The New York Rangers are mired in a season full of lowlights. Players have been skating into each other. The puck never leaves the defensive zone. Tap-ins are a

The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the New York Rangers by a score of 4-0. Fueled by a 22-save shutout from Freddie Andersen and a three-point night from Andrei Svechnikov, the Hurricanes withstood a huge second-period push from the Rangers and got the win.

The Rangers had chances, but could not capitalize against the Hurricanes, missing a chance to stay in the playoff hunt.

Poor execution and poor puck decisions played a role in the Rangers’ third shutout loss of the season, where the home team fell 4-0 to the Hurricanes.

The Rangers had just killed a penalty to Ryan Lindgren and Vincent Trocheck, at the end of his shift, found himself on a partial breakaway in the final minute, with Carolina defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere chasing him. Trocheck opted not to shoot, but instead tried to drop a pass to a trailing K’Andre Miller. But the pass didn’t get through.

The New York Rangers are all set for their matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at 7 PM EST. Here’s everything you need to know from a Rangers perspective. Forwards: Artemi Panarin-Vincent Trocheck-Alexis Lafrenière Will Cuylle-Mika Zibanejad-Reilly Smith Chris Kreider-Filip Chytil-Arthur Kaliyev Adam Edström-Sam Carrick-Matt Rempe Defensemen: Ryan Lindgren-Adam Fox Will Borgen-K’Andre Miller The Rangers are coming off of a 5-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.

After dropping their second straight game, the Rangers have little room for error at this point in the season.

This all while the clubs around them in the playoff push continue to pick up points. That’s what has made the Rangers situation so precarious despite their uptick in play lately.

The New York Rangers suffered a heartbreaker on Sunday afternoon: after coming back from 2-0 and 4-2 deficits and having a power play with just over two minutes

Andrei Svechnikov scored twice and added an assist, Frederik Andersen made 22 saves, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 4-0 on Tuesday night.

Peter Laviolette has deployed the same skaters in the past eight games, but the Rangers head coach put the lines in a blender on the way to a 4-0 loss to the Hurricanes on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.

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