Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jackson Blake scored 2:07 apart midway through the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the New York Rangers 4-3.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Jackson Blake scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied for a 4-3 win against the New York Rangers at Lenovo Center on Wednesday. Blake took a pass from Jack Drury between the circles and beat Igor Shesterkin on a wrist shot past the blocker for a 4-3 lead at 12:01.

The New York Rangers had the game in their hands until they didn’t as they blew a third period lead to the Carolina Hurricanes en route to a 4-3 loss. Going into this matchup the Rangers had lost three consecutive games and have really been struggling to find their identity.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jackson Blake scored 2:07 apart midway through the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the New York Rangers 4-3 on Wednesday night.

Rookie Jackson Blake scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 7:59 remaining in the third period and the Carolina Hurricanes pushed their home winning streak to nine, rallying for a 4-3 victory over the New York Rangers Wednesday night in Raleigh,

The Hurricanes fell behind in the second period, but timely saves from unlikely No. 1 goalie Spencer Martin and rookie Jackson Blake’s seventh goal of the season lifted Carolina past the Rangers.

As much as a win over the Hurricanes would’ve been medicine for the Rangers’ soul, a loss was like further inflammation. The Blueshirts losing streak reached four games Wednesday night, after the visitors blew a third-period lead in a 4-3 loss to Carolina in front of a split-and-invested crowd at Lenovo Center.

RALEIGH — Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Jackson Blake scored 2:07 apart midway through the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the New York Rangers 4-3 on Wednesday night. Jack Drury and Seth Jarvis also scored as the Hurricanes won their ninth straight at home.