Chris Kreider scored twice, Igor Shesterkin was strong in net again and the New York Rangers defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 6-2 in Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
ended Carolina's perfect postseason run at home, beating the Hurricanes 6-2 in the decisive Game 7 of their second-round playoff series Monday night.
New York advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2015, earning a matchup with two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay. New York will host Game 1 of that series Wednesday night. More impressively, the Rangers' win came in an arena where the Hurricanes had gone 7-0 in the playoffs, including the first three meetings in this series.
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