With a win Tuesday night the Canes now have 114 points, which is a new franchise record with one game to play. The 4-3 win over the New York Rangers secured the Canes' first Metropolitan Division Championship and is the first time that they have won back-to-back division championships. The Canes will now most likely face the Boston Bruins who have a four-point lead over the Caps and a three-point lead over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Canes were able to beat the Rangers even with rookie Pytor Kochetkov in net in his second career NHL start.