RALEIGH, N.C. — Henrik Lundqvist made 43 saves, and Vladislav Namestnikov broke a tie in the third period in the New York Rangers’ 2-1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena on Tuesday.
Conner Brickley also scored for New York (26-25-8), which pulled within nine points of the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference.
Jordan Martinook scored for Carolina (31-23-6), which was denied a fourth straight win and remained one point behind the Columbus Blue Jackets for the second wild card in the East. Curtis McElhinney made 24 saves.
Namestnikov scored on the rebound of Jimmy Vesey‘s shot to give the Rangers a 2-1 lead at 6:10 of the third period. It was Namestnikov’s third goal in his past three games.
Martinook gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead at 9:53 of the second period when he redirected Dougie Hamilton‘s pass from the right circle before putting in his own rebound.
Brickley’s first goal of the season tied the game 1-1 at 10:40. McElhinney made an initial save on Filip Chytil‘s shot, but the rebound went in off Brickley while he drove to the net.
Lundqvist preserved the win when he made a back door save against Justin Williams with 1:37 remaining. Lundqvist is 30-12-1 all-time against Carolina.
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