With real life hockey quickly approaching, this column is transitioning from analyzing the classic moments in franchise history back to taking a look at the intricacies of the 2019-2020 group. With just over a week before the Hurricanes face off in the qualifying round against the New York Rangers, the next two Systems Analyst columns will look at the often discussed four regular season meetings between the two teams and what went wrong for Carolina.
This week, the focus is on special teams play. It is an area where New York thrived in the regular season matchups. The Rangers scored five power play goals in the four meetings, producing at a 33.