New York Rangers (55-23-4, first in Metropolitan Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (52-23-7, second in Metropolitan Division)
Raleigh, North Carolina; Thursday, 7pm EDT
BETMGM SPORTS BETTING: LINE Hurricanes -167, guards +140; over/under is 5.5
SECOND ROUND OF NHL PLAYOFFS: Rangers lead series 3-2
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers look to clinch the second round of the NHL Playoffs over the Carolina Hurricanes in game six. The teams face each other on Monday for the ninth time this season. The Hurricanes won the previous match 4-1.
Carolina is 52-23-7 overall and 22-7-7 against the Metropolitan Division. The Hurricanes are 54-8-4 in games where they score three or more goals.
New York is 55-23-4 overall with a 25-10-0 record against the Metropolitan Division. The Rangers went 51-8-3 when scoring at least three goals.
BEST PERFORMANCES: Sebastian Aho has 36 goals and 53 assists for the Hurricanes. Jake Guentzel has four goals and five assists in the last 10 games.
Vicente Trocheck has 25 goals and 52 assists for the Rangers. Mika Zibanejad has three goals and 11 assists in the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 6-1-3, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.1 assists, 4.4 penalties and 11.5 penalty minutes, with 2.7 goals per game.
Rangers: 8-2-0, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.9 assists, 4.8 penalties and 10.4 penalty minutes, with 2.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Hurricanes: Fast Jesper: off-season (upper body), Brett Pesce: outside (lower part of the body).
Guards: Filip Chytil: day to day (illness), Blake Wheeler: off-season (lower body).
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