Thursday Night NHL: New York vs. Carolina

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Thursday Night NHL: New York vs. Carolina

The Carolina Hurricanes have a new head coach, but his first game will be a tough one as he goes up against the New York Rangers.

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This is the second of four regular-season meetings between these clubs. The Rangers dominated with a 5-1 win at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 11.

The Rangers have won three straight and all against teams considered to be among the elite of the Eastern Conference. New York will continue to keep its hot streak going against a Hurricanes team that will be searching for their first win under new head coach Kirk Muller.

With wins in 10 of its last 12 games, New York has embedded itself into the conversation revolving around the best team in the East. An exciting 4-3 win at home Tuesday against Sidney Crosby and the Eastern Conference-leading Penguins was preceded by convincing victories over Philadelphia and Washington.

While many would expect the Rangers to be satisfied with their current strong play, the tone following Wednesday's practice was more urgent than it was laid back.

Muller has a lot to do before the Hurricanes can be considered a legitimate contender and Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Florida Panthers gave him a good look at which issues he'll need to address first.

Carolina continued to struggle on the power play, going scoreless on five chances with the man advantage. The Canes are currently last in the Eastern Conference with just an 11.7 percent success rate on the power play.

Goalie Henrik Lundqvist was in net for all three of the Rangers' consecutive wins and has just one loss in his last nine games. Hurricanes captain Eric Staal has two points (1g, 1a) over his last two games.

The Hurricanes have revenge in this game, but it has yet to be seen if they have enough talent to get the victory against the Rangers.