Chris Kreider stuns the Hurricanes with a 3rd period hat-trick

Chris Kreider has given the New York Rangers a 4-3 lead in Game 6 of his team's second round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes.

In fact, not only has Kreider given his team the lead, he also single-handedly brought them back to even. Kreider has scored a natural hat trick in the 3rd period to take the Rangers from down 3-1 to up 4-3 late in the third.

Check out the hat trick goal:

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UPDATE: Jordan Martinook has made the save of the season@

Check out the Hurricanes forward diving to scoop a puck off of the goal line, saving a sure goal in the process:

Sebastian Aho has re-established the Carolina Hurricanes' two goal lead in Game 6 of their second round playoff series against the New York Rangers.

Check out this snipe from Aho, blowing it high past Rangers superstar netminder Igor Shesterkin:

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Marty Necas has broken the ice.

Necas opened the scoring for the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 6 of their second round series against the New York Rangers off a beautiful feed from teammate Jordan Martinook.

Check it out:

And just like that, the Hurricanes continue their impressive run of momentum.

This just in, it appears that forward Filip Chytil will NOT play for the New York Rangers this evening in Game 6 against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Rangers insider Larry Brooks reports that neither Chytil nor veteran Blake Wheeler are in the lineup for warmup, with Jonny Brodzinski and Matt Rempe taking the final two forward positions.

From Brooks:

More to come on this developing story.