Two teams in the top half of the Eastern Conference standings take the ice when the New York Rangers (7-2, second in conference) host the Carolina Hurricanes (6-4, fifth) at Madison Square Garden on Thursday at 7:00 PM ET.
New York earned a 3-2 victory on the road its last time out on October 30 against the Winnipeg Jets.
Carolina won its last game 3-2 on the road over the Philadelphia Flyers on October 30.