New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe was suspended for eight games by NHL’s Department of Player Safety on Sunday for boarding and elbowing Dallas

New York’s Igor Shesterkin stopped 41 shots, the Stars went 0-for-7 on power play opportunities, and the struggling Rangers beat Dallas 3-1 on Friday night to end a three-game losing streak.

New York Rangers defenseman Matt Rempe was suspended for eight games on Sunday after a hit on a Dallas Stars player on Friday night.

Dallas had a number of golden opportunities gifted to it by a sloppy New York club, but couldn’t cash in on any of them in a loss

“Seventeen minutes on the PK, pretty gritty,” said Vincent Trocheck, who gave the Rangers a 2-1 lead with a bullet shot from the top of the zone toward the end of the first period. “PK came up big tonight. We can get a lot of momentum from our penalty kill when it’s playing like it was tonight. We need to continue to do that.”

Igor Shesterkin stopped 41 shots, including 23 on seven successful penalty kills, and the struggling New York Rangers beat the Dallas Stars 3-1 to end a three-game losing streak.

The New York Rangers begin a stretch of three games in four days before the holiday break with the road trip finale against Dallas on Friday night (8:00 PM ET - TV: MSG Network - Radio: ESPN 880 AM).

New York Rangers second-year player Matt Rempe was hit with his second significant suspension for elbowing the Dallas Stars' Miro Heiskanen.

According to Sportsnet Stats, Rempe's eight-game ban is tied for the longest on-ice suspension issued by the NHL in the last six seasons, matching Nazem Kadri's for an illegal check to the head of an opponent in May 2021.

New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe was suspended for eight games by NHL’s Department of Player Safety on Sunday for boarding and elbowing Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen on Friday night.

Rangers forward Matt Rempe was suspended Sunday for eight games for a hit on Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen "that violated multiple NHL rules."