It all comes down to that.
The Rangers and Hurricanes will play to maintain their seasons, and their Stanley Cup chase on Monday night (8pm ET, ESPN, SN, TVAS) at Raleigh’s PNC Arena for Game 7 of their second Eastern Conference Round.
The winner will face Lightning, two-time defending Cup champions, while the loser can start making start time and start their low-season training programs.
For both teams, it is the second game 7 of their 2022 postseason: Carolina beat the Bruins to win their place in the second round, while the Rangers recovered a 3-1 series deficit to beat the Penguins. .
The home team has won every game in the series, the 22nd time in NHL history that it has been played in the face of Game 7.
Frank Vatrano and the Rangers will seek to end ice dominance at the Hurricanes’ home in Game 7. Corey Sipkin
Warm-ups before the match
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• Vaccaro: Rangers-Hurricanes Game 7 means someone will be remembered forever