New York Rangers vs. Carolina Hurricanes Open Game Thread
All eyes are on New York tonight as the Rangers (23-22-8, 54 points) take on the Carolina Hurricanes (27-21-6, 60 points) at Madison Square Garden. Tonight is the only game on the schedule in the NHL, and the Blueshirts will be recognizing the 1993-94 Stanley Cup championship team. The Rangers currently have a 16-game win streak vs. the Hurricanes at MSG, with the last loss coming on October 29, 2010.
The Rangers have been winning more as of late, and have gone 6-3-1 in their last 10 games played. The last victory came vs. the Boston Bruins via the shootout.
The Hurricanes are also 6-3-1 in their last 10, and were victorious on Thursday evening vs. the Buffalo Sabres.
Here are the projected lines for both squads.
New York Rangers
Chris Kreider — Mika Zibanejad — Mats Zuccarello
Pavel Buchnevich — Kevin Hayes — Jesper Fast
Filip Chytil — Ryan Strome — Vladislav Namestnikov
Jimmy Vesey — Boo Nieves — Vinni Lettieri
Marc Staal — Tony DeAngelo
Brady Skjei — Adam McQuaid
Brendan Smith — Kevin Shattenkirk
Henrik Lundqvist
Carolina Hurricanes
Nino Niederreiter — Sebastian Aho — Justin Williams
Micheal Ferland — Lucas Wallmark — Teuvo Teravainen
Andrei Svechnikov — Jordan Martinook — Brock McGinn
Warren Foegele — Greg McKegg — Saku Maenalanen
Jaccob Slavin — Dougie Hamilton
Brett Pesce — Justin Faulk
Calvin de Haan — Trevor van Riemsdyk
Petr Mrazek
Enjoy the game and the pregame festivities!