The Rangers are the biggest flop on Broadway these days. 

On Tuesday, after their latest shutout loss, they exited the ice at Madison Square Garden to a chorus of boos. 

In what’s been a stunning start to the season, the Rangers have dropped their first six games at home, an ugly streak that continued with a 3-0 loss to Carolina. 

They last won a game at the Garden on April 17, the final game of last season, and have been shut out in four of their six home games, going 0-5-1. 

“These guys are human,” coach Mike Sullivan said. “They care a lot about what’s going on. Of course we want to be a team that prides itself on being good at home, being stingy at home and making this a tough place for people to play.” 

So far, it hasn’t been. 

After a hellish start to their home schedule, the Rangers seemingly righted themselves on a recent western swing and entered Tuesday having won three straight. 

Carolina Hurricanes center Seth Jarvis reacts after Carolina Hurricanes left wing Nikolaj Ehlers scores a goal in the first period at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 4, 2025. JASON SZENES/ NY POST

But all of their home woes continued against the Hurricanes: an inability to score or take advantage of chances. 

“I need to be better,” J.T. Miller said. “I need to lead better for these guys. It’s just not acceptable at home to not get the job done.” 

And their power-play struggles continued, failing to score for a fifth straight game. 

Prior to the game, Sullivan said he wanted the team to “simplify” its game: “We’ve got to be ready from the drop of the puck.” 

The Rangers at least did that, outshooting the Hurricanes 13-4 in the early going. 

But they failed to beat Pyotr Kochetkov, the latest middling goaltender to stymie the Rangers, making his season debut after being sidelined with a lower-body injury. 

And they got just 12 shots the rest of the way, drawing boos from the crowd after a turnover midway through a miserable third period. 

Their game began to slip when Vladislav Gavrikov took a slashing penalty at 13:01 of the first period. 

Rangers defenseman Adam Fox reacts while on the ice in the second period at Madison Square Garden in New York, November 4, 2025. JASON SZENES/ NY POST

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Carolina’s Nikolaj Ehlers fired one past Igor Shesterkin less than 30 seconds later for the game’s first goal. 

Sean Walker added the second Hurricanes goal of the night at 17:07 of the second. 

Artemi Panarin’s scoring issues continued, as he was stopped on a point-blank shot early in the first period, and the second line followed with some solid chances of their own in the first, with Alexis Lafrenière also failing to deliver on a one-timer. 

And then there was Miller, also unable to come through on several opportunities. 

“The first two periods, I’m not sure we could get better looks,” Sullivan said. 

And still, none found the back of the net. 

“That’s just the way it’s going for us right now,” Sullivan said. “We just have to keep fighting.” 

Trailing by a pair of goals entering the third period, the Rangers spent much of it skating on quicksand and collected just one shot, from Sam Carrick, that didn’t come close to testing Kochetkov. 

Carolina’s Seth Jarvis added an empty-netter to complete the scoring. 

New York Rangers left wing Artemi Panarin crashes into Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Sean Walker in the first period at Madison Square Garden in New York, November 4, 2025. JASON SZENES/ NY POST

The Rangers next play Friday on the road in Detroit — although the Red Wings, unlike the Rangers, have been excellent at home — before they return to the Garden for a pair of games against the Islanders and Predators. 

“Our group has a lot of pride and wants to have success here,” Sullivan said. “So we’ve got to find a way to fight through that.”