Artemi Panarin, J.T. Miller, K’Andre Miller and Brett Berard scored and Jonathan Quick made 35 saves as the New York Rangers defeated the Nashville Predators 4-0 on Sunday night. Mika Zibanejad added two assists as the Rangers won for the sixth time in nine games.

NEW YORK - There are very few teams around the NHL who have fallen out of the playoff race at this stage, so when the Rangers run into one of them, they can't afford to let the opportunity slip away.

Behind a two-point night from Miller and a strong showing from his line, the Rangers trounced the Predators, 4-0, Sunday night at Madison Square Garden to pull within two points of the second wild card as part of a three-way tie with the Bruins and Senators.

The New York Rangers begin a back-to-back set, with a matchup against the Nashville Predators on Sunday night (7:00 PM ET - TV: MSG 2 - Radio: ESPN 1050 AM). Sunday's contest is Pride Night, presented by Delta Air Lines at MSG.

Nashville, in games against the Islanders and Rangers on Saturday and Sunday, picked up two losses in New York this weekend by a combined 11-4 score. The Predators' woeful road record dropped to 6-20-4 this season, and Sunday's shutout was the team's ninth shutout this season.

Artemi Panarin, J.T. Miller and K’Andre Miller and Brett Berard scored goals and goaltender Jonathan Quick, playing in his 800th game, made 34 saves (to earn his third shutout of the season and 63rd of his career) as the Rangers (30-26-4, 64 points) pulled within two points of the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Jonathan Quick made 35 saves, as the Rangers defeated the Nashville Predators 4-0 on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden.

NEW YORK (AP) — Artemi Panarin, J.T. Miller, K’Andre Miller and Brett Berard scored and Jonathan Quick made 35 saves as the New York Rangers defeated the Nashville Predators 4-0 on Sunday night.

The Nashville Predators' weekend in New York City did ... The Rangers led 1-0 after one period following Artemi Panarin's breakaway goal at 8:32 of the first, then added two more early in the ...