Hurricanes’ Evgeny Kuznetsov has become Rangers’ new thorn
Highlights and highlights from Monday night’s Game 5 loss by the Rangers to the Hurricanes. 1. Evgeny Kuznetsov After being given a healthy scratch early in the series, the Russians scored in two consecutive games, including the eventual winner in Game 5. Evgeny Kuznetsov celebrates victory in Game 5 between the Hurricanes and the Rangers […]
Rangers hardly resembled themselves in listless Game 5 letdown
The Rangers showed us who they are throughout the season by overcoming every obstacle and finishing with the best record in the NHL. Now they will have to do the same again. And they will have to try again and again to get a win in this second round against the Canes, as they emerged […]
Hurricanes have made it a series with Rangers: ‘A dogfight’
The Rangers were 20 minutes away from advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals on Monday night at Madison Square Garden, and the Hurricanes knew it. “When you get into the third period, you realize it might be the last period of the season,” Carolina’s Evgeny Kuznetsov said. Instead, the Hurricanes, who were scoreless in the […]
Rangers collapse in Game 5 as Hurricanes stave off elimination
The storm hasn’t passed yet. On Monday night at Madison Square Garden, the Hurricanes continued to hover over the Rangers as they regained momentum in the third period and won 4-1 in Game 5 of the second round, ending their second consecutive loss. Avoided. Carolina has a chance to advance to Game 7 with a […]
Rangers vs. Hurricanes Game 5 prediction: NHL playoffs odds, pick
Commercial Content 21+ The Rangers, who were forced out of Game 5 by the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night and finally lost in the postseason, may be human. Despite the Rangers leading 3-1, the series has already gone into extra innings, making it a much closer game. They return to The Garden on Monday night, […]
Will Cuylle breaking out for Rangers at just the right time
There’s a lesson in perspective somewhere in the fact that Alexis Lafreniere and Will Quill are the same age, drafted in the same draft, and 59 spots apart. That started to become a concern shortly before Game 5, when Quill was asked about Lafreniere’s progress. “We were drafted the same year, so I’ve been following […]
Matt Rempe taking benching in stride as Rangers eye series win
Matt Lempe took the NHL by storm, but now the 6-foot-8.5 forward will have to watch the Rangers take on the Hurricanes without him. Lempe, who served as a healthy scratch in the past two games and was scheduled to do so again Monday night in Game 5 at Madison Square Garden, is still soaking […]
Rangers will need Alexis Lafreniere’s Game 4 self for remainder of postseason
Indeed, this is the most captivating performance of Alexis Lafreniere’s career, and nothing comes close.This was the number 13 Superstar song Saturday night in Raleigh, North Carolina. This was a first overall that even the Game 4 loss that prevented the Hurricanes from a second round sweep couldn’t camouflage, and it was such a dominant […]
Rangers hoping Filip Chytil can return for Game 5 after illness
The news regarding Filip Sitil is tentatively positive. Rangers manager Peter Laviolette said Sunday that Cityl, who missed Game 4 of the series against the Hurricanes with an illness, is feeling better. Dan Rosen of NHL.com. Laviolette was hopeful the Czech could return to the lineup for Game 5 on Monday. The Rangers expect Filip […]
Rangers’ Artemi Panarin has multiple miscues in Game 4 to forget
RALEIGH, N.C. — Thursday night’s hero was one of the goats for the Rangers Saturday night. Two nights ago, inside a hopeless PNC Arena, it was Artemi Panarin who thrust a dagger into the heart of the Hurricanes. He scored the winning goal in overtime, giving the Rangers a 3-0 lead in the series. That’s […]