Head coach Peter Laviolette took issue with the New York Rangers embarrassing 4-0 defeat to the Carolina Hurricanes as he expresses how discouraging it was.

The Rangers had chances, but could not capitalize against the Hurricanes, missing a chance to stay in the playoff hunt.

The New York Rangers are all set for their matchup against the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at 7 PM EST. Here’s everything you need to know from a Rangers perspective. Forwards: Artemi Panarin-Vincent Trocheck-Alexis Lafrenière Will Cuylle-Mika Zibanejad-Reilly Smith Chris Kreider-Filip Chytil-Arthur Kaliyev Adam Edström-Sam Carrick-Matt Rempe Defensemen: Ryan Lindgren-Adam Fox Will Borgen-K’Andre Miller The Rangers are coming off of a 5-4 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.

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The Carolina Hurricanes defeated the New York Rangers by a score of 4-0. Fueled by a 22-save shutout from Freddie Andersen and a three-point night from Andrei Svechnikov, the Hurricanes withstood a huge second-period push from the Rangers and got the win.

BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes face the New York Rangers in Metropolitan Division play on Tuesday. New York has a 6-7-0 record in Metropolitan Division games and a 24-21-4 record overall. The Rangers have scored and allowed 148 goals this season for an even scoring differential.

The #NYR have the distinction of allowing the first post-trade point to everyone in the Mikko Rantanen blockbuster. Rantanen and Taylor Hall each have assists tonight, their first points as Hurricanes. Jack Drury scored against NY on Sunday, and Martin Nečas had two assists.

The Carolina Hurricanes’ Sebastian Aho and the New York Rangers’ Adam Fox will be two of the most exciting players to watch when these teams play on Tuesday at 7:00 PM ET, at Madison Square Garden. Purchase tickets for this game at StubHub!

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

After the Carolina Hurricanes handed Peter Laviolette's New York Rangers a whooping 4-0 defeat on the road, goaltender Frederik Andersen dropped a cold-blooded statement.

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.