National Hockey League
NY Rangers 6, Carolina 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 11, 2023
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Referees: Steve Kozari, Chris Schlenker
Linesmen: Justin Johnson, Bevan Mills
Attendance: 18808

Artemi Panarin scored four goals to lead the New York Rangers to a 6-2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C., on Saturday night.

Panarin, who entered the game with 199 career NHL goals, scored three straight as the Rangers rallied from a 2-1 deficit to win their fifth straight game. It was Panarin's first four-goal game, and he added an assist.

Jaroslav Halak made 27 saves and won his seventh straight start.

Teuvo Teravainen and Jesperi Kotkaniemi scored for the Hurricanes, who had won seven straight, but were playing their first game since the All-Star break. Frederik Andersen made 13 saves.

Carolina's Sebastian Aho saw his six-game goal streak end.

Mika Zibanejad gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 13:37 of the first period. After his initial shot was blocked by Jordan Martinook, Zibanejad got the puck back and lifted it high past Andersen.

The Hurricanes tied it 1-1 at 6:50 of the second period when Teravainen's shot from the right face-off circle deflected in off Rangers defenseman K'Andre Miller.

Kotkaniemi gave the Hurricanes a 2-1 lead at 9:43 of the second. Halak made the initial save on Kotkaniemi's point blank shot, but the Carolina forward got to the rebound and backhanded it home.

Panarin made it 2-2 at 17:49. After a Carolina turnover, the Rangers entered the zone 2-on-1, and Vincent Trocheck passed across to Panarin, who scored on a wrist shot from the right circle.

Panarin gave the Rangers a 3-2 lead at 4:33 of the third period. After the Hurricanes lost the puck in their zone, Andersen made the save on Braden Schneider's slap shot from the point, but Panarin knocked in the rebound.

Moments later Halak made a great save against Aho on a partial breakaway to maintain the lead.

Panarin completed the hat trick on a breakaway to make it 4-2 at 15:59.

Kaapo Kakko scored into an empty net with 2:14 remaining and, with Andersen back on the ice, Panarin scored his 16th of the season with 1:04 to play.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
NY Rangers   Carolina
Artemi Panarin 5 Points Jesperi Kotkaniemi 1
Artemi Panarin 4 Goals Jesperi Kotkaniemi 1
Vincent Trocheck 2 Assists Calvin de Haan 1
Mika Zibanejad 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Jaroslav Halak .931 Save Percentage Frederik Andersen .722
Jaroslav Halak 27 Saves Frederik Andersen 13
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
NY Rangers 19 6 1-1 2-2 4 27
Carolina 29 2 0-2 0-1 2 35
Upcoming Games
  • Carolina will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .735 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • NY Rangers will play their next game on the road against Vancouver. The Rangers have a W/L % of .567 after a win and .609 after a loss.