The Rangers defeated the Carolina Hurricanes today by the score of 4-2. For a box score, click here.
It took the Rangers a full period and a half to wake up but once they did, they grabbed control and never looked back.
I get that it was a one o’clock game and it took the Rangers quite a bit of time to find their legs, but they were incredibly lucky that they got out of that first period with a lead after they were outshot 15-3, but thanks to Stepan’s backhander that just trickled over the goal line after a review that was flipped in the Rangers’ favor and the 1-0 lead.