Artemi Panarin had a goal and an assist, and Adam Fox had two assists for the Rangers (9-3-1), who have defeated the Red Wings three times this season by a combined score of 9-3.
Ville Husso, making his first start since Oct. 10, made 20 saves for Detroit (6-7-1), which lost 3-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.
“I don’t know if I’ve been in a more frustrating hockey game, and I’ve been coaching for 30 years,” Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde said. “We could be sitting here with an 8-1 win, and we lost 4-0.”
Chris Kreider gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead at 13:13 of the first period, scoring seven seconds into the game’s first power-play opportunity when he tipped Fox’s shot under Husso.
“I think they had us back on our heels a bit at the start of the game, but (Quick) kept us in it,” Kreider said.
Patrick Kane and Dylan Larkin each hit the post in the second period, but the Rangers broke the game open with two goals in 48 seconds.
Jimmy Vesey made it 2-0 at 16:52 with a one-timer in front off Sam Carrick’s pass from below the goal line, then Panarin increased the margin to 3-0 at 17:40, beating Husso with a snap shot from below the right circle.
“Throughout the season, you are going to have games like this,” Kane said. “We created a lot tonight. Obviously you have to find a way to produce and get the puck past the goalie, but we have to be happy with what we created.”