The New York Rangers defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, ending the 11-game winning streak of their metropolitan rivals.
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The Canes hadn’t experienced a loss since Dec. 6 against the Anaheim Ducks. Their latest loss of regulation dates back even further, to November 23, when the Arizona Coyotes caused a stir.
Young defender K’Andre Miller broke the deadlock in today’s duel. In the middle of the third period his shot from the point prevailed against Pyotr Kochetkov.
The “Blueshirts” usually won the battle of the special teams by two points in the overall standings. Jacob Trouba, Mika Zibanejad and Filip Chytil all scored on the power play while the Hurricanes were contained in all three attacking situations.
Brent Burns, Martin Necas and Jalen Chatfield gave the visitors a 3-2 lead before the second break.
However, Artemi Panarin scored his 11th goal of the season to level the game.
Pumped up, the Rangers will head to the Bell Center on Thursday to try and inflict a seventh straight loss on the Montreal Canadiens.
The Hurricanes will host the Nashville Predators.