Rangers snag thrilling win over Devils thanks to Sam Carrick’s OT goal

In what’s been a rough season at Madison Square Garden, few Rangers losses hurt more than the two lopsided defeats at the hands of the Devils earlier in the year.

So perhaps there was some extra meaning to Thursday night’s thrilling 3-2 overtime win over their cross-river rivals, which ended with a goal from the unheralded Sam Carrick at 2:48 in the extra session.

The victory continued what’s an admittedly small stretch in which the Rangers are 3-1-1 after losing four in a row late last month.

Nevertheless, their play has been better, and they had goalie Igor Shesterkin back in net after he missed four games with an upper-body injury.

This one didn’t come easily — and followed a tough overtime defeat to Dallas in their previous game.

But the Rangers, after tying the game at 2-2 late in the second period, dominated most of the third and had nothing to show for it.