Rangers' odds of eclipsing Hurricanes for first place not good

Summarized by: Live Sports Direct
 

Rangers are four points behind Carolina with three games to play. They need to beat the Hurricanes in regulation on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden to clinch the Metropolitan Division. The Hurricanes have a game in hand. Pyotr Kochetkov will play in goal for Carolina against the Rangers. Antti Raanta is injured. The Rangers and Hurricanes are tied for the fewest goals scored this season. Both teams have played one more game than the other. Rangers coach Gerard Gallant is not worried about the division title.