Preview: March 23 vs. New York

RALEIGH, NC. -The Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers close out their four-game season series Thursday night at PNC Arena.

When: Thursday, March 23
Puck Drop:7 p.m. ET
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Canes Record:46-15-8 (100 Points, 1st, Metropolitan Division)
Canes Last Game:
3-2 Win over the New York Rangers on Tuesday, March 21
Rangers Record:41-20-10 (92 Points, 3rd, Metropolitan Division)
Rangers Last Game:
3-2 Loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday, March 21

PREVIOUS MEETINGS THIS SEASON

• Tuesday, January 3: The Canes' historic win (11) and point (17) streaks are halted with a 5-3 loss in New York.
• Saturday, February 11: Artemi Panarin scores four, giving Carolina their first regulation loss in over a month.
• Tuesday, March 21: Carolina scores three in the final 10:11 to take a 3-2 victory.

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NEWS & NOTES

Last Time Out:Igor Shesterkin was the star of the show for the first 49 minutes on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, putting the New York Rangers in position for a third consecutive shutout. However, Jalen Chatfield evened the contest, the first in a flurry of what would be three goals in just 7:38 for Carolina. What was perhaps most impressive though is that the Rangers had a response to Carolina's first tally, meaning that the game was tied for just 31 seconds and the Canes were left with needing another in the final 9:40. Not only did they find one, they found two, winning the game via Teuvo Teravainen with just 3:33 remaining.

In Net:Rod Brind'Amour said following Monday's practice that one goaltender (Frederik Andersen or Pyotr Kochetkov) would get one game against the Rangers this week, and the other would get the other game. That indicates that Pyotr Kochetkov could be in line to start this game for Carolina. However, when asked following Wednesday's practice if Kochetkov would still be set to start, Brind'Amour said, "Most likely. We'll sit down in the morning and decide for sure... But we do need to see if it makes more sense to get in more of a rhythm with one guy too."
Chatty 100:Defenseman Jalen Chatfield is set to play in his 100th NHL game. Originally an undrafted free agent out of the Ontario Hockey League, the now 26-year-old played the first 18 games of his career with the Vancouver Canucks. Over the last year and a half, he's now accounted for 81 games with Carolina, becoming an every night staple in the lineup this season.
Staalwart:Jordan Staal will play in his 730th game as a Carolina Hurricane, moving into sole possession of the second-most games played all-time with the team. Only Eric Staal (909) has more.
Cardiac Canes:Tuesday's game marked the Hurricanes' 10th third-period comeback win in 2022-23, tied with Vancouver and Vegas for the most such wins of any NHL team this season and marking the most such wins in any season in franchise history. Carolina has now posted 19
total comeback wins in 2022-23, ranking fourth in the NHL in that category behind only NJD (23), TOR (22) and BOS (21).

Just Find Three:One of Carolina's biggest assignments for the remainder of the season is finding ways to score goals without Andrei Svechnikov and Max Pacioretty. Statistics show that Rod Brind'Amour's group doesn't need much, in fact, three may be their magic number. When scoring three goals this season, the Canes are 41-4-4.
On The Other Side:The Canes robbed the Rangers of a fifth consecutive game on Tuesday night. Prior to the loss the Rangers had been one of the hottest teams in the NHL, really starting to find their stride after acquiring Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrick Kane ahead of the March 3 Trade Deadline. Since March 9 the Rangers are 6-1-1 with an Eastern Conference-best 31 goals scored and an also Eastern Conference-low 15 goals against.

INJURY UPDATES

Injuries are listed below in chronological order.

ADDITIONAL GAME INFORMATION

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AFTER THE FINAL HORN

The Canes are scheduled to practice on Friday, before hosting Toronto and Boston for a weekend back-to-back at PNC Arena. Sunday against Boston is the team's annual Whalers Night.
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