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NHL STATS AND INFORMATION NOTES 2020 QUALIFIERS: (6) VS. (11)

#NHLSTATS: CAROLINA HURRICANES * Rod Brind’Amour captained the Hurricanes to their first Stanley Cup in 2006. He is the all-time franchise leader in playoff games played (72), ranks second in goals (18) and third in both assists (20) and points (38).

* After going 0-3 in Game 7s while based in Hartford, the club has posted a perfect 5-0 record in the seventh game of a series since relocation – including a double- multi- comeback victory in the First Round last year. Brind’Amour scored the winning goal – assisted by – in the first such contest in Raleigh, in the 2006 Conference Finals against Buffalo.

* Williams leads all active players and is tied for 10th place in NHL history with 28 points when his team is facing elimination (15-13—28 in 25 GP). His 15 goals in that scenario are tied for second-most all-time, one back of (16) for the most in League history when on the brink of elimination.

* Williams’ legacy as “Mr. Game 7” began during his stint with Philadelphia when he tallied the game- winning goal and added two assists for the Flyers in a 6-1 win over the Maple Leafs in the 2003 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Later with Carolina, he had 1-2—3 in the decisive game of the 2006 Eastern Conference Final and a goal in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final to help clinch the first championship in franchise history.

* He captured two more Stanley Cups with Los Angeles and tallied 2-3—5 in three Game 7s (all in 2014). Overall, Williams has 7-8—15 in nine career Game 7s (8-1 record), the most points and tied with for the most goals in Game 7 history.

* Williams aims to become the eighth player in NHL history to win two or more Stanley Cups with two or more franchises. The others: (4 w/ DET, 4 w/ TOR), Dick Duff (2 w/ TOR, 4 w/ MTL), (4 w/ TOR, 2 w/ MTL), (4 w/ NYI, 2 w/ PIT), (2 w/ TOR, 3 w/ DET), Larry Murphy (2 w/ PIT, 2 w/ DET) and (2 w/ MTL, 2 w/ COL). Williams would be the first of that group to return to a team and win the Cup.

* The Hurricanes roster features five players who have won a Cup, which places them sixth among resuming clubs (STL: 21, WSH: 12, PIT: 10, CHI: 8 and BOS: 6; includes players with min. 1 GP for any NHL team in 2019-20). Those five players have a combined seven Cup wins (tied for fifth-most): Williams (3 as noted), (2019 STL), Teuvo Teravainen (2015 CHI), (2015 CHI) and (2009 PIT).

* led the Hurricanes in goals and points this season (38-28—66 in 68 GP) and has 5-7— 12 in 15 career playoff games. Among Hurricanes/Whalers players to play at least 10 postseason games, Aho’s 0.80 points-per-game rate stands as the fifth-highest in franchise history.

* , who will not celebrate his 21st birthday until March 26, 2021, had 3-2—5 in nine games for the Hurricanes during the 2019 Stanley Cup – the most career postseason goals and points (tied) in franchise history by a player prior to his 21st birthday. The most career playoff goals by a player before age 21 is nine, accomplished by current teammate Staal who had 9-1—10 in 25 playoff games (w/ PIT) before his 21st birthday.

* , who appeared in the for the first time in 2019, ranked fourth among defensemen in assists (tied) and sixth in points with 0-11—11 in 15 GP. Slavin’s 0.73 points per game in the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs ranks higher than in any of his five regular-season campaigns (Highest: 0.53 P/GP in 2019-20).

* Slavin had nine assists in the 2019 First Round, a franchise record by any player in a single series. Only eight other defensemen in NHL history have had nine or more assists in one playoff series: (2x), Al MacInnis, , , Larry Murphy, and Phil Housley.

* Two players in franchise history have recorded at least five points in a best-of-five series - John Anderson (3-4—7) and (2-4—6) each did so during the Whalers' three-game sweep of the Nordiques in the 1986 Division Semifinals.

#NHLSTATS: NEW YORK RANGERS * The Rangers finished the 2019-20 season with 234 goals for (including shootout-deciding goals), the fifth-highest total among all teams behind the Lightning (245), Capitals (240), Maple Leafs (238) and Avalanche (237).

* The Rangers’ roster is the youngest of any resuming team with an average age of 26.2, slightly younger than the Blackhawks (26.3), Blue Jackets (26.4) and Maple Leafs (26.8).

* Artemi Panarin collected a career-high 95 points in 2019-20 (32-63—95 in 69 GP) Only two undrafted players who debuted in 1963-64 or later and were eligible for the NHL Draft have recorded a higher playoffs points-per-game pace than Panarin (min. 20 GP).

* is as one of four players on New York’s active roster to score an overtime goal for any team in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, doing so for the Rangers in Game 5 of the 2017 First Round. The others: (2012 w/ NYR), (2017 w/ NYR) and Panarin (2018 w/ CBJ). Only five players have scored multiple postseason overtime goals for the Rangers.

* Panarin led all NHL players with nine points against the Hurricanes in 2019-20 (3-6—9 in 4 GP), recording multiple points in all four games. Zibanejad ranked third (3-5—8 in 3 GP).

* stands as the Rangers franchise leader in playoff wins (61) and (10). He sits two victories shy of tying (63) for 13th place on the NHL’s all-time list. Only Marc-Andre Fleury (15) has more career playoff shutouts among active .

