Jagr, Rangers Rally Past Carolina
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Jaromir Jagr scored twice to end a goal-scoring slump and Brendan Shanahan set up a pair of third-period power-play goals to help the Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 last night.
Chris Drury and Dan Girardi also scored for the Rangers, who snapped a three-game losing streak, winning for only the third time in the last 11 games.
Scott Walker and Eric Stall scored for Carolina, which had won 3-of-4.
The Rangers started strong, grabbing an early 10–3 shot advantage. Cam Ward was equal to the challenge, making all the stops, even on a power-play sequence when he lost his stick. The Rangers finished the scoreless opening period with a 13-5 shot advantage.
In the second, Walker scored a short-handed goal and Stall got a power-play tally as the Hurricanes took a 2-1 lead.
Jagr got the game’s first score at 2:28, ending a 10-game drought without a goal. The lead didn’t last long as Walker connected at 4:38. The game took a nasty turn midway through the period when New York’s Colton Orr leveled former Ranger Matt Cullen with a forearm/elbow to the face. Cullen appeared to be momentarily unconscious, falling face-first to the ice while Carolina’s Mike Commodore challenged and fought Orr.