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NHL: New York Rangers 5, Minnesota 2

ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Artem Anisimov, Michael Del Zotto and Alexander Frolov all scored second-period goals Saturday in the New York Rangers' 5-2 win over Minnesota.

Brandon Dubinsky collected his 12th goal of the season on a breakaway in the final frame to back Martin Biron, who made 26 saves as the Rangers won for the fourth time in six games.

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Ruslan Fedotenko added a goal and Marian Gaborik notched an assist in his first game at the Xcel Energy Center since leaving the Wild as a free agent following the 2008-09 season.

Minnesota got goals from Matt Cullen and Martin Havlat and Niklas Backstrom allowed all five New York goals on 30 shots in the defeat, which snapped a three-game Wild win streak.

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