Andrew Copp had a goal and two assists, Frank Vatrano and Adam Fox had passes and assists and the Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in New York to tie the second-round series 2-2, Tuesday.
Mika Zibanejad scored another goal for the Rangers, while Ryan Lindgren had two assists.
Goaltender Igor Shesterkin also did his part by stopping 30 pucks in front of the net for the Rangers, who won their fifth straight home game in the playoffs.
At the other end of the rink, Antti Raanta made 24 saves for the Hurricanes, whose road record is 0-5 since the playoff schedule began, compared to 6-0 at home.
Shesterkin only gave way to Teuvo Teravainen in the third period, on a Sebastian Aho pass. The goal allowed the Hurricanes to reduce the Rangers lead to 3-1.
However, Copp returned the Rangers to a three-goal lead with less than nine minutes left. This is his fifth goal in the playoffs.
The Rangers took advantage of a power play to open the scoring in the first period thanks to Vatrano’s goal. Fox doubled New York’s lead when he deflected a shot from Lindgren.
The hosts increased their lead in the second period when Zibanejad recovered a puck that was behind Raanta, after a save from the goalkeeper, and pushed it into the net.
Game 5 is Thursday in Carolina, and Game 6 is next Saturday at Madison Square Garden.
Source: Radio-Canada
