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Hurricanes Fall 5-3 Against New York - Game Recap

New York got a pair of goals from Mika Zibanejad as the Rangers skated to a 5-3 victory over Carolina on Friday at Madison Square Garden.

New York won as a +135 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.

Mika Zibanejad(2), Chris Kreider, Ryan Strome, and Artemi Panarin each scored for the Rangers in the victory. Zibanejad opened the scoring for New York.

Henrik Lundqvist stopped 39 of 42 Carolina shots in the victory.

Brett Pesce, Lucas Wallmark, and Sebastian Aho scored for the Hurricanes, finding the net behind Henrik Lundqvist.

James Reimer stopped 19 of 24 shots for the Hurricanes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, New York went 2-for-4, while the Hurricanes were 0-for-5 with the man advantage.

New York lost the shots on goal battle to Carolina by a margin of 42-24.

New York heads into a battle against the Maple Leafs. Carolina, meanwhile, will have their next action against Washington.