Star forward Rick Nash netted his long-awaited first postseason goal with the Rangers on Sunday.
Gregory Campbell made it 2-1, and New York pulled even again on Rick Nash's goal.
The Rangers are looking for a breakout from forwards Rick Nash and Brad Richards.
Carl Hagelin, Ryane Clowe, Anton Stralman, Rick Nash and Ryan Callahan also scored for New York.
Derek Stepan scored on the 5-on-3, and Rick Nash scored 41 seconds later on a 5-on-4.
Its final opportunity came with under 7 minutes left when Rick Nash was called for tripping.
Rick Nash scored in the opening round of the tiebreaker and Henrik Lundqvist stopped both Carolina tries.
The Rangers were without injured forwards Rick Nash, Arron Asham and Darroll Powe, and defenseman Michael Del Zotto.
Rick Nash also scored for New York and Henrik Lundqvist made 26 saves.
The Rangers started the season with a high-powered top line of Marian Gaborik, Brad Richards and new acquisition Rick Nash.
While Pyatt has three goals already, the Rangers need more from the top line of Gaborik, Brad Richards and Rick Nash.
He traded three players and a first-round draft pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets in July to acquire star forward Rick Nash.
Brassard handed Lundqvist the lead at 9:39 of the second period, with a goal that was originally credited to struggling forward Rick Nash.
The same cannot be said for teammate Rick Nash, who had 21 goals and 21 assists in 44 games during the regular season.
Stepan gave the Rangers the lead for good with 6:25 remaining when he deftly tipped in a pass in front from Rick Nash.
Derek Stepan and Ryan Callahan scored 31 seconds apart, and Rick Nash added a goal and an assist during the Rangers' three-goal second period.
"I think we played a great game, " said Rick Nash, who had an assist to set up Hagelin's goal and scored in the shootout.
That was hardly expected when they pulled off a major offseason deal to pry star power forward Rick Nash away from the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Rangers have been looking for depth at forward to complement their top line of Rick Nash, Brad Richards and former Wild star Marian Gaborik.
Rick Nash scored twice, Derek Stepan had a goal and three assists, and New York extended its dominance of the Flyers with a 5-2 win Tuesday night.
They were without forward Rick Nash, who was given a "maintenance day, " and Darroll Powe, who was injured on Monday and is unlikely to play in Game 4.
The Rangers entered the 48-game season as a prime contender to win the Stanley Cup, especially after the offseason acquisition of top forward Rick Nash in a trade with Columbus.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 34 shots and then stoned Rick Nash, Mats Zuccarello and Ryan Callahan in the shootout as Pittsburgh snapped a two-game losing streak following a 15-game winning run.
Gregory Campbell made it 2-1, and New York pulled even again on Rick Nash's goal, his first of the playoffs after he led the Rangers with 21 in the regular season.
The Rangers have mustered 11 goals in six games, going 1-3-2, and have only six in the four games that star forward Rick Nash has missed because of suspected concussion symptoms.
But when Boychuk passed it from in front of his net to Tyler Seguin in the right circle, Rick Nash hit Sequin's stick and the puck went to McDonagh at the left point.
No, not the deal that brought Rick Nash to Broadway, but the key move just before the trade deadline that sent Marian Gaborik to Columbus for a package of players that included Derick Brassard.
The Rangers received top-line forward Rick Nash from the Blue Jackets in a trade last July that sent Brandon Dubinsky, Artem Anisimov, Tim Erixon and a first-round pick in this year's draft to Columbus.
Evgeni Nabokov was perfect for most of Thursday night and had his sights set on his 54th NHL shutout until Rick Nash scored with 5:23 left in regulation to send the game into overtime.
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