Highlights from the Rangers’ Game 1 win over the Hurricanes Sunday afternoon.
1. Mika Zibanejad
A pair of first-period goals from Zibanejad, including a dazzling finish on Chris Kreider’s power-play feed, keyed the afternoon for the Rangers.
2. Vincent Trocheck
Trocheck was there to clean up the garbage when Zibanejad finally missed a chance late in the first and notched a secondary assist to go with it.
3. Adam Fox
Any Ranger defenseman could go here, but Fox gets the nod for his secondary assist and power-play contributions.
Key moment
The Rangers’ win looked inevitable after scoring twice on the power play in a combined 24 seconds at five-on-four late in the first period.
Quote of the day
“It’s one game and we gotta keep going.”
— Mika Zibanejad
