The Carolina Hurricanes are back at Madison Square Garden after losing there Tuesday 3-2. "The nice thing is, it's all head to head, nothing much is going to change," coach Bill Peters said. "We know what we're up against and nobody is trying to trick anybody. It's just going out and winning your matchups." The Hurricanes are 1-3-1 in their past five games despite allowing 11 goals (they've scored eight). Carolina lost 2-1 to the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Thursday and had a 2-0 lead in the first period against the Rangers. Center Jordan Staal (concussion) is on injured reserve, and it's possible Carolina will be without center Elias Lindholm, who missed practice Friday with a lower-body injury. "The opportunity is staring guys right in the face with the injury to Jordan Staal," Peters said. "Unbelievable opportunity for people stepping up on the power play, stepping up on the penalty kill, stepping up on big, important faceoffs. Now if [Lindholm] is out, somebody else gets an unbelievable opportunity. The important thing is, we're all going to be watching and we're going to see what you do with your opportunity. Capitalize on your opportunity. I thought our effort was outstanding in Boston and we're going to need a similar type effort {Saturday] in New York."
