New York Rangers @ Carolina Hurricanes

East 2nd Round - Game 2 • CAR leads series 2-0

52-24-6, 25-14-2 Away

Final

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

Carolina HurricanesHurricanesCAR

54-20-8, 29-8-4 Home

Smith, Raanta, Hurricanes top Rangers for 2-0 series lead

— Brendan Smith had gone nine years since last finding the back of the net in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

May 21, 2022, 05:10 am - AP

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

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			NYR	CAR
15:54		Brendan Smith (1) (Shorthanded) Assists: Teuvo Teravainen (7), Sebastian Aho (4)	0	1

3rd Period			NYR	CAR
19:58		Sebastian Aho (4) (Empty Net) Unassisted	0	2

RANGERS

HURRICANES

Rangers
1
Hurricanes
2

Game 1

19/5

Rangers
0
Hurricanes
2

Game 2

21/5

Hurricanes
1
Rangers
3

Game 3

22/5

Hurricanes
1
Rangers
4

Game 4

25/5

Rangers
1
Hurricanes
3

Game 5

27/5

Hurricanes
2
Rangers
5

Game 6

29/5

Rangers
6
Hurricanes
2

Game 7

31/5

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	23	11	3	49
NY Islanders	21	14	4	46
Philadelphia	19	11	7	45
Washington	20	13	5	45
New Jersey	20	16	2	42
NY Rangers	19	17	4	42
Pittsburgh	16	12	9	41
Columbus	16	15	6	38

Struggling Chicago Blackhawks lose, place Frank Nazar on IR

Prior to the team's 7-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night, the Chicago Blackhawks placed center and burgeoning star Frank Nazar on injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 20, and activated captain Nick Foligno, who scored in the home defeat.

Grubauer stops 31 shots and Tolvanen scores twice as Kraken beat Flyers 4-1

— Philipp Grubauer stopped 31 shots, Eeli Tolvanen scored twice in the third period, and the Seattle Kraken defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Sunday night.

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Seattle Kraken: Game Highlights

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New York Rangers @ Carolina Hurricanes

Stars of the Game

Antti RaantaG - CAR

Brendan SmithD - CAR

Sebastian AhoC - CAR

Game Information

Smith, Raanta, Hurricanes top Rangers for 2-0 series lead

Shot Chart

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

Struggling Chicago Blackhawks lose, place Frank Nazar on IR

Grubauer stops 31 shots and Tolvanen scores twice as Kraken beat Flyers 4-1

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Seattle Kraken: Game Highlights