Rangers beat Hurricanes 4-2 in Thanksgiving Eve Showdown – Hockey Writers – NHL News
The Carolina Hurricanes hosted the New York Rangers on Thanksgiving Day for their second meeting of the season. The 14-6-2 Hurricanes were looking to get back into the win column after seeing their five-game streak snapped on Sunday against the Buffalo Sabres. The 11-11-2 Rangers look to make it two wins in a row after beating st. Louis Blues in their latest game. After the final horn, the Rangers beat the Hurricanes 4-2.
Game clarity
The first period saw the storms outscoring the rangers 13-4 in the first 20 minutes of the game. However, it was Noah Labali’s goal that put the Rangers up 1-0 with just over three minutes left in the opening frame. He threw the puck into the net and got it over the shoulder of Frederik Andersen, who had no chance to stop the 90-point high. Despite controlling most of the tempo, the Hurricanes went into the first inning down 1-0.
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The Rangers dominated the Doloff Dot, going 13/12 (61.9%) against the Hurricanes. Rod Brind’amour’s team is without their captain, Jordan Staal, who is one of the most mobile guys to meet against them. In addition, the storms strengthened the ice in the first half of the first period.
The second period saw goals, one for each side. For the second game in a row, Shayne Gostisbeater hit a POWS DLAY to tie the game 1-1 for the Hurricanes. It was his third goal of the season, and his 15th point in 14 games played. He was more than a playmaker when he was healthy and drew in games. It looked like the game would go into the second inning tied 1-1; However, Rangerin’s Artemi Panarin got his seventh goal of the season with a snap shot past Anderen. While the Hurricanes came out on top 24-13 after 40 minutes, they were down two sides.
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The third period saw three goals in the final frame, two of which came from the national team. Their first goal of the season came from former paperback Vincent Trocheck. He received a pass from Panarin and snapped it to Andersen to make it 3-1 for the hosts 45 seconds into the period. Seti Jarvis made it a one-goal game after scoring his 12th of the season, about 11 minutes into the period. CULLEL, WITH less than two minutes left in the period, put the game with a Net Tall Tally To It A 4-2 Game for the Ranger.
The Rangers are now 12-11-2 on the season and on a two-game winning streak. They tied the season series 1-1 in the upset after the road teams won the first two meetings of the season. The Hurricanes have dropped back-to-back games, both against New York teams, and are now 14-4.-2 on the season. They play their second game of a seven-game HomeStand against the Winnipeg Jets on Friday, November.
