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New York Rangers at Carolina Hurricanes

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New York Rangers
37-36-7
Final
3 - 7
Carolina Hurricanes
47-27-5

Hurricanes eliminate Rangers from playoff contention with 7-3 victory

Mark Jankowski goes top shelf for a Carolina goal

Jalen Chatfield, Jackson Blake, Mark Jankowski, Jordan Staal, Jordan Martinook and Logan Stankoven also scored for the Hurricanes. Pytor Kochetkov made 28 saves.

Adam Fox, K'Andre Miller and Will Cuylle scored for New York, and Igor Shesterkin stopped 21 shots. The Rangers have lost four of their last five.

Chatfield and Jarvis gave Carolina 2-0 lead in the first period. Jarvis scored his 25th goal at home this season to match the most since the franchise moved to North Carolina in 1997.

Takeaways Rangers: New York was swept (0-4-0) in the season series for the first time since 1987-88, when the Hurricanes were the Hartford Whalers.

Hurricanes: New York knocked the Hurricanes out of the Stanley Cup playoffs in 2022 and ’24, so there was a small measure of payback for Carolina on Saturday. The Hurricanes' first-round matchup in the Stanley Cup playoffs with the New Jersey Devils is already set.

Key stat Kochetkov had lost four of his previous five starts and given up 21 goals in the process.

Up next The Rangers are at Florida on Monday night. The Hurricanes host Toronto on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

CAR wins series 4-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 9:02 Jalen Chatfield Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Dmitry Orlov (21), Seth Jarvis (33)
Goal 1st Period 17:46 Seth Jarvis Goal (32) Snap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (44), Jackson Blake (17)
Goal 2nd Period 2:02 Jackson Blake Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Seth Jarvis (34), Sebastian Aho (45)
Goal 2nd Period 12:59 Mark Jankowski Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: William Carrier (6), Tyson Jost (5)
Goal 2nd Period 19:43 Will Cuylle Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: J.T. Miller (46)
Goal 3rd Period 3:45 Jordan Staal Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 6:07 J.T. Miller Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Vincent Trocheck (32), Artemi Panarin (51)
Goal 3rd Period 9:02 Adam Fox Goal (10) Backhand, assists: Artemi Panarin (52), Vincent Trocheck (33)
Goal 3rd Period 16:27 Jordan Martinook Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Jordan Staal (23)
Goal 3rd Period 17:59 Logan Stankoven Goal (14) Slap Shot, assists: Jaccob Slavin (21)

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 13
23 Hits 16
10 Takeaways 11
31 Shots 28
1 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 1
50.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
28 Faceoffs Won 28
50.0 Faceoff Win Percent 50.0
19 Giveaways 19
2 Total Penalties 3
4 Penalty Minutes 6
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jesper Fast, RW Injured Reserve Oct 9
New York Rangers New York Rangers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Carson Soucy, D Out Apr 17
Braden Schneider, D Out Apr 13
Arthur Kaliyev, RW Out Mar 18
Adam Edstrom, C Injured Reserve Feb 4

Game Information

Lenovo Center

Location: Raleigh, NC
Attendance: 18,880 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 9 22 111 51
Carolina 5 30 99 47
New Jersey 7 33 91 42
Columbus 9 33 89 40
NY Rangers 7 36 85 39
NY Islanders 12 35 82 35
Pittsburgh 12 36 80 34
Philadelphia 10 39 76 33
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