Hurricanes bring 3-game win streak into matchup against the Rangers

Carolina Hurricanes (6-4, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New York Rangers (7-2, first in the Metropolitan Division)

New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes will try to prolong a three-game win streak with a victory against the New York Rangers.

New York had a 47-22-13 record overall while going 18-12-3 against opponents from the Metropolitan Division last season. The Rangers scored 273 total goals last season (3.3 per game on 31.5 shots per game).

Carolina went 27-9-1 in Metropolitan Division games and had a 52-21-9 record overall last season. The Hurricanes scored 262 goals while giving up 210 for a +52 goal differential last season.

INJURIES: Rangers: None listed.

Hurricanes: Ryan Suzuki: out (upper body), Brett Pesce: out (lower body), Vasiliy Ponomarev: out (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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