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Metropolitan Division Opponents Meet when New York Hosts Carolina
Carolina has won 11 of 12 games when scoring at least 3 goals, while New York is 1-1-0 against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Carolina Hurricanes visit the New York Islanders on Thursday at 7 p.m. EST in Elmont, New York, marking the first Metropolitan Division meeting of the season between the two clubs.
- Carolina enters with a dominant 12-3-2 overall record and 4-1-0 divisional mark, while New York sits at 7-5-2 overall with a 1-1-0 record against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Islanders maintain a plus-one scoring differential with 39 goals scored and average 2.6 goals per game, though Mathew Barzal and Alexander Romanov remain sidelined.
- Elsewhere Thursday, the Philadelphia Flyers visit the New York Rangers in another divisional matchup, with Philadelphia holding a 0-3-3 Metropolitan Division record against New York's 8-7-1 overall mark.
- Tonight's Metropolitan Division matchups carry weight for standings as teams jockey for position early in the season, with both the Hurricanes and Rangers aiming to solidify their divisional rankings.
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Mathew Barzal, who scored the game-winning goal against Carolina in the New York Islanders' most recent playoff victory nearly 2 1/2 years ago, won't play versus the Hurricanes on Thursday in Elmont, N.Y. But joining his teammates Wednesday afternoon on the ice meant the Islanders can envision a scenario in which Barzal is able to
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