NHL: Presentation of the seventh game between the New York Rangers and the Carolina Hurricanes

Monday, May 30, 2022. 9:46 PM

SUMMARY

The sky fell on the Hurricanes’ heads when goaltender Antti Raanta was forced out of the game at 15:37 of the second period. The keeper appeared to stretch his groin as he moved to his right.

Raanta was replaced by rookie Pyotr Kochetkov, who was quickly beaten by Ryan Strome, who made it 3-0. Kochetkov was beaten by a wrist shot from the near side.

In the first, the Carolina Hurricanes were unruly in Game 7 of their series against the New York Rangers and now find themselves in a precarious position, trailing 2-0.

Adam Fox first beat Antti Raanta at 3:40 in the first period on a power play while Sebastian Aho was in the dungeon. Fox scored with a wrist shot from the side of the mitt. Quebecer Alexis Lafrenière collected an assist.

Chris Kreider deflected the puck into the net at 8:00 on a pass from Mika Zibanejad as the Hurricanes were penalized for having too many players on the ice.

Jacob Trouba claimed another victim for the Hurricanes when he hit Seth Jarvis hard at 12:25 of the first period. Stunned, Jarvis returned to his bench by moving on his knees. It was on this sequence that Carolina was penalized for having had too many men on the ice. Jarvis left and did not return thereafter.

Pre-game notes:

The Carolina Hurricanes will try to keep their clean record at home since opening the playoffs in the seventh and final game of their series against the New York Rangers.

This series, tied 3-3, will allow the winner to obtain a ticket for the Eastern final against the Tampa Bay Lightning starting on Wednesday.

The numbers favor local teams this year. They are 4-1 in Game 7 and 111-78 overall.

Carolina is showing a perfect 7-0 record this spring at home. Only the Los Angeles Kings in 2013 (eight games) and the Chicago Blackhawks in 2014 (seven) have won as many online playoff games in front of their fans.

Since the Eastern Finals in 2006, the Hurricanes have won all six of their number seven games.

For their part, the Rangers are 4-0 when they face elimination. In the first round, Gerard Gallant’s men defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 7. Rangers are 7-1 in final games since 2012.

Goalkeepers will need to be at the top of their game. Igor Shesterkin remains a safe bet while Antti Raanta showed signs of concern, he who was removed from the sixth game after being beaten three times on 13 shots. Raanta will be back in front of his cage tonight. The Canes goalie, like his team, is solid at home with a .965 save percentage and a .97 goals-against average.

Igor Shesterkin shone again in the final game with 37 saves in a 5-2 win to force Game 7. He also had two assists.

At home, the Canes manage to block the center of the ice well while the Rangers are more comfortable at home where the games are generally more focused on the attack. Since the start of the series, only nine goals on 148 shots have been scored while Madison Square Garden has been the scene of 16 goals on 200 shots.