We interrupt this meltdown to bring you four days without a desultory Rangers loss. Yes, true, the NHL is closed for the holidays, which only serves to illustrate how far and how quickly the Rangers have fallen.

For people wanting to place a bet on the upcoming battle between the Carolina Hurricanes and the New York Rangers on Sunday at 12:30 PM ET, is Sebastian Aho a player who is likely find the back of the net?

Aho scored an empty-net goal, fired two shots on net and blocked two shots in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Rangers.

The Rangers lost for the 12th time in their last 16 games with a 3-1 defeat to the visiting Hurricanes on Sunday.

NEW YORK (AP) — Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 22 shots and assisted on two goals as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 3-1 on Sunday. William Carrier, Jack Roslovic and Sebastian Aho scored for the Hurricanes, who won for the fourth time in six games and improved to 10-3-1 against Metropolitan Division opponents this season.

Aho has been extremely productive of late, as he's riding a five-game point streak and has cracked the scoresheet in all but one of his last 10 games, a span in which he's racked up 11 points (four goals,

Pyotr Kochetkov was solid between the pipes for Carolina to help the Hurricanes escape with a win over the Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

In a battle between two of the game's best Russian netminders, Pyotr Kochetkov shone brightest. Per Natural Stat Trick, Kochetkov stopped eight out of nine high-danger opportunities amidst his 22-save showing, and his season-long .855 HDSV% (high-danger save percentage) ranks second among goalies with 1000+ minutes played behind Connor Hellebuyck.

Jimmy Vesey spearheaded that effort by scoring just 17 seconds in. The 31-year-old veteran was a healthy scratch in four of the previous six games, but he slotted back in to replace rookie Matt Rempe, who the NHL's Department of Player Safety suspended eight games for elbowing Dallas defenseman Miro Heiskanen in Friday's 3-1 win.

Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 22 shots and assisted on two goals as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 3-1 on Sunday. William Carrier, Jack Roslovic and Sebastian Aho scored for the Hurricanes,