Hurricanes-Rangers Game 4: Carolina falls to New York, series tied, 2-2.

The Carolina Hurricanes once again go for their first road win of the playoffs at the New York Rangers in Game 4 of their second-round NHL playoff series Tuesday at Madison Square Garden, holding a 2-1 lead in the series after losing 3-1 on Sunday.

Game 5 at PNC Arena will be on Thursday at 7 p.m. The NHL has not yet set a time for a potential Game 6 on Saturday.

The News & Observer’s Chip Alexander and Luke DeCock are at MSG and will have live observations from the scene, with Justin Pelletier chipping in from Raleigh.

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How to watch

Tuesday’s game — and the rest of the series — is available only on ESPN (Sean McDonough, Ray Ferraro, Emily Kaplan). Bally Sports South will broadcast a Hurricanes-focused postgame show featuring Abby Labar and Shane Willis. Mike Maniscalco and Willis have the call on the Hurricanes Radio Network (WCMC-99.9 in the Triangle).

If the Clemson-North Carolina game at ACC baseball tournament game runs long on Bally Sports — and what are the odds of that? — the postgame show will start on Bally Sports Extra. That’s 324 on Spectrum, 646-3 on DirecTV and 727/1727 on AT&T U-Verse.

Third period

Mercifully it ends: More theatrics at the end of the game as Gallant sent the Reaves line out to end it, but this was all over a while ago.

Tough call on Svechnikov: Svechnikov with a hard finish on Chytil, Lafreinere face washes him, Svech sends him to the ice and goes to the box for roughing. Jordan Staal letting Eric Furlatt have it over Svechnikov getting the only penalty out of that altercation with Lafreniere. Not often Staal’s that emphatic or persistent.

Rangers back in front by three: Skjei fails to collect a puck at the New York blue line and the Rangers go the other way with Copp finishing it off. 4-1.

Raanta huge again: Antti Raanta stops Artemi Panarin on a breakaway with Jesper Fast backchecking. Huge save to keep it 3-1, still a tough slog for Carolina but way more reasonable with the way its playing than 4-1.

Hurricanes on the board: Canes on the board. Its a 3-1 game after Teravainen goal. Aho and Jarvis win a board battle and Aho makes the pass to his fellow Finn.

Canes with a power play: Alexis Lafreniere gets a penalty for running through Raanta. Nothing doing on the Canes power play. Again. A scratched, broken record.

Second period

Another Rangers power play: Brendan Smith with a penalty for interference on a Rangers dump-in. Pretty cut and dry there.

Rangers add another, well in command: Canes put all those shots on Shesterkin and can’t score. Rangers push one through Raanta. Mika Zibanejad cleans up a trickling puck behind Raanta. Looked like Raanta had swallowed that one up but the puck trickled through. Zibanejad with an easy one.

Canes continue possessing ... without scoring: With a ton of zone time, the Hurricanes are unable to solve Shesterkin. Rangers doing well to keep the chances mostly to the outside. Necas DID have one golden chance on a one-timer, and misfired.

Canes to the PP: Extended zone time leads to a power play for the Canes. As poorly as the PP has played this playoff season, if there was ever a time for it to resurface... this would be it. Update: Rangers have a GREAT chorthanded chance, but Raanta with a big save. Also, Necas clangs the post on a shot Shesterkin never saw.

Tough start to the second for Canes: Pesce blocks a Lafreniere shot that bounces off his stick and into his face.Came after Svechnikov failed to clear. A huge issue teamwide tonight. Get the puck out or bad things happen. Also, Shesterkin with a great save (sound familiar) already this frame.

First period

Canes limp into the break: Rangers still getting the better of play here as the first period comes to an end. Best bet for the Canes to do at this point is reset after that first period and try to play their own game. Playing to the Rangers’ physicality isn’t going to work.

Rangers take 2-0 lead: Soft board play by Nino Niederreiter lets the puck stay in, and Lindgren’s shot was redirected by Fox. Hurricanes lost every battle on that shift. Trocheck the biggest one.

Rangers strike first, on the PP: Frank Vatrano scores on the power play and the Rangers lead it 1-0 with 6:29 left in the first period. Great pass from Andrew Copp to set him up in the right circle. Copp was at the top of the left circle. Right through the seam.

The rough stuff has surfaced: Jacob Trouba clobbers Max Domi, elbow to head, and Steven Lorentz responds by getting Trouba into a fight. Lorentz gets 2-5-10, Trouba just the 5 for fighting, and the Canes will be shorthanded. Somehow.

