Rangers power past Canes to even series

NEW YORK Andrew Copp had a goal and two assists, and Frank Vatrano and Adam Fox each had a goal and an assist as the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in Game 4 Tuesday night, evening the second-round series.

Mika Zibanejad also scored, Ryan Lindgren had two assists and Igor Shesterkin stopped 30 shots for the Rangers, who won their fifth straight at home in the post-season. In the series, New York won two at home after opening with two losses at Carolina.

Teuvo Teravainen scored and Antti Raanta finished with 24 saves for the Hurricanes, who fell to 0-5 on the road in the post-season to go along with their 6-0 mark at home.

Game 5 is in Raleigh, N.C., on Thursday night, and Game 6 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. The Rangers have won two straight against the Hurricanes after losing eight of the previous nine meetings, including a three-game sweep in the qualifying round of the 2020 playoff bubble and three of four in the regular season.

The Rangers were unhappy with a fight that broke out at the end of Game 3 on Sunday between Lindgren and Carolina’s Max Domi. New York coach Gerard Gallant was also seen yelling at Hurricanes defenceman Tony DeAngelo.

In this one, Rangers defenceman Jacob Trouba delivered a hard hit on Domi along the side boards as the Hurricanes forward was falling to the ice. Carolina’s Steven Lorentz skated into Trouba and the two dropped gloves with 8 1/2 minutes left in the first. Lorentz drew a 10-minute misconduct and a minor for instigating in addition to the fighting majors he and Trouba received.