NEW YORK — Sam Carrick moved around a flat-footed Brett Kulak and faced Stuart Skinner head-on as Evan Bouchard blocked the passing lane.

Two-and-a-half minutes remained in the third period. By this point, Skinner had an answer for each of the New York Rangers’ 28 shots he’d faced. Carrick cut across the crease as Skinner dropped. He shot. The puck found the web of Skinner’s glove, positioned just above his left pad.

“That’ll probably cost me some sleep tonight,” the Rangers’ fourth-line center said.

Had Carrick raised the puck a couple inches higher, it would have gone in. The Rangers wouldn’t have made history. After Tuesday night’s 2-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers became the first team in NHL history to be shut out in their first three home games

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