Carolina at New York

Carolina has lost four of five and plays its sixth road game in the last seven contests. Carolina is #23 in the NHL in goals scored, #16 on the power play, off a 2-1 loss at Boston. Carolina is without Jordan Staal (concussion), and lost another player to injury when Elias Lindholm exited Thursday's loss and was not at practice Friday. The Hurricanes are 23-52 against a team with a winning record. New York is solid all around, tops in the NHL in goals scored, fifth on the power play, #11 in goals allowed and ninth in penalty killing. New York is 20-3-0 against the Hurricanes since 2011 and the Hurricanes have dropped 12 in a row at Madison Square Garden. Play the NY Rangers.