Can the Hurricanes take an insurmountable 3-0 lead over the Rangers in the NHL playoffs on Sunday?
The Hurricanes’ (2-0) defense has really stepped up in the second round against the Rangers (0-2) as they have taken a 2-0 lead in the series, doing what the home team is meant to do in their position. Now, the series shifts to New York where this series either becomes a competitive one or where Carolina inches closer to the conference finals.
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Game Date: May 22, 2022
Game Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
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Carolina took the second game in the series 2-0 to take a 2-0 lead in the series with New York in the second round of the NHL Playoffs:
Through two games, Carolina has really clamped down on the defensive end, only allowing one goal through two games. The Hurricanes picked up right where they left off in the regular season when they were the best defensive team on the ice.
During the regular season, Carolina allowed a league low 2.44 goals per game to its opponents.
In regular-season matchups between the Hurricanes and Rangers, Carolina won 6-3 in their first game, 2-0 in their second game, 4-2 in their third and 4-3 in their final matchup, clamping them down only once in the regular season and twice in the playoffs so far while outscoring them 20-9 in those six matchups.
Coming into the second round, New York was only behind the Oilers in goals scored and per game, playing great on offense, but has been getting shut down in this series against the best overall defense in the league.
New York is going to need to get goals on the board in order to get back in this series.
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