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Hurricanes beat Rangers 4-1 in Game 5 to avoid elimination
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Carolina scored all of the goals in the 3rd period to defeat New York.

Jordan Staal and Yevgeny Kuznetsov notched almost 3 minutes apart in the 3rd period, and the Carolina Hurricanes got 4 goals in the 3rd for a 4-1 victory against the NY Rangers in Game 5 of the 2nd-round postseason matchup at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, staving off elimination for the 2nd consecutive match.

Jordan Martinook and Martin Necas also notched for Carolina’s big 3rd period, and Frederik Andersen – starting for the 4th time in 5 matches in this matchup and 9th in 10 matches in the playoffs – stopped 20 shots.

Jacob Trouba notched a short-handed goal, and Igor Shesterkin made 24 saves for the Rangers, which have lost 2 consecutive after taking a 3-0 matchup lead.

Game 6 is Thursday back in North Carolina as Hurricanes will try to force Game 7 at Madison Square Garden.

Carolina triumphed despite going 0 for 3 on the power play to fall to 1 for 20 in this matchup while allowing a short-handed goal for the 2nd time.