Tabbed as the series that will officially drop the puck on the NHL's restart, the best-of-five battle between the Hurricanes and Rangers offers plenty of intrigue. EmmySadler breaks down everything you need to know about the Metropolitan showdown 👇
When the schedule-makers lined up Game 1 of this Rangers-Hurricanes series at noon Eastern on Aug. 1, they pretty much guaranteed the first game of the league’s official return to play would also be one of the fastest-paced 60 minutes to welcome fans into what will be a wild few months of hockey.
At the time of the season hiatus in March, the New York Rangers weren’t just playing their best hockey — they were playing like one of the best hockey teams in the league, a mountain of momentum backing them up as they sprinted down the stretch in search of the post-season.
But if there’s a group of defenders well-equipped to handle a lethal one-two offensive punch, you’ll find it in Carolina. While the Hurricanes also boast an exciting fleet of young, fast forwards in Sebastian Aho, Teuvo Teravainen, Andrei Svechnikov and Co., this is a team whose foundation can be found on the blue line.
Carolina’s elite defence eases the pressure on the crease, but Mrazek is still going to have to be at his absolute best when facing one of the top-scoring clubs in the league. The netminder stood tall in the playoffs last spring until he fell to injury in Round 2, with backup Curtis McElhinney coming through as the hero and writing his name into the Hurricanes’ Cinderella story. James Reimer is in that backup position this time around.
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