But the Rangers could not overcome two goals by Ilya Kovalchuk, who leads the league with 35.
His goal came with three seconds left in the second period, the last of the game, as the Rangers overcame a two-goal deficit with four unanswered tallies.
Pain and fatigue became two opponents the Rangers could not overcome.
The Rangers overcame penalty-killing problems to avert a third straight exhibition loss.
Thirty-eight seconds later, the Jets scored again, taking a 4-1 lead that the Rangers could not overcome.
Wetteland, on the other hand, has helped the Rangers overcome a low-scoring lineup that has been riddled by injuries.
In the second round, despite losing 1-3 away to Górnik Zabrze, confidence was still high that the Rangers could overcome them at Ibrox.
The Rangers overcame an early deficit and saw Gretzky almost take over the game.
The Rangers overcame third-period deficits, not once but twice, in each game before losing.
His fourth goal of the series, and sixth of the playoffs, allowed the Rangers to temporarily overcome a 3-2 deficit.