Rangers Bring Losing Skid to Carolina on Thanksgiving Eve

Rangers Bring Losing Skid to Carolina on Thanksgiving Eve – Pregame Notes

After suffering their third straight defeat on Monday night, the Blueshirts are in Carolina to take on the Hurricanes (7:00PM on EST).

Rangers	Rankings	Hurricanes
12-7-1	Record	15-5-1
10th	League Rank	3rd
11th	Goals For	3rd
10th	Goals Against	5th
12th	Power play	7th
2nd	Penalty Kill	5th

Rangers vs Hurricanes

The Blueshirts have now lost three in row – each game by at least three goals
Chris Kreider and Filip Chytil remain out of the lineup for the Rangers
Head coach Peter Laviolette told the media to expect small tweaks to the lines
Will Cuylle added two more goals to his tally on Monday and is now tied with Kreider for second on the team
Martin Necas is having a career year as he has 35 points in 21 games to lead the NHL. If after a quarter of a season, anyone guessed Necas would lead the league in points – you may want to buy a lottery ticket
Jack Roslovic was acquired by the Rangers at the trade deadline last year, but he never fully fit in and was more of a depth player. Roslovic signed with the Hurricanes in the offseason and he has 13 points already including twelve goals
The big news surrounding the Hurricanes is their injuries to both Frederik Andersen and Pyotr Kochetkov
Andersen is out for two-to-three months while Kochetkov is more day-to-day and could be available following Thanksgiving
Spencer Martin will start in goal for the Hurricanes. Martin is 2-2-0 with an .854 save percentage on the season
Carolina plays a very aggressive game and as a result – they allow the second fewest in the league. As a result, the Hurricanes shoot the puck from anywhere and they have the most shots on net per game. The Rangers have recently been allowing 40+ shots per game like it is going in style, and they haven’t had much sustained offensive zone time
Igor Shesterkin will be back in goal for the Blueshirts. Shesterkin is 8-6-1 with a .914 save percentage