The Rangers got exactly what they needed.
Madison Square Garden was a towering inferno in Games 3 and 4, and a two-game hole is now 2-all. It has become a three-game series now after the Rangers’ 4-1 win over the Hurricanes on Tuesday. But while the Blueshirts have taken control of the series, location still favors Carolina.
Game 5 and — if necessary — Game 7 will be played in Raleigh. The Hurricanes are 6-0 there this postseason and 10-3 over the last two years. The losses all came to the two-time reigning Stanley Cup champion Lightning, who await the winner here.