Their 3-1 loss to the Hurricanes Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden counted as the 10th time the Rangers followed a win with a loss this season.

The afternoon started in thunderous applause and ended in boos as the Rangers suffered a brutal 3-1 defeat at the hands of the Carolina Hurricanes. Going into this game, the Rangers were riding high after an emotional 3-1 over the Dallas Stars.

The bad news for the Rangers is there are two months and 13 days until the NHL’s Trade Deadline, and they have 26 games in that period. Whatever slim chances exist that Drury decides to keep the 2024-25 iteration of the Original Six franchise intact took a hit with the Rangers’ 3-1 loss to the Hurricanes in Sunday’s matinee at the Garden.