New York. There will be a long distance between the New York Rangers and the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Broadway Blueshirts tied the game series with a 4-1 win over Madison Square Garden last night.
Now it’s just about trying to win the Rally too – the Southern states have so far been undefeated.
– But we played well in the first two games there and we have a chance if we can do it again, goal scorer Mika Zibanijad tells Sportbladet.
History repeats itself in the Stanley Cup playoffs – especially for Carolina Hurricanes.
In the first round against the Boston Bruins, they won every home game at the PNC Arena, but were beaten repeatedly at TD Garden – and the series against New York Rangers It follows exactly the same script.
They won the initial fights on the ice on their own turf and came to New York with good confidence, but they lost tonight for the second time in a row and suddenly that duel is also 2-2.
Great match in goal
The difference is that they have a much harder time scoring on the amazing Igor Sejstorkin and that Rangers last night shot them just right with their strongest effort so far in the entire qualifier.
– The different matches flow together a little bit, so I don’t know if it was our best match, but we played perfectly well, says Mika Zibanijad when we spoke to him after the last sign.
Above all, we had a strong first period when we started our attack and took our chances. Then I think we defended well on the lead.
Move forward with goals
Mika himself was perhaps the most important goal of the match at the end of the second half. After a long sequence when the Hurricanes pressed for reduction with great desperation, he and Ryan Lindgren lost on a counterattack that ended the Swede’s ability to advance 3-0 on the comeback.
– It wasn’t one of the hardest goals I’ve ever achieved, but it’s still very nice, and I felt its importance, he continues.
In the end, Rangers won 4-1, and the quarter-finals tied.
Now the question is how will Mika & Co. be able to make it seem impossible and even win a rally?
We played well in the first two games there and we definitely have a chance if we can do it again, the star position continues.
Of course it would be nice to go 3-2, but if we don’t succeed next time, we won’t give up. We believe a lot in ourselves.
Round 5 will be decided on Friday evening.