After two straight games against NHL bottom feeders at home, the New York Rangers take on the Hurricanes who are in third place in the Metropolitan Division with 19 points. Carolina has picked up where they left off last season and are very much in the Stanley Cup conversation.
The Rangers are coming off a 5-1 home win win over the worst team in the NHL, the Detroit Red Wings. Although the score was one-sided, the game was closer and the Blueshirts will need to up their effort if they expect to win on the road.
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Expectations are that Henrik Lundqvist could get the second start in a row after a stellar, first star of the game peformance against Detroit.