CAROLINA HURRICANES NOTES:
LAST GAME
The Hurricanes earned a 5-4 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Sunday, extending their point streak to 17 games and their win streak to 11 games, both of which are franchise record. They also tied the franchise-record road point streak with a point in 12 consecutive road contests. Sebastian Aho (1g, 1a), Stefan Noesen (2a) and Derek Stepan (2g) each posted two points, as Aho scored Carolina’s third shorthanded goal of the season. Martin Necas also scored the game-tying, power-play goal in the third period, and Andrei Svechnikov scored his franchise-record sixth career game-deciding goal in the second round of the shootout. Antti Raanta made 24 saves and stopped all three shootout attempts to improve to 7-0-0 in his last seven decisions and record the first shootout win of his Hurricanes career.
INJURY REPORT
Frederik Andersen, lower-body, missed 25 games (11/9-1/1)
Jake Gardiner, upper-body, missed 37 games (10/12-1/1)
Ondrej Kase, concussion, missed 36 games (10/14-1/1)
Max Pacioretty, torn Achilles, missed 37 games (10/12-1/1)
2022-23 Man-Games Lost Due to Injury: 154
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 28 Reassigned Jack Drury to Chicago (AHL)
UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME TV RADIO
Jan. 3 at NY Rangers 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 5 Nashville 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 7 at Columbus 4 p.m. BSSO HRN
Jan. 10 New Jersey 7 p.m. ESPN+/Hulu HRN
Jan. 12 at Columbus 7 p.m. BSSO HRN
- All times are Eastern | BSSO = Bally Sports South | HRN = Hurricanes Radio Network
UPCOMING PRACTICE SCHEDULE
DATE DAY LOCATION TIME
Jan. 3 Tuesday Madison Square Garden 11:30 a.m.
Jan. 4 Wednesday Invisalign Arena 12 p.m.
Jan. 5 Thursday PNC Arena 10:30 a.m.
Jan. 6 Friday PNC Arena 12 p.m.
Jan. 7 Saturday No morning skate
- All times are local. Times and locations are subject to change.
Carolina Hurricanes: Media Notes
HURRICANES vs. RANGERS SERIES NOTES
— Carolina is facing New York in the first of four meetings between the teams during the 2022-23 season. The Rangers travel to PNC Arena on 2/11 and 3/23, and the Hurricanes return to Madison Square Garden on 3/21.
— Carolina and New York are meeting for the 153rd time in their regular-season histories. Carolina holds a 59-77-7-9 overall record, including a 22-46-4-5 road record.
— The Hurricanes won the regular-season series 3-1-0 in 2021-22 (Rangers: 1-3-0).
— Carolina earned a 6-3 win over New York at PNC Arena on 1/21. Sebastian Aho (1g, 2a) and Tony DeAngelo (1g, 2a) each posted three points, while Frederik Andersen made 20 saves in net.
— The Hurricanes suffered a 2-0 loss against the Rangers at PNC Arena on 3/20. Frederik Andersen stopped 16 of 17 shots in net.
— Carolina posted a 4-2 win over New York at Madison Square Garden on 4/12. Sebastian Aho recorded three points (1g, 2a), while Frederik Andersen stopped 28 of 30 shots faced.
— The Hurricanes registered a 4-3 win over the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on 4/26. Vincent Trocheck (1g, 1a) and Brady Skjei (2a) each posted two points, while Pyotr Kochetkov made 31 saves in net.
— Carolina and New York also met in the playoffs in 2022, as the Rangers eliminated the Hurricanes in seven games during the Eastern Conference Second Round.
— Sebastian Aho has tallied 16 points (9g, 7a) in 20 career regular-season games against New York.
— Brent Burns has recorded 17 points (4g, 13a) in 23 career regular-season games against the Rangers.
— Paul Stastny has earned 15 points (4g, 11a) in 20 career regular-season games against New York.
— Andrei Svechnikov has posted 10 points (3g, 7a) in 12 career regular-season games against the Rangers.
— Jesper Fast was selected by New York in the sixth round (157th overall) of the 2010 NHL Draft and posted 147 points (55g, 92a) in 422 NHL games with the team from 2013-20, winning the Rangers Players’ Player Award in five consecutive seasons (2015-20) and serving as an alternate captain for three straight seasons (2017-20).
— Antti Raanta made 55 appearances with New York from 2015-17, earning a 27-14-4 record, 2.25 GAA, .921 SV% and five shutouts.
— Brady Skjei was selected by New York in the first round (28th overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft and played 307 NHL games with the Rangers from 2015-20, recording 112 points (25g, 87a) and earning selection to the NHL’s All-Rookie Team in 2016-17. Skjei was acquired by Carolina from New York in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft (Hendrix Lapierre) on 2/24/20.
— Derek Stepan was selected by the Rangers in the second round (51st overall) of the 2008 NHL Draft and registered 360 points (128g, 232a) in 515 NHL games with New York from 2010-17, serving as an alternate captain in each of his final three seasons with the team (2014-17). He also ranked tied for second on the team with 15 points (5g, 10a) in 24 games during the 2014 postseason as the Rangers advanced to the Stanley Cup Final.
