By BOB SUTTON
RALEIGH — Artemi Panarin had a objective and an help because the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Wednesday evening.
Igor Shesterkin made 36 saves, stopping all 13 pictures he confronted within the first interval. Noah Laba, Vincent Trochek and Will Cuylle additionally scored for the Rangers, who’ve gained two in a row following a four-game skid.
Shayne Gostisbehere had a objective and an help and Seth Jarvis additionally scored for the Hurricanes, who have been coming off a 2-1-1 journey. Sebastian Aho, skating in his 700th profession recreation, supplied two assists and Frederik Andersen stopped 14 pictures.
Carolina has misplaced two in a row for the primary time since Oct. 25 and 28.
Panarin put New York forward for good, making it 2-1 with 1:04 left within the second interval. He has 12 factors in his final 9 video games.
The Rangers produced targets on three of their first 14 pictures.
Trocheck scored 45 seconds into the third in opposition to his former workforce to push New York forward 3-1. Jarvis’ team-leading twelfth objective pulled Carolina to 3-2 with 9:07 remaining. Cuylle had an empty-net objective with 1:43 to play.
There was 3:07 left within the first interval when the Rangers managed their third shot on objective, however Laba made it depend for a 1-0 lead.
It took the Hurricanes greater than 5 minutes of the second interval to get their first shot, with Gostisbehere changing on an influence play to tie it 1-all. He has scored in back-to-back video games for the primary time since October 2024.
The Hurricanes performed for the second consecutive recreation with out captain Jordan Staal, who’s out with an sickness.
UP NEXT
Rangers: Friday at Boston.
Hurricanes: Friday at dwelling vs. Winnipeg.
