Last night, the New York Rangers faced off against a young Carolina Hurricanes team.
The Hurricanes, who have only played one home game this season, defeated the Rangers 4-3, continuing the Rangers' struggles on home ice (they now hold a weak record of 1-3-1 in Madison Square Garden this season).
The Rangers got off to a hot start, as they found a consistent forecheck and offensive pressure (though they did not score). The offense was controlling the puck, and they were piling shot upon shot on Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward.
The first goal came late in the first period. Steve Eminger took an interference penalty to put the Rangers on the penalty kill. The Rangers killed a previous penalty in the period which was taken by Ryan Callahan, but this time, they could not hold off the Hurricanes forwards.
After two wonderful saves by Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, Hurricanes forward Tuomo Ruutu found an open rebound and flipped the puck over Lundqvist's pads for a late-period power play goal. The goal gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead to take into the next period.
In the opening minute of the second period, the puck took a bad bo ...
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Cam Ward, Carolina Hurricanes Beat New York Rangers: Saturday’s Pregame Notes
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