Kaapo Kaako scored a power-play goal with 24 seconds left, and the New York Rangers stopped a five-game slide by topping the Montreal Canadiens 4-3.

Kaapo Kakko scored the tiebreaking goal during a four-minute power play with 23 seconds left as the New York Rangers ended their first five-game losing streak in over three years with a 4-3 victory over the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Saturday afternoon.

Will Cuylle sets up Kaapo Kakko's winner in the waning seconds of the third period for the Rangers.

The Rangers were eager to turn the page after Friday’s disheartening loss to the Flyers in Philadelphia. They were desperate to end their five-game losing streak and a Saturday afternoon matchup against the last-place team in the Eastern Conference on Saturday in Madison Square Garden seemed like their best chance to do that.

There is still fight in New York. It’s been a whirlwind of a week for the Rangers, who had descended into a state of unrest amid a five-game losing streak that set off a siren throughout the organization.

The New York Rangers ended their five-game losing streak when Kaapo Kakko scored a power-play goal with 24 seconds remaining […]