DeAngelo scores three points to power Hurricanes past Rangers

RALEIGH, N.C. --Tony DeAngelo had a goal and two assists for the Carolina Hurricanes in a 6-3 win against the New York Rangers in his first game against his former team at PNC Arena on Friday.

Sebastian Aho also had a goal and two assists for the Hurricanes (27-8-2), who won their third straight and are 8-1-1 in their past 10. Frederik Andersen made 20 saves, and Jesper Fast, who also played for the Rangers, scored in his first game against them.
DeAngelo played the previous four seasons with the Rangers. The defenseman had the final season of his contract bought out July 25; he agreed to a one-year, $1 million contract with the Hurricanes on July 28.
"It was nice to put on that kind of performance," DeAngelo said. "I thought our team played great. It was a battle for first place (in the Metropolitan Division). We got right back to where we want to be, and we've got some games in hand (four)."

Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider each had a goal and an assist for the Rangers (26-11-4), who had won three in a row. Alexandar Georgiev made 29 saves.
Vincent Trocheck's net-front deflection of Andrei Svechnikov's point shot gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead at 13:13 of the first period.
"They got the power-play goal with the screen and deflection in front, and we didn't react good to it," Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said. "We get dominated probably the next 10 to 12 minutes for sure."
Aho beat Rangers defenseman Adam Fox to a loose puck before setting up Seth Jarvis at the right post for a 2-0 lead at 17:21.
Fast scored on a one-timer inside the blue line to make it 3-0 at 3:33 of the second period.
"It's a game I've been looking forward to, even though it's been almost a year and a half since I was there," Fast said. "It was a fun game to play and a great game for us."

Zibanejad scored a power-play goal on a one-timer from the left face-off circle to get New York within 3-1 at 6:35.
"I don't feel like we got up to the level we needed to," Zibanejad said. "[That's] maybe the best team we've played. They took advantage of the things we did wrong and our mistakes. It's a good learning lesson for us."
Aho followed his shot and swiped at a loose puck in the crease to push the lead to 4-1 at 14:46.
"When you're talking about being that kind of player, the leader of your team, that's what you have to do," Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "[If] you've got to get in front and maybe bang one in, [Aho] can do that, or he can make a skill play up the ice on a rush. He understands that's a complete game, and that's the kind of player he wants to be."
Svechnikov's feed from behind the net set up Nino Niederreiter for a five-hole goal and a 5-1 lead with 28 seconds left in the period.

Kreider scored his 26th of the season on the power play off the rebound of a shot by Fox to make it 5-2 at 5:09 of the third period.
Andersen saved a backhand by Ryan Reaves, but Greg McKegg scored on the rebound for his first of the season to make it 5-3 at 6:23.
DeAngelo scored a power-play goal on a long wrist shot at 17:27 for the 6-3 final. Aho got his 200th assist in his 400th NHL game.
"He's a superstar player in the league, and we only have so many," DeAngelo said. "It's his 400th game tonight, and he's only 24. The numbers he has and what he does on the ice, he can play against anybody and [play] better than anybody most nights."
NOTES:DeAngelo is the first defenseman in Hurricanes/Hartford Whalers history to have consecutive three-point games. … DeAngelo scored 92 points (19 goals, 73 assists) in 167 games with the Rangers from 2017-21. … Fast scored 147 points (55 goals, 92 assists) in 422 games with the Rangers from 2013-20; he signed as a free agent with Carolina on Oct. 10, 2020. … Zibanejad has scored nine points (four goals, five assists) in a seven-game point streak. … Kreider has scored six points (five goals, one assist) in a four-game goal and point streak. … Fox has scored seven points (two goals, five assists) in a four-game point streak. … Hurricanes forward Teuvo Teravainen left with a lower-body injury after the second period. ... The Hurricanes are 17-1-2 when scoring first.