Carolina Hurricanes (52-20-8, first in the Metropolitan) vs. New York Rangers (51-22-6, second in the Metropolitan)New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDTBOTTOM LINE: Carolina seeks to keep its four-game win streak alive when the Hurricanes take on New York. New York is ninth in the Eastern Conference averaging 5.3 assists per game, led by Artemi Panarin with 1.0. Carolina is fourth in the Eastern Conference recording 9.1 points per game, averaging 3.3 goals and 5.8 assists. INJURIES: Rangers: Kaapo Kakko: out (lower-body), Tyler Motte: out (upper body), Andrew Copp: day to day (lower body), Filip Chytil: day to day (undisclosed). Hurricanes: Frederik Andersen: out (undisclosed), Vincent Trocheck: day to day (rest), Antti Raanta: day to day (lower-body), Jesperi Kotkaniemi: day to day (undisclosed).

Source: The Star April 26, 2022 07:01 UTC