The New York Rangers struck quickly Wednesday against the Carolina Hurricanes and then let goalie Henrik Lundqvist take care of the rest.
The Rangers’ Chris Kreider scored 52 seconds into the game, then 20 seconds into the third period as New York came away with a 6-1 victory at PNC Arena. Lundqvist, the old pro who always has given the Canes fits, made 32 saves and notched his 10th victory of the season.
The Canes’ Scott Darling, however, suffered a goalie’s worst nightmare in the first period. New York’s Mika Zibanejad, about to make a line shift, flipped the puck the entire length of the Canes’ zone toward Darling, who somehow had it go off his glove and into the net — a clear whiff.