Carolina Hurricanes' Nathan Gerbe (14) and Riley Nash (20) vie for the puck in front of New York Rangers' Tanner Glass (15). (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker) By Joedy McCreary
RALEIGH, N.C. — Mats Zuccarrello scored in the shootout, and the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Saturday night for their fifth consecutive win.
Henrik Lundqvist made 18 saves before stopping all three Carolina shooters in the tiebreaker.
Carolina Hurricanes’ Brett Bellemore (73) takes down New York Rangers’ Chris Kreider (20). (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
Kevin Kline tied it with 2:23 remaining and J.T. Miller also scored in the third period for the Rangers, who have earned at least one point in nine straight games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Jeff Skinner and Chris Terry scored for Carolina, and Cam Ward made 32 saves.
Zuccarrello beat Ward with a wrist shot for the only goal of the shootout. Lundqvist stopped Skinner and Nathan Gerbe before gloving Terry’s backhand to end it.
Rick Nash’s NHL-best 11-game point streak for New York was snapped.
New York Rangers’ Mats Zuccarello dives. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
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