Carolina Hurricanes
New York Rangers
Sunday, May 5th 12:00 AM EDT

Round two of the Stanley Cup playoffs will begin in New York.

The National Hockey League announced the second round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers will start on Sunday at 4 p.m.

Games 1 and 2 will be played at Madison Square Garden; games 3 and 4 would be in Raleigh, with games 5, 6 and 7 as needed. Broadcast information will be announced when available.

The first team to win four advances to the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Rangers, who swept the Washington Capitals in the first round, won a franchise-high 55 games in the 2023-24 regular season, including a 2-1 record against Carolina.

These teams are evenly matched up and down the stat sheet

Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Rangers, 2023-23 regular season stats

Regulation wins

• Rangers 43
• Canes 43

Goals-for avg

• Rangers 3.39
• Canes 3.38

Goals against per game

• Rangers 2.76
• Canes 2.57

Shots per game

• Rangers 31.5
• Canes 33.3

Power play goals

• Rangers 65
• Canes 67

The Hurricanes and the Rangers have met twice in the postseason: in the Stanley Cup qualifying round during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic season and the 2021-22 second round. The Canes defeated the Rangers 3-0 in 2020 and lost to the Rangers in seven games in the 2021-22 second round.

Source: wralsportsfan.com