Rangers rally late, beat Islanders 6-5 on Klein’s goal

New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider (20) leaps into the air as he celebrates his goal with center Derek Stepan (21) and defenseman Marc Staal (18) as New York Islanders right wing Cal Clutterbuck (15) skates away in the second period of an NHL hockey game at Nassau Coliseum on Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek) New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider (20) leaps into the air as he celebrates his goal with center Derek Stepan (21) and defenseman Marc Staal (18) as New York Islanders right wing Cal Clutterbuck (15) skates away in the second period of an NHL hockey game at Nassau Coliseum on Monday, Feb. 16, 2015, in Uniondale, N.Y. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

By Associated Press February 16, 2015 4 min read

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) – Kevin Klein scored with 4:32 left, and the New York Rangers overcame a pair of two-goal deficits and netted three third-period goals to stun the New York Islanders 6-5 on Monday night.

After falling behind 11 seconds in, the Rangers completed their game-long, uphill fight and beat the Islanders for the first time in four tries this season. They trail the Metropolitan Division-leading Islanders by two points and have two games in hand.

Defenseman Ryan McDonagh had the first two-goal game of his career, and Chris Kreider, Derek Stepan and Martin St. Louis also scored for the Rangers, who completed a 4-0 road trip.

Stepan and St. Louis scored 1:37 apart in the third to tie it. Cam Talbot made 38 saves and improved to 5-1-1 while filling in for injured goalie Henrik Lundqvist.

The Islanders appeared headed for their fifth straight win, but they couldn’t hold a 3-1 lead in the second period or a 5-3 edge in the third.