Chris Kreider had a natural hat trick in the third period to rally the New York Rangers to a 5-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C., on Thursday night, clinching the Eastern Conference second-round series in six games. Vincent Trocheck had a goal and an assist, Jack Roslovic and Artemi Panarin each had two assists and Igor Shesterkin made 33 saves for the Rangers, who await their opponent for the conference finals.
Minnesota Wild general manager Bill Guerin's looking to add size to his top-six behind Joel Eriksson Ek. Targeting Mitch Marner would offer game-breaking skill, but wouldn't add that coveted size to the mix. If Necas becomes available, Guerin should look to add him on the second line as he continues to build around Kirill Kaprizov. The New York Rangers are on the verge of eliminating the Stanley Cup-contending Hurricanes from the playoffs, but Necas has produced 8 points (3 goals and 5 assists) in 10 games.
The Carolina Hurricanes scored four goals in the third period and avoided elimination with a 4-1 win against the New York Rangers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Madison Square Garden on Monday. Carolina trails the best-of-7 series 3-2 with Game 6 in Raleigh on Thursday. Martin Necas had a goal and an assist, and Jordan Staal, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Jordan Martinook scored for the Hurricanes, the No. 2 seed in the Metropolitan Division.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
20 | C | |
31 | G | |
53 | RW | |
8 | D | |
5 | D | |
15 | D | |
44 | LW | |
77 | D | |
18 | C | |
71 | RW | |
59 | LW | |
24 | C | |
52 | G | |
82 | C | |
92 | C | |
28 | LW | |
41 | G | |
48 | LW | |
56 | D | |
29 | C | |
88 | C | |
23 | RW | |
7 | D | |
22 | D | |
91 | D | |
76 | D | |
74 | D | |
11 | C | |
61 | C | |
37 | RW | |
86 | LW |