Carolina outshot New York 14-3 in the first period, and the Rangers' minus-26 shot differential was their second largest of the season.
"Today was probably one of my worst days on the bench," Gallant said. "I'm trying to push. In my mind, I know they're tired, but I'm not going to give in. It was 60 minutes, and that's their job. I love our guys. We competed hard, but there wasn't a lot in the tank today."
NOTES:The 44 saves were the second most in a shutout in Rangers history. Henrik Lundqvist made 45 saves in a 1-0 shootout loss to the New Jersey Devils on Jan. 12, 2010. … Kreider is tied with the Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers for second in the NHL in goals behind Auston Matthews of the Toronto Maple Leafs (46). … The Rangers were outshot by the Panthers 45-18 in a 4-3 win on Nov. 8. … The Hurricanes were 12-0-2 in their past 14 home games, one shy of their record (14-0-1 from Dec. 13, 2005-Jan. 28, 2006). … Carolina defenseman Tony DeAngelo was minus-1 with two shots in 17:38 of ice time after missing 11 games with a lower-body injury. … The Hurricanes power play was 0-for-3 and is 0-for-15 in their past six games. … New York's streak of five games with a power-play goal ended (0-for-2). … Carolina forward Nino Niederreiter did not play. He was serving his one-game suspension for slashing Washington Capitals forward Axel Jonsson-Fjallby on Friday.