The good news for the Carolina Hurricanes: no more of that home/road talk. The bad news: it’s because the Rangers just eliminated them from the playoffs, in Carolina, beating the Hurricanes 6-2 in Game 7.
With that result, the Rangers face a well-rested Tampa Bay Lightning team in the 2022 Eastern Conference Final. Game 1 (8 p.m. ET) will take place at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.
Over their previous seven home playoff games, Carolina gave up just eight goals. In Game 7 against the Rangers, the Hurricanes yielded six. (Take out the empty-netter, and it remains stunning.