What - Game 65 (39-19-6)
When - 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 12
Where - PNC Arena; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - Bally Sports South, MSG
The Carolina Hurricanes are geared up for a top of the Metro showdown with the New York Rangers (42-18-4) tonight at PNC Arena.
The Canes will be debuting new addition Jake Guentzel on a line with Evgeny Kuznetsov and Martin Necas which means things can either go really good or really bad with that trio.
The Hurricanes have been cruising as of late and both of their goaltenders as well as their top line have been crushing it.
The Rangers have been red hot as well, having won 12 of their last 15 coming out of the All-Star break. Netminder Igor Shesterkin has rounded back into form and New York continues to be extremely top heavy.
All in all, it should be an electric night with huge playoff implications.
Streaks
- Teuvo Teravainen (4g, 7a) has points in seven straight games.
- Andrei Svechnikov (3g, 5a) has scored in three straight games.
- Jesperi Kotkaniemi (1g, 2a) has points in back-to-back games.
Milestone Watch
- Jesper Fast is one point shy of 100 points as a Hurricane
- Jaccob Slavin set the franchise record for points by a defenseman on Sunday against the Calgary Flames.
- Brendan Lemieux played in his 300th career game on Sunday.
Game Notes
- Carolina is 1-1-0 against New York this season, having lost 2-1 on Nov. 2 and winning 6-1 on Jan. 2.
- Evgeny Kuznetsov has 34 points in 39 career regular season games against the Rangers.
- New York big man Matt Rempe has a phone hearing scheduled with the Department of Player Safety after elbowing New Jersey's Jonas Siegenthaler last night.
Key Matchups
Starting Goalies
- Pyotr Kochetkov: 17-11-3; 0.910 Sv%; 2.39 GAA
- Igor Shesterkin: 27-13-2; 0.912 Sv%; 2.60 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Sebastian Aho (25) / Artemi Panarin (35)
- Points - Sebastian Aho (68) / Artemi Panarin (87)
Power Play
- Carolina - 26.4% (3rd)
- New York - 25.4% (6th)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 85.0% (3rd)
- New York - 83.7% (5th)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Teuvo Teravainen
Jake Guentzel - Evgeny Kuznetsov - Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Seth Jarvis
Stefan Noesen - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Jesper Fast
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns
Brady Skjei - Brett Pesce
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Pyotr Kochetkov
Frederik Andersen
Injuries and Scratches: Brendan Lemieux, Tony DeAngelo, Spencer Martin, Jack Drury (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 - Jonny Brodzinski
Ryan Lindgren - Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller - Braden Schneider
Zac Jones - Erik Gustafsson
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick
Injuries and Scratches: Connor Mackey, Chad Ruhwedel, Adam Sykora, Matt Rempe (suspension) Filip Chytil (UBI), Jacob Trouba (LBI), Blake Wheeler (LBI)