Monday night was supposed to be a coronation, and it felt like that for two periods.

The Rangers carried a one-goal lead into the final 20 minutes.

Then, everything went wrong, the Hurricanes ripping off four goals in the final stanza for <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/05/13/sports/rangers-collapse-in-game-5-as-hurricanes-stave-off-elimination/">a 4-1 victory at a stunned Madison Square Garden</a> to force a sixth game in this second-round series.

This team isn’t prone to elongated slumps. It last lost four in a row from Jan. 6-13. They lost exactly two in a row just five times all season.{ai:summary}<p>The Rangers were on top until the final period when the Hurricanes took control, scoring four goals to secure a 4-1 victory. The series will continue with Game 6 in Carolina on Thursday. #sports</p>

This is the first Rangers crisis

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