2. It was Nash’s 15th goal of the season.

Andrew Cogliano answered one minute seven seconds later to give the Ducks a 3-2 lead and the night was over for Henrik Lundqvist. He only made three saves on seven shots. Ondrej Pavelec came into relief Lundqvist.

Adam Henrique ended the four-goal period for Anaheim as he scored a short-handed goal with 1:22 left in the period.

The period ended 4-2 as the Rangers outshot the Ducks 18-8.

Michael Grabner brought the Rangers to within one goal as he scored a shorthanded breakaway goal, his 21st of the year.

With Grabner’s shorthanded goal this is the first Rangers game where both teams have each scored a power-play goal and a shorthanded goal since Feb.7, 2007 vs. the Philadelphia Flyers.

Just looked it up: this is the first #NYR game where both teams have each scored a PPG & SHG since 2/17/07 vs Philadelphia Flyers https://t.co/Cg2RDAUfYi https://t.co/qjUZ4Vxeb1

— HockeyStatMiner (@HockeyStatMiner) January 24, 2018

The Rangers have led after two periods on the road once in the last nine games and that was the Winter Classic game.

after 40 minutes, Rangers have only led once in their last 9 road games; and that "road" game was the Winter Classic

— HockeyStatMiner (@HockeyStatMiner) January 24, 2018

The second period ended with the Rangers trailing 4-3. The Rangers and ducks had 14 shots on goal in the second period.

The Rangers began the third period shorthanded as they were killing off the final seconds of a penalty call made late in the second period on Brendan Smith. Jesper Fast then took an interference penalty to put the team down two men. the Ducks Rickard Rakell proceeded to score his 18th of the year just 30 seconds into the third period to give the Kings a 5-3 lead.

The Rangers could not score in the third period and with the goalies pulled Ryan Getzlaf scored an empty net goal to give the Ducks a 6-3 win.

J.T. Miller was benched for the entire second and third period.

The Rangers head to San Jose to take on the Sharks on Thursday night, 10:30 p.m. ET.