Hurricanes Rally Past Rangers for Ninth Straight Home Win

Carolina overcomes a third-period deficit with late goals from Kotkaniemi and rookie Blake to hand New York its fourth consecutive loss.

The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the New York Rangers 4-3, extending their home winning streak to nine games this season.
Rookie Jackson Blake scored the game-winning power-play goal with 7:59 remaining in the third period, marking his third game-winning goal of the season.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi tied the game earlier in the third period with a wraparound goal, part of a two-goal burst in just over two minutes for Carolina.
The Rangers, who have now lost four straight games, saw rookie Brett Berard score his first NHL goal and Adam Edstrom briefly give them a lead late in the second period.
Martin Necas recorded two assists for the Hurricanes, taking the NHL points lead with 37, while Carolina's Spencer Martin made 21 saves in the victory.