Rangers takeaways from Sunday’s 4-1 win over Kings, including Jonathan…

The Rangers were looking for a bounce-back Sunday night in the wake of their first back-to-back losses of the season and got it in a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in a meeting of two of the NHL’s best teams at Madison Square Garden.

Goalie Jonathan Quick, facing the team he won two Stanley Cups with for the first time since he was traded last season, made 26 saves for the Rangers. Mika Zibanejad, Jimmy Vesey and Jonny Brodzinski scored for the Blueshirts, who were wearing their third jerseys for the first time this season.

Both the Rangers and Kings were playing the second of back-to-back games and both were coming off losses. With the quick — no pun intended — turnaround, there was no time to wallow for the Rangers, who were facing what could have devolved into their first extended stretch of less-than-terrific play the entire season.

Their coach, Peter Laviolette, said before the game that he was looking to see how they responded to consecutive losses. He had to be pleased, even if the Rangers started sluggishly, at least on offense.

Takeaways

– The 37-year-old Quick played for Los Angeles from 2007-23 and is the team’s all-time leader in wins (370) and shutouts (57). He’s been terrific for the Rangers as Igor Shesterkin’s backup, notching an 8-0-1 record, including Sunday night’s win. Quick entered Sunday with a 2.34 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage. Quick made several sparkling saves in the third period, including a glove save on Jordan Spence, who had an open look coming down the right side. A few moments later, Quick stopped Pierre-Luc Dubois with…