Carolina Hurricanes @ New York Rangers: Lineups, Game Preview and How to Watch

What - Game 33 (20-11-1)
When - 12:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 22
Where - Madison Square Garden; New York, NY
How to Watch - NHL Network, FanDuel Sports Network South, MSG, Sportsnet, TVAS

The Carolina Hurricanes will look to pick up a divisional win at MSG this afternoon as they take on the New York Rangers (16-15-1).

Carolina is coming off of a 3-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Friday, a game in which they generated chances, but they just didn't find any finish.

Again, the process isn't as bad as it had been last month, but the Hurricanes still really need consistent production from their top players and they're just not getting that.

The team needs their top-six to pick up the slack and not just on the power play.

The Rangers are coming off of a 3-1 win over the Dallas Stars, a game in which their league leading penalty kill had to carry them to the finish line.

Things have not gone well for New York who have won just two games in their last five outings.

They've now traded their captain Jacob Trouba and most recently the one-time second overall pick Kaapo Kakko and still things don't look like it's getting better.

Much like Carolina, their top guys have hit a wall and their lack of production is dragging the whole team down.

But the talent is there and any game they could crack out some quick goals, no doubt.

Streaks

• Sebastian Aho (2g, 2a) has points in three straight games.

Milestone Watch

• Jordan Staal is one assist away from 400 career assists.

• Andrei Svechnikov is two assists away from 200 career assists.

Game Notes

• Carolina is 1-0-0 against New York this season, having won 4-3 on Nov. 27 at Lenovo Center.

• Jackson Blake scored the game winner that night.

Key Matchups

Starting Goalies

• Pyotr Kochetkov: 13-6-0; 0.900 Sv%; 2.51 GAA

• Igor Shesterkin: 11-12-1; 0.912 Sv%; 2.95 GAA

Leading Scorers

• Goals - Martin Necas (14) / Artemi Panarin (15)

• Points - Martin Necas (44) / Artemi Panarin (37)

Power Play

• Carolina - 26.7% (6th)

• New York - 20.5% (17th)

Penalty Kill

• Carolina - 85.6% (3rd)

• New York - 88% (1st)

Hurricanes Projected Lineup

Eric Robinson - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis
Andrei Svechnikov - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - William Carrier
Jack Roslovic - Tyson Jost - Jackson Blake

Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burn
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere - Sean Walker

Pyotr Kochetkov
Dustin Tokarski

Injuries and Scratches: Jack Drury (hand), Frederik Andersen (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)

Rangers Projected Lineup

Artemi Panarin - Vincent Trocheck - Alexis Lafreniere
Chris Kreider - Filip Chytil - Will Cuylle
Brett Berard - Mika Zibanejad - Reilly Smith
Adam Edstrom - Sam Carrick - Jimmy Vesey

Ryan Lindgren - Adam Fox
Braden Schneider - Will Borgen
Urho Vaakanainen - Chad Ruhwedel

Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick

Injuries and Scratches: Jonny Brodzinski, Zac Jones, Matt Rempe (suspension), K'Andre Miller (UBI)