{"id":129187,"date":"2022-05-31T10:43:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T14:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=129187"},"modified":"2022-05-31T10:43:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T14:43:56","slug":"carolina-hurricanes-vs-new-york-rangers-ends-in-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2022\/05\/31\/carolina-hurricanes-vs-new-york-rangers-ends-in-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Rangers Series Ends In Seven"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was another hard-fought series for both teams as it went the distance to a seventh game. The home team had won every game in this series up until Game 7 in the Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> vs New York Rangers<\/a> series. The\u00a0Rangers stormed into North Carolina to take on the Hurricanes and secured the Game 7 win by 6-2. After very low-scoring games throughout the series, this high-scoring affair was a surprise. The Rangers move on to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a>, and the Hurricanes enter an offseason with many questions.<\/p>\n

Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Rangers Recap<\/h2>\n

Special Teams<\/h3>\n

Special teams were a highlight within the series and a key factor, especially in Game 7. Early in the series, it was the Hurricanes who dominated the special teams play. Brendan Smith<\/a> would score the game-winning goal shorthanded off a cross-ice pass from Sebastian Aho<\/a>. In Game 5, Vincent Trocheck<\/a> started the party with a shorthanded goal to give Carolina an early lead.<\/p>\n

However, the Rangers\u2019 power play became a problem. The best penalty kill in the postseason had no answers for the Rangers’ powerplay.<\/p>\n

Throughout the series, the Rangers went 7\/21 with the man advantage. The kill shots came in Game 7. The game’s first two goals came from the man advantage, and the Rangers never looked back. One of the best power-play units all season long showed why it was one of the best and was a significant reason they won the series.<\/p>\n

Igor Shesterkin<\/a><\/h3>\n

The Prince is the heir to the king. The Rangers went from Henrik Lundqvist<\/a> to Igor Shesterkin<\/a>. The Vezina Trophy nominee that has been the backbone of the Rangers all season long came up large in this series. In this series, Shesterkin finished the series with a 1.72 goals against average and a .953 save percentage throughout the entire series. Shesterkin was huge, and his numbers reflect that.<\/p>\n

The goaltending in this series for Carolina was good as well. Prior to sustaining a lower-body injury in Game 7, Raanta posted good numbers in the crease. Raanta would finish the series with a 2.17 goals against average and a .917 save percentage.<\/p>\n

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