Hurricanes vs Rangers Game 5 score: Canes overcome power play woes, push New York to brink of elimination

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The Carolina Hurricanes are just one game away from advancing to the Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Finals after taking advantage of their perfect performance on home ice Thursday night to defeat the New York Rangers, 3-1. 

Carolina pushed the Rangers to the brink of elimination after a gritty second-round Game 5 performance where the Canes set the tempo for much of the night and finally made some noise on the power play. 

Andrei Svechnikov of the Hurricanes celebrates a goal with teammates during Game 5 of the second-round playoff game against the New York Rangers on May 26, 2022, at PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Gregg Forwerck/NHLI via Getty Images)

"When you can get a shorthanded goal early it's big because it takes life out of their power play," centre Seth Jarvis said. "For the power play, it's great for our confidence. It's nice to get one early and quick. That was huge for us. Teuvo made a world-class shot; high, bar down, short-side, can't ask for much more."

After Vincent Trocheck buried a shorthanded goal to get the Canes on the board first, Teuvo Teravainen finally broke through Carolina’s power play struggles with a goal halfway through the second period. The Canes were 0-9 on the power play heading into Thursday night’s game. 

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"It was kind of the game that I've been waiting for," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "We've been playing OK, but tonight was good all the way around – more obviously how we want to play."

Frank Vatrano of the New York Rangers is stopped by the Hurricanes' Brady Skjei at PNC Arena on May 26, 2022, in