Canes shuffle lines seeking spark against streaking Rangers. Key matchups and lineup changes shape tonight's MSG clash.
What - Game 12 (7-4-0)
When - 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 4
Where - Madison Square Garden; New York, New York
How to Watch - TNT, truTV, MAX, SN1, MSG
The Carolina Hurricanes will face the New York Rangers for the first time this season tonight at MSG.
The Canes are coming off of a 2-1 loss to the Boston Bruins and have now lost three of their last four games.
As a response, Canes coach Rod Brind'Amour has shifted his lines around, hoping to find a spark for some of the team's top forwards.
New York on the other hand has won each of their last three games, most recently winning 3-2 in overtime against the Seattle Kraken.
New York has struggled to find consistent scoring this year, but new coach Mike Sullivan has the team playing much better defensively, which is also helped along by two really good netminders.
Streaks
- Jordan Martinook (2g, 1a) has points in three straight games.
- Alexander Nikishin (1g, 1a) has points in back-to-back games.
Milestone Watch
- Nikolaj Ehlers is one assist away from 300 career assists.
- Jesperi Kotkaniemi is three points shy of 200 career points.
- Jordan Martinook is three goals shy of 100 career goals.
Game Notes
- Carolina is 65-82-7-9 all-time against New York, but went 4-0-0 against the Rangers last season.
Key Matchups
Projected Starting Goalies
- Pyotr Kochetkov: First Start
- Igor Shesterkin: 4-4-2; 0.913 Sv%; 2.28 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Seth Jarvis (7) / Taylor Raddysh (5)
- Points - Seth Jarvis & Sebastian Aho (11) / Adam Fox (11)
Power Play
- Carolina - 9.4% (32nd)
- New York - 12.1% (31st)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 82.5% (12th)
- New York - 84.8% (9th)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Taylor Hall - Sebastian Aho - Andrei Svechnikov
Nikolaj Ehlers - Logan Stankoven - Jackson Blake
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Seth Jarvis
Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Mark Jankowski - Bradly Nadeau
Alexander Nikishin - Sean Walker
Jalen Chatfield - Joel Nystrom
Mike Reilly - Charles Alexis Legault
Pyotr Kochetkov
Frederik Andersen
Injuries and Scratches: Brandon Bussi, Domenick Fensore, Jaccob Slavin (LBI), K'Andre Miller (LBI), William Carrier (LBI), Eric Robinson (UBI), Shayne Gostisbehere (UBI)
Rangers Projected Lineup
Artemi Panarin - J.T. Miller - Mika Zibanejad
Alexis Lafreniere - Noah Laba - Will Cuylle
Conor Sheary - Juuso Parssinen - Taylor Raddysh
Adam Edstrom - Sam Carrick - Jonny Brodzinski
Vladislav Gavrikov - Adam Fox
Carson Soucy - Will Borgen
Urho Vaakanainen - Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick
Injuries and Scratches: Matt Rempe (UBI), Vincent Trocheck (UBI)
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