The New York Rangers defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 on Tuesday in Madison Square Garden, ending the Metropolitan rivals’ 11-game hitting streak.
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The “Canes” hadn’t tasted a loss since Dec. 6, to the Anaheim Ducks. Their last regulation loss came even further back on November 23, when the Arizona Coyotes caused an upset.
Young defender K’Andre Miller broke the deadlock in today’s duel. His spot kick got the better of Pyotr Kochetkov midway through the third period.
The “blue shirts” mostly won the special teams battle by two points in the standings. Jacob Trouba, Mika Zibanejad and Filip Chytil all scored on power plays, while the Hurricanes were held in check in all three of their assault situations.
Brent Burns, Martin Necas and Jalen Chatfield had given the visitors a 3-2 lead before the second break.
Artemi Panarin, however, scored his 11th goal of the season to tie the game.
Loaded up, the Rangers travel to the Bell Center on Thursday to try to inflict a seventh straight loss on the Montreal Canadiens.
The Hurricanes will host the Nashville Predators.
