Rangers visit Hurricanes looking to extend winning streak
NY Rangers (34-24-8) at Carolina (35-27-5), 7:00 p.m. EDT
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Ticker) -- The New York Rangers begin a
three-game road trip against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday,
when they aim for their fourth consecutive victory.
New York, which has scored 14 goals over its current run, used a
key tally from Nikolai Zherdev with 6:22 remaining in the third
period to post a 4-3 triumph over the Eastern Conference-leading
Boston Bruins on Sunday.
The Rangers had dropped four in a row and seven of eight prior
to getting back on track, and are locked in a three-way tie with
the Florida Panthers and Pittsburgh Penguins for sixth place in
the conference with 76 points.
Carolina, meanwhile, also puts its three-game winning streak on
the line, hoping to jump back into the top eight in the East.
Coming off a 9-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday,
the Hurricanes are in ninth in the conference with 75 points.
