Rangers defeat Hurricanes in Game 3, get first victory in second round

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueIgor Shesterkin stopped an impressive 43 shots, while Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider each scored a goal in the Rangers' 1st win of Round 2NEW YORK -- Igor Shesterkin made 43 saves, and the New York Rangers defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Second Round at Madison Square Garden on Sunday."We felt like we were going to win the hockey game tonight," Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said. Game 4 is here Tuesday.The Rangers entered Sunday with one goal scored in the series, losing 2-1 in overtime in Game 1 and 2-0 in Game 2."We had a good start (tonight)," Kreider said. The power-play goal was the first goal scored by New York since the first period of Game 1, ending Raanta's shutout streak end at 127:59.Kreider extended the lead to 2-0 at 5:55 of the second period, scoring top shelf from the left circle after carrying the puck out from behind the net."I think we played, finally, (a full) 60 minutes," Rangers forward Filip Chytil said. In the third period, we didn't back off like the first game and I think the win was deserved."Video: CAR@NYR, Gm3: Kreider circles around net, fires it inNiederreiter cut it to 2-1 at 8:18 of the second, scoring on a backhand from the right circle."I did try to see if somebody was coming down from the far side, but at the end of the day, I came close to the net and felt like I was trying to go short side and I'm glad it went in," Niederreiter said.Tyler Motte scored an empty-net goal with 1:23 remaining for the 3-1 final."Our guys battled hard," Carolina defenseman Jaccob Slavin said.