For a ninth straight season, the Carolina Hurricanes will be left out.
There again will be no Stanley Cup playoffs for the Canes, who have the longest playoff drought in the league. The Canes (35-33-11) were eliminated Saturday with a 2-1 loss to the New York Rangers at PNC Arena, ending the mathematical, if microscopic chance the Canes had of squeezing into a wild-card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
A few game details: defenseman Ryan Sproul and forward Kevin Hayes scored in the second period — Hayes shorthanded — and goalie Henrik Lundqvist beat the Canes again.