Rangers cut series deficit in half with Game 3 win over Hurricanes
The New York Rangers are back in their Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Carolina Hurricanes by virtue of a 3-1 home victory on Sunday. The Rangers now trail in the best-of-seven set 2-1, with Game 4 scheduled for 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
Center Mika Zibanejad paced the offense in the win with two points on one goal and one assist. He opened the game's scoring by lighting the lamp in the first period on a power play goal and helped stretch the lead to 2-0 in the second frame with an assist to Chris Kreider.
After Nico Niederreiter scored midway through the second period to make it 2-1, it remained a one-score contest until Tyler Motte put in an empty-netter with less than two minutes remaining in the third.
Igor Shesterkin was a brick wall in net for New York, tallying 43 saves.
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