By BOB SUTTON
RALEIGH — Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jackson Blake scored 2:07 aside halfway by way of the third interval, and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the New York Rangers 4-3 on Wednesday night time.
Jack Drury and Seth Jarvis additionally scored because the Hurricanes gained their ninth straight at residence. Martin Necas had two assists to take over the NHL factors lead and Spencer Martin made 20 saves.
The Hurricanes’ newest win got here two nights after they scored 5 objectives within the third interval to beat Dallas.
Jonny Brodzinski, Brett Berard and Adam Edstrom scored for the Rangers, who’ve misplaced 4 straight. Igor Shesterkin stopped 26 photographs.
Kotkaniemi’s third purpose of the season got here on a wraparound to tie the rating 3-3 at 9:54 of the third. Blake scored on the ability play with 7:59 remaining for his seventh purpose in his rookie season and third game-winning tally.
Berard, taking part in in his second NHL sport, bought his first purpose because the Rangers tied the rating at 2-2 at 9:13 of the second. Edstrom put New York forward with 1:11 to go within the center interval.
TAKEAWAYS
Rangers: The Rangers went 0 for two on the ability play, extending their streak with out scoring on the person benefit to seven video games. Extra devastating on this sport was permitting multiple power-play purpose for the primary time this season. Brodzinski and Edstrom every bought their second objectives of the season.
Hurricanes: The Hurricanes have scored at the least 4 objectives in all of their 9 residence victories this season.
KEY MOMENT
Martin stopped all six photographs he confronted within the third interval.
KEY STAT
Necas now has 37 factors, marking the quickest in franchise historical past attain that complete. His 25 assists are simply 4 shy of his complete throughout 77 video games final season.
UP NEXT
Hurricanes host Florida on Friday, and Rangers go to Philadelphia