Meta: The Rangers suffered a crushing 4-0 loss to the Hurricanes, undone by costly mistakes, missed chances, and power-play struggles.

The New York Rangers are mired in a season full of lowlights. Players have been skating into each other. The puck never leaves the defensive zone. Tap-ins are a

The Rangers fell 4-0 to the Hurricanes on Tuesday. Carolina capitalized on each egregious New York mistake, notching all four goals in that matter. The Rangers surrendered goals in the first minute of the first period and last minute of the second,

A soft clearing attempt by Chris Kreider early in the third led to a turnover at the blue line and a quick Sebastian Aho goal. Then Zibanejad lost a puck battle behind his own net, leaving his man wide-open in the slot, and Seth Jarvis buried a one-timer with Alexis Lafreniere about two strides to late to cover him.

Behind a Frederik Andersen shutout and two goals from Andrei Svechnikov, the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the New York Rangers 4-0.

Poor execution and poor puck decisions played a role in the Rangers’ third shutout loss of the season, where the home team fell 4-0 to the Hurricanes.

After dropping their second straight game, the Rangers have little room for error at this point in the season.

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.

Frederik Andersen made 22 saves, Andrei Svechnikov scored in the opening minute of the first period and the final minute of the second as the visiting Carolina Hurricanes pulled away for a 4-0 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.

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.

Andrei Svechnikov scored twice and added an assist, Frederik Andersen made 22 saves, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Rangers 4-0 on Tuesday night.

The loss dropped the Rangers to 8-3-3 in January and followed a 5-4 defeat at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday at MSG, when the visitors scored the winner with 15 seconds to play in regulation.