Carolina Hurricanes (15-8-1, third in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New York Rangers (11-9-2, sixth in the Metropolitan Division)
New York; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes visit New York after the Rangers knocked off Minnesota 3-2 in overtime.
The Rangers are 3-2-0 against opponents in the Metropolitan Division. New York ranks third in the NHL shooting 11.3% and averaging 3.4 goals on 29.7 shots per game.
The Hurricanes are 10-6-1 in Eastern Conference play. Carolina is fifth in the league averaging 5.9 assists per game, led by Teuvo Teravainen with 0.8.
In their last matchup on Nov. 7, New York won 4-2. Artemi Panarin recorded a team-high 2 points for the Rangers.
TOP PERFORMERS: Panarin has recorded 30 total points while scoring 12 goals and collecting 18 assists for the Rangers. Ryan Strome has
Dougie Hamilton leads the Hurricanes with a plus-15 in 24 games played this season. Teravainen has collected 11 assists over the last 10 games for Carolina.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 6-4-0, averaging 3.4 goals, 6.1 assists, 3.3 penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game with a .896 save percentage.
Rangers: 6-3-1, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.7 assists, 4.4 penalties and 12.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game with a .904 save percentage.
Rangers Injuries: Marc Staal: out (ankle).
Hurricanes Injuries: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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