NHL playoffs: New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in double overtime to take 2-0 series lead

NEW YORK — Vincent Trocheck could not describe the sensation when he lastly scored within the second additional time to offer the New York Rangers one other large win.

Trocheck scored a power-play purpose off a rebound at 7:24 of the second additional interval and the Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Tuesday evening to take a 2-0 lead of their second-round playoff sequence.

“I do not know. I am going to watch it and allow you to know tomorrow,” Trocheck mentioned. “Usually when these video games go into additional time, double additional time, any staff might win these video games.”

Alexis Lafreniere scored twice, Chris Kreider additionally had a power-play purpose and Artemi Panarin added three assists for the Rangers. Igor Shesterkin stopped a season-high 54 photographs.

“Igor performed an Igor-esque kind recreation. He was excellent, saved us within the recreation,” Trocheck mentioned. “It is powerful to beat our staff when he is making saves like he was tonight.”

The Rangers received their sixth straight within the playoffs, and eighth straight relationship to the common season. New York received its first additional time playoff win since Recreation 7 of the primary spherical in 2022 towards Pittsburgh.

Jake Guentzel scored twice, Dmitry Orlov additionally scored and Sebastian Aho had three assists for the Hurricanes, who’ve misplaced three of their final 4 – together with two in double additional time. Frederik Andersen completed with 35 saves.

“It was a tough fought recreation,” Carolina’s Jordan Staal mentioned. “This one goes to sting however we have to discover a approach to get it completed at house and transfer on from there.”

The sequence shifts to Raleigh, North Carolina, for the subsequent two video games, with Recreation 3 on Thursday evening.

The Rangers had been 2 for 7 on the ability play, scoring twice with the benefit for the second straight recreation towards the league’s high penalty-killing staff. After ending third on the ability play, New York is changing at 40% (10 for 25) within the playoffs, together with 4 for 9 on this sequence.

“We’re assured for positive,” Trocheck mentioned. “We do anticipate to attain. Clearly it is not going to occur each single time. We really feel as a unit the staff depends on us to attain on the ability play, particularly thus far on this playoffs. Particular groups has been so large.”

The Rangers led the league with 28 comeback wins and received their third of the playoffs – first when trailing within the third interval.

“As the sport went on I assumed we stayed with it, possibly even received higher by means of the overtimes,” Rangers coach Peter Laviolette mentioned. “It was a curler coaster a bit bit, so for the fellows to remain in there, locked in and centered like that, it was a fairly large effort.”

Shesterkin made a kick save on Martin Necas 1 1/2 minutes into the second additional time and a pad save on Staal in shut about 30 seconds later. On the different finish, Andersen made a stellar save on a shot by Panarin.

The Hurricanes, who completed 0 for five on the ability play, received a bonus when Panarin was referred to as for hooking at 3:28. They managed only one shot.

The Rangers then received their seventh energy play of the evening and Mika Zibanejad despatched a shot in entrance from the left facet boards. It bounced off Hurricanes defenseman Brent Burns and Trocheck knocked within the rebound to increase his goal-scoring streak to 5 video games and finish the NHL’s longest playoff recreation of the postseason.

Kreider scored his forty third profession postseason purpose – most in franchise historical past – and seventieth level – third-most behind Brian Leetch (89) and Mark Messier (80). The Rangers had an influence play when Brady Skjei was referred to as for tripping with 1:38 left in regulation. Nevertheless, the Hurricanes had the most effective possibilities as Shesterkin – who had 17 saves within the third interval – made a pleasant cease on Seth Jarvis on a short-handed, odd-man rush.

Trailing 2-1 after 20 minutes, the Rangers tied it at 7:32 of the second as Lafreniere redirected a move in entrance from Adam Fox for his second of the sport.

Guentzel gave the Hurricanes their second lead of the evening with a one-timer within the slot off a move from Aho from the left nook with 1:42 remaining within the center interval.

Lafreniere received a move from Okay’Andre Miller and fired a shot into the highest left nook from the left circle to offer the Rangers a 1-0 lead with 9:07 left within the opening interval.

The Hurricanes tied it with 4:53 remaining within the first as Guentzel tipped a one-timer by Aho by means of visitors for his second of the playoffs.

The groups had been skating 4 on 4 within the closing minute of the opening interval when Orlov tipped Brady Skjei’s level shot previous Shesterkin with 5.4 seconds left to take the lead.