Less than 11 minutes away from a rousing road victory in Raleigh against the best team in the Eastern Conference, the New York Rangers instead coughed up a one-goal lead in the third period and lost to the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in overtime Monday night at Lenovo Center.
Jackson Blake scored on a power-play deflection with 12.6 seconds remaining in overtime for the Hurricanes, who tied the game on a Jordan Martinook deflection at 9:11 of the third period. It was New York’s second loss this season when leading after two periods (9-0-2).
Igor Shesterkin turned in an outstanding performance, finishing with 32 saves, including four in overtime before Blake’s game-winner.