What - Game 38 (20-13-4)
When - 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 2
Where - Madison Square Garden; New York, NY
How to Watch - Bally Sports South
The Carolina Hurricanes will be taking on the NHL leading New York Rangers (25-9-1) tonight at MSG.
After winning their last three coming out of the holiday break, the Hurricanes now sit in second place in the Metro right behind the Blueshirts.
The play of Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov had led the way offensively for Carolina and Pyotr Kochetkov has rounded out his game with a 6-3-2 record in the month of December with a 0.915 save percentage.
The Rangers have won three of their last four and have seen steady offensive production all year, but what's really been impressive is the defensive effort the team's put forward.
Defending had always been a knock on New York in recent years, but new coach Peter Laviolette has brought in new systems that the Rangers have really bought into.
Add in a career year for Artemi Panarin and there's a reason the Rangers are at the top of the standings.
Streaks
- Sebastian Aho (3g, 9a) and Andrei Svechnikov (4g, 5a) have points in four straight games.
Milestone Watch
- None close
Game Notes
- This is the second meeting between these two teams this season. The Rangers won the first 2-1.
- The last meeting between the two clubs will be March 12.
Key Matchups
Starting Goalies
- Pyotr Kochetkov: 9-7-3; 0.900 Sv%; 2.61 GAA
- Igor Shesterkin: 15-7-0; 0.911 Sv%; 2.69 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Sebastian Aho (15) / Artemi Panarin (23)
- Points - Sebastian Aho (42) / Artemi Panarin (50)
Power Play
- Carolina - 26.6% (5th)
- New York - 30.9% (1st)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 82.6% (10th)
- New York - 84.9% (5th)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Teuvo Teravainen
Stefan Noesen - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Seth Jarvis
Michael Bunting - Jack Drury - Brendan Lemieux
Brent Burns - Jaccob Slavin
Brady Skjei - Brett Pesce
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Pyotr Kochetkov
Antti Raanta
Injuries and Scratches: Tony DeAngelo, Brendan Lemieux, Jesper Fast (UBI), Frederik Andersen (blood-clotting issue)
Rangers Projected Lineup
Chris Kreider - Mika Zibanejad - Blake Wheeler
Artemi Panarin - Vincent Trocheck - Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle - Nick Bonino - Jonny Brodzinski
Jimmy Vesey - Barclay Goodrow - Tyler Pitlick
Ryan Lindgren - Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller - Jacob Trouba
Erik Gustafsson - Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick
Injuries and Scratches: Anton Blidh, Zac Jones, Filip Chytil (UBI), Kaapo Kakko (LBI)
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