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Canes big kill: Rangers top unit looked extremely dangerous, but Carolina survives. Canes will need to stay out of the box tonight. Raanta was huge. Rangers did everything BUT score on that PP.

First PP to New York: Seth Jarvis called for tripping after his skate clips Frank Vatrano on his way after the puck and Vatrano falls backward.

Raanta also engaged: Alexis Lafreniere strips Staal at the center zone and goes in alone on Raanta on a breakaway. Tried to go 5-hole backhand, and Raanta said no.

Shesterkin engaged early: Shesterkin with a big early save on Pesce after a nice feed from Aho.

Pregame update

The Canes will start the Staal-Fast-Niederreiter line against a New York line of Lafreniere-Chytil-Motte.

Morning update

No changes are expected to the Hurricanes lineup, although Frederik Andersen was on the ice for the morning skate for the first time since he was injured more than a month ago. In his best Mark Messier impression, fitting given the venue, Ian Cole insisted Tuesday morning that “We’re going to win this series,” before later qualifying that: “There are no guarantees.”

Rangers coach Gerard Gallant also backed off some of his tough talk after Game 3, when he was unhappy with the Max Domi-Ryan Lindgren fracas and threatened to unleash Ryan Reaves on the Hurricanes.

“I’m an emotional guy,” Gallant said Tuesday afternoon. “The next morning, you’re giggling about it. Not a big deal. Is something gonna happen tonight? It’s not going to be from the other night, if something happens. Trust me, we’re trying to win a hockey game and get back in this series.”

Brendan Smith’s three-game point streak going into Game 4 is one game short of the franchise playoff record for a defenseman (Frantisek Kaberle, 2006). Smith had 11 points in 49 career playoff games going into this stretch.

Wes McCauley and Eric Furlatt are the officials. Furlatt worked Game 5 of the Boston series. Devin Berg and Brad Kovachik are the linesmen.

Canes’ penalty killing, still good at home, has been a struggle on road in playoffs

Pregame reading

• Canes’ penalty killing, still good at home, has been a struggle on road in playoffs

• Rangers’ Ryan Reaves says he’ll ‘run some people.’ Hurricanes shrug off tough talk

• DeCock: Hurricanes goalie Frederik Andersen’s postponed postseason continues on own trajectory

• Looking for a scapegoat in the Hurricanes’ loss to the Rangers? ‘The power play stunk’

• DeCock: Road continues to be Hurricanes’ Garden of nightmares, whether in Boston or New York

• Hurricanes playoff road woes continue as Rangers power past Carolina in Game 3 at MSG

• DeCock: Goals aside, the Hurricanes’ third defensive pairing has already done what’s expected

• Why Antti Raanta and the Hurricanes may have the Rangers to thank for playoff success

• Photos: Hurricanes take Game 2 from Rangers in Stanley Cup playoffs

• Why Antti Raanta and the Hurricanes may have the Rangers to thank for playoff success

• Antti Raanta, Hurricanes shut down Rangers in Game 2, take commanding 2-0 series lead

• Honk if you’re hot! Canes tailgaters shrug off the inferno outside before the big game.

• DeCock: Hurricanes find new ways to win, by the finest of margins, and now lead Rangers, 2-0

• DeCock: Hurricanes need their star players to perform against the Rangers, in Game 2 and beyond

• ‘These moments are special’: Canes’ Brendan Smith, other vets feel Cup clock ticking

• With the Canes in the playoffs, Hamilton is cleared to report for ‘lucky pig’ duty

• DeCock: Hurricanes courted disaster against Rangers, rescued themselves before it was too late

• Hurricanes beat Rangers thanks to Ian Cole’s special moment. Here’s how it happened

• Hurricanes surge past Rangers in overtime take 1-0 Stanley Cup playoff series lead

• Hurricanes defenseman Slavin again a finalist for Lady Byng Trophy

• DeCock: Why the Hurricanes’ recipe for a victory over the Rangers sings a familiar refrain

• There has been some jersey-swapping since Hurricanes, Rangers last met in postseason

• Can’t buy Canes-Rangers playoff tickets to PNC Arena? Check your address.

• DeCock: A tale of two Domis: A Game 7 hero and a famous father jumping on Hurricanes bandwagon

• Rangers, Hurricanes head coaches have differing memories of their time at PNC Arena

• DeCock: In role reversal, Hurricanes’ Svechnikov mentoring Kochetkov, who’s 9 months older

• Carolina Hurricanes built a consistent, winning culture by ‘trying to be like Boston’

• DeCock: Carolina Hurricanes owner, NHL commissioner push for arena upgrades — and it’s about time