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New York Rangers vs Carolina Hurricanes

Regular season · Sunday, February 21, 2027 · Lenovo Center

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TNT · truTV · HBO MAX · SN

Game preview

The New York Rangers visit the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Sunday, February 21, 2027, with puck drop at 1:00 PM ET. The game is on TNT, truTV, HBO MAX and SN.

This is the fourth of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Rangers

Game 3 of a road trip: NY Islanders and Philadelphia, now Carolina.

  1. 112027-02-11: no game
  2. 122027-02-12: vs NYI
  3. 132027-02-13: no game
  4. 142027-02-14: at MTL
  5. 152027-02-15: vs BUF, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 162027-02-16: no game
  7. 172027-02-17: no game
  8. 182027-02-18: at NYI
  9. 192027-02-19: no game
  10. 202027-02-20: at PHI
  11. 212027-02-21: at CAR, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~343 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~451 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Hurricanes

Another game at home.

  1. 112027-02-11: vs MIN
  2. 122027-02-12: no game
  3. 132027-02-13: vs BUF
  4. 142027-02-14: no game
  5. 152027-02-15: no game
  6. 162027-02-16: at TOR
  7. 172027-02-17: no game
  8. 182027-02-18: at BUF
  9. 192027-02-19: vs DET, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 202027-02-20: no game
  11. 212027-02-21: vs NYR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

New York RangersRangersTue, Oct 13 vs TBL
  1. L1Zibanejad#93Dorofeyev#16Perreault#94
    10:41 together at 5v5
  2. L2Kartye#24Lafrenière#13Miller#10
    9:44 together at 5v5
  3. L3Cuylle#50Laba#42Tolvanen#17
    8:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewRempe#73Beaudoin#53Bjorkstrand#28
    2:31 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pettersson#26Durzi#5
    16:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Gavrikov#44Fox#23
    12:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Schneider#4Smits#12
    9:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Lafrenière LZibanejad CMiller CPerreault RFox D2:48
  2. 2Cuylle LBjorkstrand RTolvanen RPerreault RDurzi D0:30

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kartye LTolvanen RGavrikov DFox D0:45
  2. 2Kartye LTolvanen RPettersson DSchneider D0:38
Carolina HurricanesHurricanesTue, Oct 13 vs WSH
  1. L1Carrier#28Aho#20Svechnikov#37
    9:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Jankowski#77Martinook#48Ehlers#27
    7:02 together at 5v5
  3. L3Deslauriers#44Robinson#50Kotkaniemi#82
    5:20 together at 5v5
  4. L4Hall#71Stankoven#22Blake#53
    3:09 together at 5v5
  1. D1Walker#26Miller#19
    17:18 together at 5v5
  2. D2Slavin#74Chatfield#5
    13:39 together at 5v5
  3. D3Reilly#6Gostisbehere#4
    9:49 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ehlers LAho CSvechnikov RBlake RGostisbehere D4:21
  2. 2Jankowski LRobinson LStankoven CBlake RMiller D0:33

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jankowski LMartinook LSlavin DChatfield D1:28
  2. 2Aho CStankoven CSlavin DChatfield D0:58

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NYRCAR

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NYR 75% (6th most settled)CAR 71% (11th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

NYR 1:36 left (9th latest · 22 pulls)CAR 1:51 left (15th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NYR 47.0s (8th shortest)CAR 48.0s (13th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NYR 28% (14th least often)CAR 28% (11th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series