Alexander Georgiev makes 44 saves as Rangers blank Hurricanes

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Alexandar Georgiev made a season-high 44 saves for his seventh career shutout, Chris Krieder broke a scoreless tie late in the second period and the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2-0 on Sunday night.

It was the first shutout for Georgiev since beating Philadelphia 9-0 on March 17, 2021.

"It has been a long time since I had a game like that, where it has been not a lot of goals," Georgiev said.

Georgiev, who played for just the second time in New York’s last five games, picked up his first road victory since Jan. 8 at Anaheim.

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Carolina Hurricanes' Jordan Staal (11) has his shot blocked by New York Rangers goaltender Alexandar Georgiev (40) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Sunday, March 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

He was tested by at least 14 shots in each period.

"They shoot a lot of pucks," Georgiev said. "The first period was important to keep them at zero. ... It’s a team shutout, for sure."

Frank Vatrano added an empty-net goal with 41.3 seconds to play to clinch it for the Rangers.

Combined with a winning goal in the final minute Saturday night at Tampa Bay, it was quite a 24-hour span for the Rangers.

"I think we showed we have to it takes to win," Vatrano said.

The loss sent the Hurricanes to their first four-game losing streak of the season (0-3-1). It also marked the end to a 14-game home-ice points streak, one shy of a franchise record.

Frederik Andersen stopped 16 shots for the Hurricanes, who were blanked for the third time this season.

"We had too many good chances to not score," Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho said.

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