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On January 15 in NYR history: 16 straight wins against the Hurricanes

Pavel Buchnevich #89 of the New York Rangers (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

The New York Rangers totally dominated the Carolina Hurricanes for eight years

What happened on January 15 in the history of the New York Rangers

On this date in 2019, the New York Rangers won their 16th straight game against the Carolina Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden, by far the longest home winning streak for the Blueshirts against any NHL franchise.

It was a dominant 6-2 win featuring three power play goals by the Rangers. The score was tied 1-1 until 12:41 of the first period when Mika Zibanejad scored the first of his two goals to put he Rangers ahead for good.