New York Rangers snap Carolina’s 17-game point streak

The Rangers won their third straight game against Carolina and fourth straight home game. Recall last May. Blueshirts outplayed Carolina in the postseason and the same vibes continued.

They trailed 3-2 after two periods of play but New York outscored their opponent 3-0 in the third period. They made rookie goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov doubt himself. K’Andre Miller scored the game-winning goal by deflecting a shot from Mike Zibanejad. Rangers received breaks including a final power play when Jordan Marintook was called for a broken stick. An absolute break and Rangers broadcaster’ Joe Joe Micheletti disagreed with the call. They capitalized on three power-play goals with two in the third period.

Coach Gallant said Miller made a couple of great offensive plays.

“It was a big goal,” head coach Gerard Gallant said. “They were probably not too happy with being on for three goals, but I’m not blaming them for the three goals, it’s a five-man unit out there. They were unfortunate situations where the puck went in our net. It was a huge goal for K’Andre. I thought he made a couple of great offensive plays and played a good solid game again.”

“Obviously, you never want to go into a period minus-three, but that’s hockey, that happens sometimes,” Miller said.

On Wednesday morning Chris Drury announced Jimmy Vesey’s contract had been extended by two years. Vesey turned in a training camp invitation. The contract now runs through the 2024-25 season. He has 12 points 6 goals and 6 assists.

Rangers head to Montreal on Thursday night.