Hurricanes face the Rangers in Metropolitan Division play

Carolina Hurricanes (30-16-4, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New York Rangers (24-21-4, in the Metropolitan Division)

New York; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes face the New York Rangers in Metropolitan Division play on Tuesday.

New York has a 6-7-0 record in Metropolitan Division games and a 24-21-4 record overall. The Rangers have scored and allowed 148 goals this season for an even scoring differential.

Carolina has a 13-4-3 record in Metropolitan Division play and a 30-16-4 record overall. The Hurricanes have an 8-3-2 record in games decided by a goal.

The teams meet Tuesday for the third time this season. The Hurricanes won 3-1 in the previous matchup.

TOP PERFORMERS: Adam Fox has three goals and 37 assists for the Rangers. Artemi Panarin has five goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.

Mikko Rantanen has 25 goals and 39 assists for the Hurricanes. Seth Jarvis has seven goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 6-1-3, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.8 assists, 3.4 penalties and 7.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.

Hurricanes: 6-2-2, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.3 assists, 2.8 penalties and 5.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.

INJURIES: Rangers: None listed.

Hurricanes: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.