Forward Christopher Higgins reached a contract agreement Monday with the New York Rangers. It wasn't disclosed how much the Rangers will pay the restricted free agent or how long the contract is for. The Rangers picked up Higgins, Ryan McDonagh and Pavel Valentenko from the Montreal Canadiens June 30.

The Montreal Canadiens got Scott Gomez and two other players from the New York Rangers Tuesday for Christopher Higgins and three defensemen.

Chris Drury put the New York Rangers in front for good midway through the second period Thursday in a 4-2 win over the New York Islanders. Drury and Nikolai Zherdev both had a goal and an assist, helping the Rangers win their second in a row after a four-game losing streak.

Ryan Callahan, Nikolai Zherdev, Petr Prucha and Scott Gomez scored first-period goals Saturday night and the New York Rangers went on to beat Colorado 6-1. Callahan scored his 14th goal this season just 28 seconds into the game and Zherdev scored about 40 seconds later.

Scott Gomez needed just 18 seconds of overtime to produce the winning goal Wednesday, giving the New York Rangers a 3-2 victory over Atlanta. Gomez stormed up the center of the ice with Markus Naslund on his left.