In what was their last game at Madison Square Garden before heading out to Canada for a four-game road trip, the New York Rangers relied on their special teams to claim a big divisional win.
It wasn’t a dominant showing by the Blueshirts by any means, who were outshot 42-24 by the Canes, but they were clinical when they had to be while Henrik Lundqvist stopped 39 shots.
However, it was Carolina who landed the first blow of the night as Lucas Wallmark punished a Brady Skjei turnover to get the road team on the board first.