ANAHEIM, Calif. _ Two minutes away from closing out what would have been a fabulous West Coast road trip, the bubble burst for the Rangers.
Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm scored a power-play goal with 1:46 remaining in regulation to force overtime, and Jacob Silfverberg netted the winner in the fourth round of the shootout to hand the Rangers a crushing 4-3 loss that ended their four-game swing through Las Vegas and California on a down note.
"We had an opportunity to end this on a really positive note, and we ended it on a disappointing note," Rangers coach David Quinn said after his team completed a 2-1-1 trip. "We wanted six points. We really did. We wanted six points. And I guess, taking five isn't a bad trip."
