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By Steve Paulus

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 22: Fans watch warmups prior to the game between the New York Rangers and the Carolina Hurricanes in Game Three of the Second Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 22, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 22: Fans watch warmups prior to the game between the New York Rangers and the Carolina Hurricanes in Game Three of the Second Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 22, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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The New York Rangers go into their fourth elimination game this postseason, the most of any playoff team.  They haven’t lost yet and they hope that a Madison Square Garden crowd will spur them to keep their undefeated streak going. Meanwhile, Carolina will be looking to finally win a road game and end this series.

There’s not a lot to say about this game.  If the teams play true to form, the Rangers will win and force a seventh game.  The Hurricanes have had a baffling home and away record and you can be sure that they want to get over that.  If Carolina can advance they will own home ice against Tampa and Edmonton with only Colorado possessing a better record.

It’s been radio silence from the team since yesterday so there is no word on how the lines will shape up.   We all know what the Rangers are up against.  It’s all on them.

Projected lineups

It should be the same lineup for the Rangers that went in Game Four.

NEW YORK RANGERS

20 Kreider – 93 Zibanejad – 77 Vatrano
10 Panarin – 16 Strome – 18 Copp
13 Lafreniere -72 Chytil  – 64 Motte
24 Kakko   – 17 Rooney – 75 Reaves

55 Lindgren  – 23 Fox
79 Miller – 8  Trouba
61 Braun – 54  Schneider

31 Shesterkin
40  Georgiev

CAROLINA HURRICANES

86 Teuvo Teravainen- 20 Sebastian Aho – 24 Seth Jarvis
37 Andrei Svechnikov  – 16 Vincent Trocheck – 88 Martin Necas
21 Nino Niederreiter – 11 Jordan Staal – 71 Jesper Fast
48 Jordan Martinook – 82 Jesperi Kotkaniemi – 13 Max Domi

74 Jaccob Slavin – 77 Tony DeAngelo
76 Brady Skjei – 22 Brett Pesce
7 Brendan Smith – 28 Ian Cole

32 Antti Raanta
52 Pyotr Kochetkov

How to watch and the live conversation

Game start time is 8pm EST and it will be televised on ESPN with the livestream on  ESPN+.  It’s the only NHL game tonight as all Second Round series have been decided.

MSG Network will be providing pre-game coverage beginning at 730pm EST and will have live postgame coverage.

Blue Line Station’s live conversation is active now and you can join in and talk about the game with your fellow Ranger fans.  Can the Rangers keep their elimination game streak going?

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