Kaapo Kaako scored a power-play goal with 24 seconds left, and the New York Rangers stopped a five-game slide by topping the Montreal Canadiens 4-3.

NEW YORK -- Kaapo Kakko scored a power-play goal with 24 seconds remaining, and the New York Rangers ended a five-game losing streak by defeating the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

It’s been a whirlwind of a week for the Rangers, who had descended into a state of unrest amid a five-game losing streak that set off a siren throughout the organization.

It wasn’t pretty, but the Rangers found a way to pull out a gutsy 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday afternoon, snapping a five-game losing streak. The Rangers’ performance against the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday was dreadful.