MOSCOW, May 31. New York Rangers beat Carolina Hurricanes» in the seventh match of the series of the second round of the playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL) and reached the final of the Eastern Conference. The meeting, which took place in Raleigh, ended with a score of 6:2 (2:0, 1:0, 3:2) for the benefit of the guests. Chris Kreider (8th and 44th minutes) scored a double for the winners, while Adam Fox (4), Ryan Strome (37), Philip Chitil (49) and Andrew Kopp (58) also scored. At Carolina, Tony DeAngelo (49) and Max Domi (57) scored goals. Russian Rangers forward Artemy Panarin scored an assist. Blueshirt goalkeeper Igor Shesterkin saved 37 shots out of 39 and was recognized as the first star of the match. Forward “Carolina” Andrey Svechnikov scored no points. Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov came into play in the second period and saved 9 of 12 shots. The score in the best-of-four series was 4-3 for the Rangers. The club from New York made it to the finals of the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2015. The Blueshirts will face the Tampa Bay Lightning.
