As the Rangers reach the halfway point of the season, they’ll face their toughest test of the season thus far. In what will be a battle for first place in the Metropolitan Division, the Blueshirts have made the trip to Raleigh, North Carolina to take on the Hurricanes.
The Rangers have generally dominated Carolina, sweeping the four game season series in 2019-20 and winning 31 of the last 37 games dating back to 2011, However, that narrative was flipped on its head when these teams met in the bubble for the preliminary round to the 2020 playoffs, as the Hurricanes swept the Rangers out of the Toronto bubble with three consecutive wins.