The closer we get to the end of the season, the more meaningful these games get. Especially when it comes to divisional match-ups and that’s what we had here tonight. A battle between the top two teams in the Metro, the Rangers took on the Carolina Hurricanes in the second half of a back-to-back in what became a gutsy effort from the Blueshirts that left fans on the edge of their seats for the entire sixty minutes.
1st Period:
For the past two games, it was the Rangers getting an early power play chance. This time around, it would flip as Jimmy Vesey tripped Jesper Fast off a face-off to give the Hurricanes a power play less than one minute into the game.