After dropping their second straight game, the Rangers have little room for error at this point in the season.

After the Carolina Hurricanes handed Peter Laviolette's New York Rangers a whooping 4-0 defeat on the road, goaltender Frederik Andersen dropped a cold-blooded statement.

The Rangers had chances, but could not capitalize against the Hurricanes, missing a chance to stay in the playoff hunt.

In a heated playoff race, the Rangers don’t need moral victories, they need points, so these two consecutive losses certainly set them back in the standings. The Rangers will be back in action on Saturday afternoon against the Boston Bruins.

The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the New York Rangers by a score of 4-0. Fueled by a 22-save shutout from Freddie Andersen and a three-point night from Andrei Svechnikov, the Hurricanes withstood a huge second-period push from the Rangers and got the win.

BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes face the New York Rangers in Metropolitan Division play on Tuesday. New York has a 6-7-0 record in Metropolitan Division games and a 24-21-4 record overall. The Rangers have scored and allowed 148 goals this season for an even scoring differential.

The Carolina Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho and the New York Rangers’ Adam Fox will be two of the most exciting players to watch when these teams play on Tuesday at 7:00 PM ET, at Madison Square Garden. Purchase tickets for this game at StubHub!

Andrei Svechnikov scored twice and added an assist, Frederik Andersen made 22 saves, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 4-0 on Tuesday night.

The Rangers had just killed a penalty to Ryan Lindgren and Vincent Trocheck, at the end of his shift, found himself on a partial breakaway in the final minute, with Carolina defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere chasing him. Trocheck opted not to shoot, but instead tried to drop a pass to a trailing K’Andre Miller. But the pass didn’t get through.

NHL schedule features the Carolina Hurricanes (30-16-4) visiting the New York Rangers (24-21-4) at Madison Square Garden, starting at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The Hurricanes rank second while the Rangers are 11th in the Eastern Conference.

RALEIGH, N.C. - Eric Tulsky, General Manager of the National Hockey League’s Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has recalled center Ryan Suzuki from the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League (AHL) and assigned defenseman Riley Stillman to Chicago.