Hurricanes focus on fixes after special teams play keys Rangers' Game 1 win

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The Rangers and Hurricanes were among the top special teams units during the regular season. Carolina was second on the power play and first on the penalty-kill, and New York was third in both.

After special teams play keyed the Rangers’ 4-3 win in the series opener, the Hurricanes know they will need to be better when the teams meet in Game 2 on Tuesday night.

The Rangers’ two power plays totaled just 23 seconds. They needed only 9 seconds to get the first one when Mika Zibanejad scored from the left side off a pass from Chris Kreider in front, and 14 seconds before Vincent Trocheck put in a rebound in close of a shot by Zibanejad. “We had our looks, we just didn’t convert,” Brind’Amour said. “That’s the difference. We got to find a way to get more looks and we’d like to have more opportunities when you get your power plays, but they did a nice job of blocking shots, pressure us at the right times. The execution wasn’t where it needed to be.”

Rangers coach Peter Laviolette called the Rangers’ power play “efficient” and credited the penalty-kill for doing “a great job,” but knows there are things his team needs to improve on.

 

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