New York Rangers @ Carolina Hurricanes

34-36-9, 13-20-5 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Rangers NYR	0	2	0	2
Hurricanes CAR	0	0	1	1

Carolina HurricanesHurricanesCAR

35-33-11, 18-16-6 Home

Rangers beat Carolina 2-1, eliminate Canes from playoff race

Ryan Sproul scored and Kevin Hayes added a short-handed goal, and the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Saturday night to eliminate them from the playoff race.

Apr 1, 2018, 03:29 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	T
	Rangers	0	2	0	2
	Hurricanes	0	0	1	1

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			NYR	CAR
3:01		Ryan Sproul (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Paul Carey (7), Vladislav Namestnikov (26)	1	0
13:23		Kevin Hayes (23) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Goal) Assists: Jesper Fast (20)	2	0

3rd Period			NYR	CAR
8:07		Jeff Skinner (24) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Derek Ryan (22), Klas Dahlbeck (3)	2	1

RANGERS

HURRICANES

Regular Season Series

NYR win 4-0

Rangers
6
Hurricanes
1

Game 1

23/11

Hurricanes
1
Rangers
5

Game 2

2/12

Hurricanes
3
Rangers
6

Game 3

12/3

Rangers
2
Hurricanes
1

Game 4

1/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	31	15	4	66
NY Islanders	27	17	5	59
Pittsburgh	23	14	11	57
Philadelphia	23	17	8	54
Washington	24	20	6	54
New Jersey	26	22	2	54
Columbus	22	20	7	51
NY Rangers	21	24	6	48

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New York Rangers @ Carolina Hurricanes

Stars of the Game

Henrik LundqvistG - NYR

Jeff SkinnerLW - CAR

Kevin HayesRW - NYR

Game Information

Rangers beat Carolina 2-1, eliminate Canes from playoff race

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

NYR win 4-0

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

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Longest active postseason droughts across NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL