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Carolina Hurricanes: Three Keys to Home Victory vs. New York Rangers

By Matthew Nidiffer

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 27: Andrei Svechnikov #37 of the Carolina Hurricanes shoots the puck against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on November 27, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 27: Andrei Svechnikov #37 of the Carolina Hurricanes shoots the puck against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on November 27, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 27: Sebastian Aho #20 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on November 27, 2019 in New York City. The Rangers defeated the Hurricanes 3-2. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 27: Sebastian Aho #20 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on November 27, 2019 in New York City. The Rangers defeated the Hurricanes 3-2. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

1. Start On Time (Again)

The Carolina Hurricanes have seemingly bucked the trend of letting up the first goal over the course of their past few games.

The Canes have scored first in their past three games – only one of these, an OT loss to the Edmonton Oilers, has ended in a Canes loss.

The other two games have been relatively huge wins for the Canes; a 4-1 thwomping of the Nashville Predators, and a 5-2 thrashing of the New Jersey Devils.

If the Carolina Hurricanes can match the pace they’ve played with (or at least started with) the past few games, tonight’s matchup should go our way.

If not, the New York Rangers may well continue their hot streak and cause unnecessary problems for the Carolina Hurricanes’ playoff hopes in the near future.

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