NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The New York Rangers reached Tommy Salo for five goals on just 15 shots over the first two periods and snapped a three-game losing streak Tuesday night with a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.
Five different players scored against Salo, who was lifted after 40 minutes. Petr Nedved and Radek Dvorak tallied in the first period and Mark Messier, Mikael Samuelsson and Rem Murray added goals in the second.
Salo surrendered two goals between his pads and one over his shoulder. He appeared unsteady after taking a shot by Murray, a former Oiler, under his collarbone early in the second period.
Mike Richter made 39 saves to improve to 11-1-4 lifetime against the Oilers, who briefly acquired his rights in the offseason.
Edmonton had a chance to climb back into the game when Mike Comrie scored a power-play goal to make it 3-1 with 6:16 left in the second period.
But the Rangers answered with a pair in the final 3:11 of the period to put it out of reach. Samuelsson scored on a partial breakaway, sliding the puck between Salo's pads to make it 4-1. With just two seconds left in the period, Murray's slap shot from the top of the slot deflected in off Salo's left arm.
Jussi Markkanen stopped all eight shots he faced in the third period for the Oilers and Todd Marchant capped the scoring with 4:13 remaining.
