It was Ian Cole, just as everyone in the building expected it would be, who played overtime hero for the Carolina Hurricanes Wednesday night in game one against the Rangers, as Cole scored 3:12 into the extra period to complete the comeback win for the Canes.
The Hurricanes opened up their second-round series with New York in the worst way possible, playing 40 horrendous minutes of hockey as only a great night from Antti Raanta, who made 27 saves on 28 shots faced, kept the home team within striking range in PNC Arena.