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.

NEW YORK -- Andrei Svechnikov scored two goals and had an assist, Mikko Rantanen got his first point with the Carolina Hurricanes, and Frederik Andersen made 22 saves for his first shutout this season in a 4-0 win against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday.

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.