The New York Rangers celebrate after a goal by Will Cuylle (50) during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
NEW YORK (AP) — Will Cuylle scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period, Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves and the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 on Thursday night for their sixth straight win.
Chris Kreider also scored for the Rangers, who have eight wins in their first 10 games for the second time in franchise history. The 8-2-0 start is second only to a 9-1-0 mark to begin the 1983-84 season.
Seth Jarvis had the goal for Carolina, which had won three straight. Frederik Andersen finished with 24 saves.
Cuylle converted a pass from defenseman Jacob Trouba to score his second career goal past Andersen at 10:21 of the third.
“I saw him kind of pinch down the wall and get the puck and then I saw a little lane,” Cuylle said of the play that led to his winning goal. “I tried to sprint to the back post and he made a great pass to find me.”
Rangers coach Peter Laviolette has been impressed with Cuylle, who scored 25 goals for AHL Hartford last season and won a roster spot out of training camp.
“He’s been really good. I like his speed and physicality,” Laviolette said of the 21-year-old Cuylle, a second-round draft pick in 2020. ”That’s obviously a big goal at the right time — in the third period. It gets us a win.”
Andersen had stopped Artemi Panarin 4 1/2 minutes into the third with a pad save, then robbed Vincent Trocheck point-blank three minutes later during a Rangers power play before Cuylle snapped the 1-1 tie.
Shesterkin made 12 saves in the third to preserve the win, his sixth in eight games this season.
“It was a really tough game,” Shesterkin said. ”We played our game and Cuylle stepped up. Great job.”
The Rangers had five power plays, keeping the Hurricanes off-balance for stretches…
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