Highlights of the Rangers’ 3-2 overtime road win over the Hurricanes on Thursday night:
1. Artemi Panarin
The Rangers’ leading scorer this season won the game with a goal 1:47 into overtime.
It was the biggest goal of the season for a man who scored 49 goals and scored 120 points during the regular season.
Beyond the hurricane. Jason Suzens/New York Post
2. Alexis Lafreniere
The winger scored at 6:25 of the third period to give the Rangers a 2-1 lead. He got a great feed from Panarin and beat Carolina goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov for his third goal in the past two games.
3. Chris Kreider
The Rangers’ all-time leading scorer in the playoffs scored a short-handed goal at the 8:30 mark of the second period, tying the game at 1-1 and taking away momentum from the Hurricanes, who had previously dominated the game. .
Key moments:
Artemi Panarin’s overtime winner.
Panarin redirected Vincent Trocheck’s pass from the right faceoff circle and scored.
quote of the day
“It’s often discouraging when that happens late in a game, but I really liked the way that game went. From the first period, I thought our team was getting better as the game went on.”
— Rangers coach Peter Laviolette tied the game in the final seconds with the Canes and sent it to overtime.
