Zibanejad notches twice as Rangers defeat Hurricanes 4-3

Mika Zibanejad finished with 2 goals and an assist, Artemi Panarin also notched, and the NY Rangers won against the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, Game 1 of their 2^nd-round matchup.

GAME 1. ✔️ #NoQuitInNY pic.twitter.com/KPqaxOxyP0

— x – New York Rangers (@NYRangers) May 5, 2024

Vincent Trocheck scored and assisted, and Chris Kreider had 2 assists as New York, competing for the 1^st time since completing their 1^st-round sweep of the Capitals 1 week earlier, triumphed in their 7^th consecutive match including the regular campaign.

Igor Shesterkin saved 22 shots to became the 3^rd goaltender in organizations history to begin a playoffs with 5 consecutive victories, joining Dave Kerr (1937) and Mike Richter (1994).

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Jaccob Slavin, Martin Necas and Seth Jarvis notched the goals for the Hurricanes, which was for the last time on the ice before today on Thursday when its finished its 1^st-round matchup vs. the NY Islanders. Frederik Andersen stopped 19 shots.

HUG. YOUR. GOALIE. pic.twitter.com/06qDsCd4JC

— x – New York Rangers (@NYRangers) May 5, 2024

The next game from the matchup will be on Tuesday at the same place – Madison Square Garden.