— Brett Pesce is a native of Tarrytown, N.Y., and has tallied six points (1g, 5a) in 22 career games against New York.
— Adam Fox was a Hurricanes prospect in 2018-19 but never skated with the organization. Acquired from CGY along with Dougie Hamilton and Michael Ferland in exchange for Noah Hanifin and Elias Lindholm on 6/23/18, Fox was traded to New York in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2019 NHL Draft (Mads Sogaard) and a third-round pick in the 2020 NHL Draft (Noel Gunler) on 4/30/19.
— Julien Gauthier was selected by the Hurricanes in the first round (21st overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft and tallied one assist in five NHL games with Carolina in 2019-20. He also played 184 AHL games with Charlotte from 2017-20, posting 103 points (69g, 34a).
Gauthier recorded eight points (5g, 3a) in 17 postseason games in 2019 to help the Checkers capture their first Calder Cup.
— Vincent Trocheck was acquired by Carolina from FLA in exchange for Erik Haula, Eetu Luostarinen, Chase Priskie and Lucas Wallmark on 2/24/20 and skated in 135 games with the Hurricanes from 2020-22, tallying 96 points (39g, 57a).
— Rangers President, General Manager and Alternate Governor Chris Drury is the uncle of Hurricanes prospect Jack Drury.
NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
New York Rangers 5, Florida Panthers 3 – January 1, 2023 – FLA Live Arena
NYR Goals: M. Zibanejad (17, 18), C. Kreider (17), V. Trocheck (13), A. Panarin (10)
FLA Goals: N. Cousins (4), S. Bennett (8), E. Staal (4)
NYR Goalie: J. Halak (W – 32/35)
FLA Goalie: S. Bobrovsky (L – 23/28)
NYR Shots: 28
FLA Shots: 35
NYR PP: 2/4
NYR PK: 3/4
Game Summary | Event Summary
RECAP/NOTES: The Blueshirts began 2023 with a 5-3 win over the Panthers on Sunday night in Sunrise. On the road, the Rangers have earned a point in six of their last seven road contests (5-1-1) and 13 of its last 16 games (11-3-2) away from home. New York scored once in the first and twice in both the second and third periods while Jaroslav Halak won for the third time in his last four starts.
RANGERS RUNDOWN
- The New York Rangers square off against the Carolina Hurricanes at Madison Square Garden for the first time since the Second Round meeting in the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs (7:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM).
- The Blueshirts have points in 10 of their last 12 games (9-2-1) and are 10-3-2 in their last 15 games. Since November 30, the Rangers rank tied for fourth in wins (10) and tied for fifth in goals (52).
- At home, New York has won four of its last five games and has scored three or more goals in all four of the wins.
- The Rangers have scored five or more goals four times in their last seven games and 11 times this season. Its 11 occurrences with five goals are tied for the fifth most in the NHL.
- The Blueshirts have won six of their last nine regular season games against the Hurricanes and have wins in seven out of their last 11 games against them.
- The Rangers have won two of their last four home games against the Hurricanes and are 18-3-0 in their last 21 home games against them.
- New York ranks fifth in the NHL in third period goals (49) and fourth in third-period goal differential (+13).
- The Rangers defensemen group has collected 89 points, tied for the fourth most in the NHL. New York’s 72 assists by defensemen are the third most in the league.
- New York ranks fourth in the NHL in hits with 1,043.
- When tied after two periods, the Rangers have a league-high nine wins (9-1-5).
- The Rangers have five prospects represented at the World Junior Championships in Halifax: Brennan Othmann
(Canada), Noah Laba (United States), Kalle Väisänen (Finland), Jaroslav Chmelar (Czechia), and Adam Sykora (Slovakia).
DATE/TIME OPPONENT/LOCATION TV RADIO
Jan. 5/7:00 PM Montreal/Bell Centre MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 7/1:00 PM New Jersey/Prudential Center MSG Network/NHLN ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 10/7:00 PM Minnesota/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 12/7:00 PM Dallas/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 15/5:00 PM Montreal/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Jan. 1 at Florida W, 5-3
Dec. 29 at Tampa Bay SOL, 2-1
Dec. 27 vs. Washington L, 4-0
Dec. 22 vs. NY Islanders W, 5-3
Dec. 20 at Pittsburgh L, 3-2
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
December 9 – Ryan Carpenter re-assigned to Hartford.
December 5 – Jonny Brodzinski recalled from Hartford
December 4 – Jonny Brodzinski re-assigned to Hartford.
December 3 – Recalled Ben Harpur and Jonny Brodzinski from Hartford. Re-assigned Zac Jones to Hartford.
November 23 – Acquired fifth round pick in 2025 NHL Draft in exchange for Ryan Reaves
ALL-TIME RECORD 86-57-7-2 (181 PTS)
2022-23 0-0-0
2021-22 1-3-0
NYR HOME 51-20-4-2 (108 PTS)
NYR AWAY 35-37-3-0 (73 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 2-3-0
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Kreider (15) – A: Zibanejad (19) – Pts: Zibanejad (32)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Graves (16) – A: Leetch (38) – Pts: Leetch (51)
