RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes have the home-ice advantage with a flawless record when playing in front of their rowdy home crowd. The New York Rangers have the resilience proven with a perfect mark in elimination games.
They’re both leaning on those experiences in another Game 7 on Monday night, the second winner-take-all matchup for each in these Stanley Cup playoffs. The winner goes to the Eastern Conference finals to face two-time reigning Cup champion Tampa Bay.
“We feel like we have a recipe for success, but they probably do, too,” Rangers forward Andrew Copp said Sunday, adding: “It’s just going to be a matter of who can play the closest to a perfect game tomorrow.”
The Hurricanes edged the Rangers for the Metropolitan Division title in a race that came down to the final week of the regular season. That, along…
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