Rangers beat Hurricanes to cut series deficit to 2-1

Igor Shesterkin made 43 saves and the host New York Rangers held on for a 3-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday afternoon in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference second-round series.

The Rangers pulled within 2-1 in the best-of-seven series and have a chance to even the series Tuesday.

Mika Zibanejad scored a power-play goal in the first period and set up Chris Kreider's 30th career playoff goal in the second