Carolina’s struggles against the New York Rangers continued with the Hurricanes’ comeback proving in vain as they suffered a 4-3 defeat.
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Carolina Hurricanes’ Cam Ward (30) stops a shot on the goal by New York Rangers’ Kevin Hayes (13) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, in New York. While Rick Nash has netted six goals in his last five games, leading scorer Mats Zuccarello needs to pick it up after going four contests without a point.
Center Jordan Staal took advantage of a Rangers defensive breakdown early in the second period to cut the lead to 2-1, but a pair of gaffes by Ward put the Hurricanes in too deep of a hole. The Rangers led 2-0 after the first period and 4-2 after the second.
The Rangers head to Brooklyn Wednesday night for a division showdown with the New York Islanders.
It just keeps getting worse and worse. This goal resulted in a temper tantrum by Ward who busted his stick on the net shortly after. Instead, New York killed the penalty, and Hayes skated out of the box, picked off Ward’s clearing attempt and set up Brassard’s goal with 4:11 left.
“We didn’t have enough guys going and we weren’t good enough in a lot of areas”, Peters said. “We were hit and miss, hot and cold throughout the game”. The 23-year-old was one of the team’s best defensemen, though, in Friday’s 4-3 loss at Boston and Saturday’s 3-0 loss to the Flyers at the Garden before being a healthy scratch against the Hurricanes with Dan Boyle, 39, reinserted into the lineup after being rested.
Forward Jayson Megna, called up hours before Monday’s game with one unidentified forward being a “game-time decision”, was sent back to the minors.
All season, the Rangers (17-6-2) have found ways to win despite being outplayed in most games. Celebrities at the game included actress Susan Sarandon and Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick….
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The team didn’t come out unscaved though, defenseman Kevin Klein went out with a muscle strain early in the first period, and never returned.
