The New York Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes will kick off the NHL’s Qualifying Round today at 12:00 PM Eastern time. It’s time for me to put forth my predictions on the series.
NYR vs CAR: The Forwards
The New York Rangers boast two of the best offensive players in the game in #10 Artemi Panarin and #93 Mika Zibanejad. The Breadman was tied with David Pastrnak for third in scoring with 95 points this season and is a Hart Trophy Finalist. Mika scored 75 points, but did so in only 57 games.
Stunningly, Zibanejad scored 41 times in those games and finished just 7 goals shy of Pastrnak and Alex Ovechkin for the Maurice Richard Trophy.