Recap: Hurricanes fall to Rangers, drop third straight game

Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty ImagesThe losing streak for the Carolina Hurricanes grew to three games Friday night, as the New York Rangers held off a Canes’ comeback effort in Madison Square Garden to win 5-3.

The Hurricanes cut a 4-1 New York lead to 4-3 early in the third period, but couldn’t finish off the effort as Ryan Strome put the game away with the Rangers’ fifth goal with a little over six minutes left to play.

Lucas Wallmark led the way for the Hurricanes, finishing the night with a goal and an assist to extend his career-high point streak to five games. Brett Pesce made it 4-2 late in the second period, while Sebastian Aho added his 22nd goal of the year early in the third.

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