* The Rangers have played 129 playoff games since 2005-06 when Lundqvist entered the League, with “King Henrik” starting all but one of those contests – started Game 2 of the 2006 Conference Quarterfinals against New Jersey. Lundqvist’s run of 127 consecutive playoff starts is the third-longest such streak in NHL history, behind (194 w/ NJD) and Patrick Roy (137 w/ MTL and COL).

* Igor Shesterkin burst onto the scene in 2019-20 (10-2-0, 2.52 GAA and .932 SV%) and now aims to become the sixth rookie to earn a playoff win for the Rangers. Only five goaltenders have won a playoff game for the Rangers before age 25: (9), Steve Baker (7), Mike Richter (5), (2) and Steve Weeks (1).

* Kaapo Kakko, the second overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, set a franchise record for career points by an 18-year-old during the regular season (8-11—19 in 51 GP) before celebrating his 19th birthday in February. Only two skaters have played a playoff game for the Rangers as a teenager: (2- 1—3 in 2 GP) and Jackie McLeod (0-0—0 in 7 GP).

* (8-34—42) finished second in team scoring among defensemen this season behind Tony DeAngelo (15-38—57). Should Fox find the score sheet in the postseason, the third-round pick (66th overall) in the 2016 NHL Draft can become just the sixth rookie blueliner in Rangers history to record at least five points in a single playoff year. holds the franchise record after he collected 4-5—9 (10 GP) during the 1982 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

BROTHERLY LOVE * Hurricanes forward Jordan Staal and Rangers defenseman Marc Staal are brothers and have squared off in five games during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, with Jordan’s club holding the (4-1). Only seven sets of brothers have gone head-to-head in more than eight playoff games, with and pacing the list at 17 postseason showdowns.

BEST-OF-5 PLAYOFF SERIES * The Hurricanes have competed in two best-of-five series during the Stanley Cup Playoffs, both while based in Hartford. They hold a 1-1 series record in that format, winning 3-0 against the in 1986 and losing 3-0 to in 1980.

* The Rangers have won eight of their 12 best-of-five series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, reaching a fifth and final game in four of those contests.

* New York has won the Stanley Cup twice after competing in a best-of-five series during the playoffs: 1928 (SCF vs. MMR) and 1933 (SCF vs. TOR).

Carolina Hurricanes

SERIES OPPONENT RESULT 1986 Division Semifinals Quebec Nordiques 3-0 W 1980 Preliminary Round 3-0 L

New York Rangers

SERIES OPPONENT RESULT 1986 Division Semifinals 3-2 W

1985 Division Semifinals Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 L

1984 Division Semifinals 3-2 L 1983 Division Semifinals Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 W 1982 Division Semifinals Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 W 1981 Preliminary Round 3-1 W 1980 Preliminary Round Flames 3-1 W 1937 Stanley Cup Final 3-2 L 1933 Stanley Cup Final Maple Leafs 3-1 W 1932 Stanley Cup Final 3-0 L 1932 Semifinals Montreal Canadiens 3-1 W 1928 Stanley Cup Final 3-2 L

NEUTRAL-SITE GAMES The all-time list neutral-site games contested by both the Hurricanes and Rangers can be found below (regular season and playoffs). A neutral-site game is a game played in an arena that does not normally serve as either team's home ice. Playoff games are noted in bold

Carolina Hurricanes

DATE VENUE LOCATION OPPONENT RESULT Oct. 10, 2010 Hartwall Arena , Wild 2-1 SO W Oct. 7, 2010 Hartwall Arena Helsinki, Finland 4-3 W

New York Rangers DATE VENUE LOCATION OPPONENT RESULT Jan. 1, 2018 Citi Field Queens, N.Y. 3-2 OT W Jan. 29, 2014 Yankee Stadium Bronx, N.Y. New York Islanders 2-1 W Jan. 26, 2014 Yankee Stadium Bronx, N.Y. 7-3 W Jan. 2, 2012 Citizens Bank Park Philadelphia, Pa. Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 W Oct. 8, 2011 Ericsson Globe Stockholm, 2-1 SO L Oct. 7, 2011 Ericsson Globe Stockholm, Sweden Los Angeles Kings 3-2 OT L Oct. 5, 2008 O2 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic 2-1 W Oct. 4, 2008 O2 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 W March 9, 1994 Halifax Metro Halifax, N.S 7-5 W Oct. 31, 1993 Halifax Metro Centre Halifax, N.S New Jersey Devils 4-1 W Feb. 22, 1993 ARCO Arena Sacramento, Calif. 4-0 W Dec. 9, 1992 Arena Miami, Fla. Tampa Bay Lightning 6-5 W Nov. 8, 1968 Daly City, Calif. Oakland Seals 3-2 W March 8, 1956 St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Mo. Black Hawks 6-4 W Jan. 17, 1956 Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum Omaha, Neb. Chicago Black Hawks 2-2 T March 16, 1955 St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Mo. Chicago Black Hawks 1-1 T Feb. 19, 1954 Indiana State Fairgrounds Indianapolis, Ind. Chicago Black Hawks 3-0 W Coliseum April 15, 1950 Toronto, Ont. Detroit Red Wings 4-0 L April 13, 1950 Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto, Ont. Detroit Red Wings 3-1 W April 7, 1932 Garden Boston, Mass. Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2 W Dec. 28, 1929 Atlantic City Auditorium Atlantic City, N.J. Senators (1917) 3-1 W Feb. 28, 1929 Detroit Olympia Detroit, Mich. Chicago Black Hawks 0-0 OT Feb. 2, 1929 Detroit Olympia Detroit, Mich. Chicago Black Hawks 3-2 W