When a team struggles, it’s often easiest to blame the goaltending. However, if a goalie is giving up fewer than three goals a game while putting up solid performances, they cannot be solely to blame.

Despite a 3-1 victory on Friday night over the Dallas Stars to temporarily halt their bleeding, the New York Rangers fell right back into the loss column on Sunday night against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden.

Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 22 shots and assisted on two goals as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Rangers 3-1.