Newcomers Ryane Clowe, Derick Brassard and John Moore lift New York Rangers to 6-1 rout of Penguins

New York: Ryane Clowe, Derick Brassard and John Moore injected instant offense just hours after being acquired by the Rangers as New York scored a season-high three power-play goals in a dominant 6-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday.

Clowe came to New York on Tuesday night in a trade with San Jose, and Brassard was part of the package New York received on Wednesday in the deal that sent star forward Marian Gaborik to Columbus right before the NHL trade deadline.

Clowe scored two goals — after netting none for the Sharks in 28 games this season — and added an assist, and Brassard had a goal and three assists for the Rangers, who scored three times in the first period and never looked back. Brian Boyle and defenceman Ryan McDonagh added goals, and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 26 shots in the Rangers’ highest-scoring game of the season.

Philadelphia’s Wayne Simmonds and Erik Gustafsson scored late in the third period as the Flyers beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-3 for their third straight win as it makes a push for a playoff spot.

Jakub Voracek scored an empty-netter with 39 seconds left.

Sean Couturier and Simon Gagne also scored for the Flyers. Alexei Emelin, Brandon Prust and David Desharnais scored for Montreal.

At Anaheim, California, captain Ryan Getzlaf had a goal and two assists, and Teemu Selanne scored his 673rd career goal as the Ducks downed the Dallas Stars 5-2.

Viktor Fasth made 23 saves and Radek Dvorak scored his first goal for Anaheim in the second of three straight meetings in five days between the Pacific Division-leading Ducks and the last-place Stars, who lost 4-0 in Dallas on Monday.

Lane MacDermid scored his first NHL goal in his Dallas debut.

In other games, Dan Boyle scored on a spectacular end-to-end rush with a two-man advantage to help the San Jose Sharks down the Minnesota Wild 4-2, while the Edmonton Oilers won their fifth straight game with a 8-2 thrashing of the Calgary Flames.