Rangers collapse in Game 5 as Hurricanes stave off elimination

May 14, 2024

The Rangers ran into a perfect storm on Monday.

A dominant three-goal third period lifted the Hurricanes to a 4-1 win at the Garden, closing the gap on their second-round series to a 3-2 Rangers lead.

Jordan Staal #11 of the Carolina Hurricanes scores a goal against Igor Shesterkin #31 of the New York Rangers during the third period. Getty Images

Hurricanes defenseman Tony DeAngelo pushes New York Rangers center Matt Rempe from the back in the first period. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST

Jordan Staal, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Jordan Martinook scored on goalie Igor Shesterkin in a 6:23 span in the first half of the period, sending the ‘Canes back to Raleigh as the winners of back-to-back games.

Martin Necas added an empty-netter to cap off the scoring with 3:29 left.

The Rangers’ next chance to close out Carolina and move on to the Eastern Conference Finals will come on Friday at PNC Arena.

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