The Carolina Hurricanes skated into Madison Square Garden on Thursday night to face one of the hottest teams in the league. Putting their three-game win streak on the line, the Canes had an enormous task in front of them. In a building they historically struggle in, this was destined to be one of the toughest tests of the early season.
The personnel for the Hurricanes remained the same from their win in Philadelphia on Monday, with Frederik Andersen back in the net. The only minor change saw Andrei Svechnikov moving up the lineup while Martin Necas started the game with the fourth line.