Chris Kreider's hat trick powers Rangers to 7-3 win over Coyotes

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Chris Kreider had a hat trick to set his career-high with 29 goals, tying for the NHL lead, and the New York Rangers scored six unanswered to beat the Arizona Coyotes 7-3 on Saturday night for their eighth win in 11 games.

Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba scored twice as New York improved to 12-3-2 at home and recovered from an early 3-1 deficit after being outshot 16-4 in the first period by the last-place Coyotes. On Friday night, the first-place Rangers lost 6-3 at division-rival Carolina and returned to New York in the wee hours of the morning.

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"A wild 48 hours for us. It took a little bit to get our legs and our momentum going,″ Trouba said. "Good composure between periods. We stuck with it. It’s good to be able to do that."

Igor Shesterkin made 25 saves for his sixth straight win and 10th victory in 11 games, improving to 19-4-2 this season.

Kreider scored short-handed at 11:30 of the second period to cut the deficit to 3-2 before Julien Gauthier tied it at 15:22 with his third goal of the season and first since Dec. 14.

"The short-handed goal was huge for us,″ Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said. "It was definitely a momentum change for sure."

Artemi Panarin put the Rangers ahead on the power play with his 11th goal at 16:33 of the second before Kreider scored again at 18:42 of the middle period to match his previous career high of 28 goals, which he had accomplished twice.

The 30-year-old forward completed his fifth career hat trick on the power play at 10:06 of the third period. Kreider has 14 power-play goals and eagerly credited his teammates for his scoring prowess, which has him on