Live updates from Game 4 between the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers
New York Rangers defenseman K’Andre Miller (79) pulls Carolina Hurricanes center Vincent Trocheck (16) off Rangers center Ryan Strome (16) in the first period of Game 3 of a second round playoff tour of the NHL Hockey Stanley Cup, Sunday, May 22, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
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The Carolina Hurricanes are aiming for their first road playoff win again against the New York Rangers in Game 4 of their NHL Second Round Playoff Series on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden, holding a 2-1 lead. in the series after losing 3-1 on Sunday.
Game 5 at the PNC Arena is Thursday at 7 p.m. The NHL has yet to set a time for a possible Game 6 on Saturday.
Chip Alexander and Luke DeCock of News & Observer are at MSG and will have live observations from the scene, along with Justin Pelletier of Raleigh.
How to watch
Tuesday’s game – and the rest of the series – is available only on ESPN (Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan). Bally Sports South will air a Hurricanes-focused post-game show featuring Abby Labar and Shane Willis. Mike Maniscalco and Willis have the call on the Hurricanes Radio Network (WCMC-99.9 in the Triangle).
If the Clemson-North Carolina game at the ACC Baseball Tournament lasts long on Bally Sports – and what are the odds of it happening? – the post-match show will start on Bally Sports Extra. It’s 324 on Spectrum, 646-3 on DirecTV, and 727/1727 on AT&T U-Verse.
First period
Canes big kill: The top Ranger unit looked extremely dangerous, but Carolina survived. The rods will have to stay out of the box tonight. Raanta was huge. Rangers did everything BUT score on this PP.
First PP in New York: Seth Jarvis called for tripping after his skate cut Frank Vatrano in his way after the puck and Vatrano fell back.
Raanta also engaged: Alexis Lafrenière undresses Staal in the central zone and enters alone on Raanta on the breakaway. I tried to do a 5-hole backhand, and Raanta said no.
Shesterkin engaged early: Shesterkin with a big early save on Pesce after a nice pass from Aho.
Pre-match update
The Canes will start the Staal-Fast-Niederreiter line against a New York line from Lafrenière-Chytil-Motte.
morning update
No changes are expected to the Hurricanes roster, although Frederik Andersen was on the ice for morning practice for the first time since suffering the injury more than a month ago. In his best impression of Mark Messier, appropriate given the venue, Ian Cole insisted on Tuesday morning that “we are going to win this series”, before later clarifying: “There are no guarantees.”
Rangers manager Gerard Gallant also backed out of some of his tough talk after Game 3 when he was unhappy with the Max Domi-Ryan Lindgren fracas and threatened to drop Ryan Reaves on the Hurricanes.
“I’m an emotional guy,” Gallant said Tuesday afternoon. “The next morning, you laugh about it. It does not matter. Is something going to happen tonight? It won’t be the other night, if anything happens. Trust me, we’re trying to win a hockey game and get back in this series. »
Brendan Smith’s three-game point streak prior to Game 4 is one game away from the franchise playoff record for a defenseman (Frantisek Kaberle, 2006). Smith had 11 points in 49 career playoff games before that streak.
Wes McCauley and Eric Furlatt are the officials. Furlatt worked Game 5 of the Boston series. Devin Berg and Brad Kovachik are the linesmen.
Pre-game reading
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Canes’ penalty kill, always good at home, has been tough on the road in the playoffs
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Rangers’ Ryan Reaves says he’ll “manage some people”. Hurricanes ignore harsh words
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DeCock: Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen’s postponed playoff continues on its own trajectory
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Looking for a scapegoat in the Hurricanes’ loss to the Rangers? “The power play stunk”
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DeCock: Road continues to be the Hurricanes’ garden of nightmares, whether in Boston or New York
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Hurricanes playoff road woes continue as Rangers beat Carolina in Game 3 at MSG
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DeCock: Goals aside, the Hurricanes’ third defensive duo have already done what’s expected
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Why Antti Raanta and the Hurricanes can thank Rangers for their playoff success
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Photos: Hurricanes win Game 2 from Rangers in Stanley Cup Playoffs
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Why Antti Raanta and the Hurricanes can thank Rangers for their playoff success
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Antti Raanta and the Hurricanes stopped Rangers in Game 2 and take the series lead 2-0
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Honk your horn if you’re hot! Rod hookers ignore the hell outside before the big game.
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DeCock: Hurricanes find new ways to win, with better margins, now lead Rangers, 2-0
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DeCock: Hurricanes need their star players to perform against Rangers, in Game 2 and beyond
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‘These moments are special’: Canes’ Brendan Smith, other vets feel the Cup clock is ticking
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With the Canes in the playoffs, Hamilton is allowed to run for ‘lucky pig’ duty
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DeCock: Hurricanes courted disaster against Rangers, got away before it was too late
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The Hurricanes beat the Rangers thanks to Ian Cole’s special moment. Here’s how it happened
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Hurricanes edge Rangers in overtime to lead Stanley Cup playoff series 1-0
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Hurricanes defenseman Slavin again finalist for Lady Byng Trophy
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DeCock: Why the Hurricanes’ recipe for a win over Rangers sings a familiar refrain
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There have been jersey swaps since the Hurricanes, Rangers last met in the playoffs
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Can’t buy Canes-Rangers playoff tickets for the PNC Arena? Check your address.
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DeCock: The story of two Domis: a Game 7 hero and a famous father jumping on the Hurricanes bandwagon
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Rangers and Hurricanes head coaches have different memories of their time at the PNC Arena
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DeCock: In role reversal, Hurricanes’ Svechnikov coaches Kochetkov, who is 9 months older
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The Carolina Hurricanes have built a cohesive, winning culture by ‘trying to be like Boston’
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DeCock: Carolina Hurricanes owner and NHL commissioner call for arena upgrades – and it was about time
This story was originally published May 24, 2022 5:31 p.m.