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New York Rangers coach Peter Laviolette is concerned.
He wasn't alarmed when the Rangers suffered their first loss of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs in Game 4 against the Carolina Hurricanes. He disliked the result, but liked the way they played -- with the understanding that three straight wins against the Canes to start the series meant the Rangers had some breathing room.
But Laviolette saw the Rangers "off their mark" in Game 5, a 4-1 defeat at Madison Square Garden that narrowed their series lead to 3-2 and set up Game 6 back in Raleigh on Thursday night.