The Carolina Hurricanes’ road woes from the first round carried over into the second round Sunday afternoon in Madison Square Garden, as the Canes fell 3-1 to the Rangers as New York cut a 2-0 series deficit to 2-1.
Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider put goals past Antti Raanta to give New York an advantage in the game, with Tyler Motte adding an empty netter to ice the game. Nino Niederreiter scored the lone goal for the visitors, a soft backhanded effort that somehow made its way past Igor Shesterkin.
Special teams were once again a costly endeavor for the Hurricanes Sunday, as New York went 1 for 2 on the power play while the Hurricanes went 0 for 3, another game in which Carolina’s man advantage just couldn’t get a single things going.