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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Playing a weak opponent back-to-back gave the New York Rangers a grand chance to enhance their winning streak.One goal was all they required Sunday. Ryan McDonaghs first-period score held up and Cam Talbot made 18 saves as the Rangers extended their victory run to six with a 1-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes.The Eastern Conference-worst Hurricanes lost for the eighth time in nine games. A day earlier, the Rangers won 3-2 in a shootout in Raleigh, North Carolina.Well take the two wins, kind of in different fashions, McDonagh said. We did a good job of containing them and eliminating their opportunities.Talbot is 3-3-1 this season backing up Henrik Lundqvist, with all three of his victories being shutouts.You never want to be the guy to come in and break the winning streak, Talbot said. I didnt really have to do a whole lot tonight, the guys in front of me did an unbelievable job.McDonagh scored his second goal of the season 4:10 into the game. He slapped the puck in the slot past goaltender Anton Khudobin, who has yet to win this season (0-8-2).The Rangers captain has points in seven of 10 games since returning to the lineup Nov. 28 after missing 11 games with a shoulder injury. Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan assisted on McDonaghs latest goal.The Rangers (17-10-4) have won 10 of their last 13 games to keep pace with Washington in a tight Metropolitan Division race. The Rangers host the Capitals on Tuesday before the three-day Christmas break.The shutout was a league-leading eighth for the Rangers this season and the first time they have eight shutouts in their first 31 games since 1928-29, according to information the team got from the Elias Sports Bureau.We are no different than any team in the NHL. You cant win if you dont get goaltending, Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said. When we use Cam, hes given us some real good performances.The Rangers outshot Carolina 31-18 in their first home game since Dec. 8, when they started their winning streak with a 4-3 overtime win against Pittsburgh. New York then won three straight in Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary.The Rangers have outscored opponents 20-8 during the six-game streak and have allowed two goals or fewer in their last five contests.The struggling Hurricanes have little to focus on except working hard to reverse their fortunes.You try to keep the mood upbeat and keep telling guys its all part of a learning process, Carolina defenceman John-Michael Lies said. Our goaltender held us in the game. Unfortunately, we couldnt get one for him.The Rangers have won 14 of their last 15 games against Carolina, including eight straight at home since Feb. 22, 2011.NOTES: Rangers defenceman Dan Girardi played his 600th career game. ... The teams meet again Jan. 31 in New York and on March 21 in Raleigh. ... 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"I want to thank the Nets ownership and Billy for this opportunity," Hollins said in a statement. "It has been a long process to get back into the league, and I believe that Billy and I will have a very successful working relationship. Brooklyn has firmly established itself as a franchise that is committed to winning, and I eagerly look forward to becoming part of that culture and building on the success of the past two playoff appearances." The Nets will introduce Hollins at a press conference Monday. Hollins led Memphis to 56 victories and the 2013 Western Conference finals before he and the Grizzlies parted ways. The Nets considered him last year after firing P.J. Carlesimo before hiring Kidd. He was the only known candidate the Nets interviewed this time. King said he had reached out to one other person who chose not to pursue the job. "If you look at (his) track record and what he did in Memphis, he was able to go in there and take a team, added somme veterans and they continually got better," King said Tuesday.dddddddddddd"He developed some young guys, (Marc) Gasol, some big guys. If you look at Memphis, they got consistently got better every year. All the way to the Western Conference finals." Kidd led Brooklyn to a 44-38 record and the second round of the playoffs in his lone season but the Nets allowed him to pursue other jobs after denying his request for more power within the organization. The Bucks held Kidds welcoming press conference earlier Wednesday. Hollins is known as a strong defensive coach, with the Grizzlies holding opponents to an NBA-low 89.3 points per game in his final season. He is the franchises career leader in wins and led them to three straight playoff appearances. He takes over a veteran team in Brooklyn that could easily fit his style of play if Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce return, and Brook Lopez and Deron Williams come back healthy after surgeries. Hollins went 214-201 with the Grizzlies and improved the teams record in each of his four full seasons, from 40 wins in 2009-10 to 56-26 in his final season. Memphis upset top-seeded San Antonio in the first round of the 2011 playoffs. But the Grizzlies came under new ownership and management during his final season, and they chose not to renew Hollins contract after they were swept by the Spurs in the conference finals. He met last month with Cleveland before the Cavaliers hired David Blatt. ' ' '