After clinching their first playoff berth in five years with their victory on Saturday, the Blueshirts have a new goal in mind. The team will look to secure the first Metropolitan Division title since the 2014-15 season, and doing so will require leapfrogging the Carolina Hurricanes in the standings. Each of these teams have played 73 games, but Carolina currently leads the Blueshirts by two points (and two regulation wins for tiebreaking purposes). A regulation win tonight will pull New York into a tie with Carolina, while a regulation loss would increase the deficit to four points with only eight games to follow.
Game #74: Carolina Hurricanes vs New York Rangers Open Thread:
