What - Game 1
When - 4 p.m., Sunday, May 5
Where - MSG; New York, NY
How to Watch - ESPN, SN, TVAS
The Carolina Hurricanes are facing yet another team from New York as they look to get the better of the New York Rangers in the second round of the 2024 NHL playoffs.
The Canes and Rangers finished as the two of the top teams in the league and this will probably be one of the biggest tilts of the postseason.
Both teams have strong special teams, good goaltending and some blossoming star power that really makes them dangerous.
It's hard to see a weakness for either squad and it could be a series that very well comes down to bounces and longevity.
Carolina hasn't faired the best against New York as of late, but they're a better team now than they've ever been in the past.
The Hurricanes are hoping their new talent and superior depth can help lead them back to the Eastern Conference Final but this is a Rangers squad just as capable of hoisting a cup.
Should be a good one.
Streaks
- Teuvo Teravainen (2g, 2a) has points in four straight games.
- Martin Necas (3a) has points in three straight games.
- Seth Jarvis (2g, 2a) and Stefan Noesen (2g) have scored in back-to-back games.
Milestone Watch
- Jack Drury scored his first career playoff goal on April 30.
- Jack Drury and Stefan Noesen scored the fastest two goals in franchise playoff history (8 seconds) on April 30.
Game Notes
- Carolina went 1-2-0 against the Rangers this season, having a 2-1 loss on Nov. 2, a 6-1 win on Jan. 2 and a 1-0 loss on March 12.
- The two teams will be meeting in the postseason for the third time ever.
- Carolina won the first meeting, a 3-0 series sweep in the 2020 Eastern Conference Qualifying Round and New York won the latest matchup, a 4-3 series win in the 2022 second round.
- Sebastian Aho (5g, 14pts in 10 games) and Jake Guentzel (8g, 10pts in 7 games) are playoff point-per-game players against the Rangers.
- New York head coach Peter Laviolette coached Rod Brind'Amour and the Hurricanes when they won the Stanley Cup in 2006.
- Jack Drury is the nephew of Rangers general manager Chris Drury.
- Jesper Fast, Brady Skjei, Tony DeAngelo, Brendan Lemieux and Antti Raanta are all former Rangers while Vincent Trocheck was a former Hurricane and Carolina formerly held the rights to Adam Fox.
Key Matchups
Starting Goalies
- Frederik Andersen: 4-1; 0.912 Sv%; 2.25 GAA
- Igor Shesterkin: 4-0; 0.931 Sv%; 1.75 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Seth Jarvis & Stefan Noesen (3) / Vincent Trocheck (3)
- Points - Seth Jarvis (7) / Mika Zibanejad (7)
Power Play
- Carolina - 33.3% (5/15)
- New York - 37.5% (6/16)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 72.7% (8/11)
- New York - 88.2% (15/17)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Jake Guentzel - Sebastian Aho - Andrei Svechnikov
Jordan Martinook - Jack Drury - Martin Necas
Teuvo Teravainen - Jordan Staal - Seth Jarvis
Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Evgeny Kuznetsov - Stefan Noesen
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns
Brady Skjei - Tony DeAngelo
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Injuries and Scratches: Brendan Lemieux, Max Comtois, Dylan Coghlan, Scott Morrow, Ronan Seeley, Bradly Nadeau, Jackson Blake, Spencer Martin, Antti Raanta, Jesper Fast (UBI), Brett Pesce (LBI)
Rangers Projected Lineup
Chris Kreider - Mika Zibanejad - Jack Roslovic
Artemi Panarin - Vincent Trocheck - Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle - Alex Wennberg - Kaapo Kakko
Jimmy Vesey - Barclay Goodrow - Matt Rempe
Ryan Lindgren - Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller - Braden Schneider
Erik Gustafsson - Jacob Trouba
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick
Injuries and Scratches: Jonny Brodzinski, Adam Edstrom, Zac Jones, Connor Mackey, Chad Ruhwedel, Adam Sykora, Louis Domingue, Filip Chytil (UBI), Blake Wheeler (LBI)
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