For the seventh straight time to start this postseason, the Carolina Hurricanes won on home ice Thursday night in PNC Arena.
The Canes beat the Rangers 3-1, dominating most of the game to grab a hold of a 3-2 series lead before things shift back to Madison Square Garden for game six.
It was a great night for slump busting for the Hurricanes, as Vincent Trocheck, Martin Necas, Andrei Svechnikov, Tony DeAngelo and the Carolina power play all picked up their first points of the series in the win.
Trocheck scored the opener in the first period to give the Canes the lead, with Teuvo Teravainen scoring on the power play in the second period.