MOSCOW, May 23 The New York Rangers closed the backlog in the series of the second round of the playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Carolinas. The meeting on the ice of New York ended with a score of 3:1 (1:0, 1:1, 1:0) in favor of the Rangers, which was scored by Mika Zibanejad (12th minute) with a pass from Russian forward Artemy Panarin, Chris Kreider (26) and Tyler Mott (59). The team's Russian goalkeeper Igor Shesterkin, who saved 43 shots on target, became the first star of the meeting. Nino Niederreiter scored for Carolina (29). false» width=»540″ height=»360″>«Carolina» leads the series to four wins — 2-1. The next match will take place on May 24 at the Rangers ice.
