New York Rangers (42-18-4, first in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (39-19-6, second in the Metropolitan Division)
Raleigh, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Hurricanes -158, Rangers +133; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes host the New York Rangers as winners of three games in a row.
Carolina has a 39-19-6 record overall and a 12-3-3 record in Metropolitan Division play. The Hurricanes have a 36-6-2 record in games they score at least three goals.
New York has a 12-5-0 record in Metropolitan Division games and a 42-18-4 record overall. The Rangers have gone 19-10-0 in games they convert at least one power play.
The teams play Tuesday for the third time this season. The Hurricanes won 6-1 in the previous matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jake Guentzel has 22 goals and 30 assists for the Hurricanes. Sebastian Aho has six goals and five assists over the last 10 games.
Artemi Panarin has 35 goals and 51 assists for the Rangers. Vincent Trocheck has scored eight goals with five assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 7-2-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.2 assists, four penalties and 8.5 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.
Rangers: 7-2-1, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.3 assists, 4.1 penalties and 11.6 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.
INJURIES: Hurricanes: Jake Guentzel: out (upper body).
Rangers: Jacob Trouba: out (lower-body), Blake Wheeler: out for season (lower-body), Filip Chytil: out for season (upper-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
