CAROLINA HURRICANES (2-5-4-0, 8 pts.)
vs.
NEW YORK RANGERS (5-3-2-1, 13 pts.)
Thursday, Nov. 6, 2003, 7:00 p.m. at the RBC Center

GAME NIGHT

The Carolina Hurricanes continue their four-game home stand Thursday as they play host to the New York Rangers. Thursday's game is the Hurricanes’ second game in a span that sees them play seven of eight games at home. Carolina last played on Sunday, a 2-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at the RBC Center.

PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Nov. 6	Thursday	RBC Center	10:30 a.m.
Nov. 7	Friday	RBC Center	11 a.m.
Nov. 8	Saturday	RBC Center	10:30 a.m.
Nov. 9	Sunday	none
Nov. 10	Monday	RBC Center	TBD
Nov. 11	Tuesday	RecZone	11 a.m.
Nov. 12	Wednesday	MCI Center	11:30 a.m.

ON THE AIR
Television: Fox Sports Net (NC & SC)
Radio: WKIX 102.3 FM (Goldsboro); WKXU 101.1 FM (Raleigh); WDTF 570 AM (Raleigh); WMFD 630 AM (Wilmington); WSJS 600 AM (Winston-Salem); WNMX 106.1 FM (Charlotte)
Internet: www.nhl.com

CAROLINA NOTES
Forward Josef Vasicek has goals in three of the Hurricanes’ last four games (10/28-11/2: 5g, 0a) and currently leads the team in goals (6), power-play goals (3) and points (9). Winger Jeff O’Neill leads the team with seven assists and ranks second on the team with eight points (1g, 7a). O’Neill (10/23-11/2: 1g, 7a) and rookie center Eric Staal (10/23-11/2: 1g, 5a) have assists in five of the last six games.

CAROLINA AT HOME: 1-2-1-0
CAROLINA ON THE ROAD: 1-3-3-0
CAROLINA ON THE POWER PLAY: 4-of-48 (8.3%)
CAROLINA SHORTHANDED: 43-of-50 (86.0%)

CAROLINA INJURY UPDATE
Left wing Jeff Daniels – groin, injured reserve, missed 7 games
Defenseman Aaron Ward – infection, injured reserve, missed 7 games

CAROLINA / NEW YORK NOTES
The Hurricanes and the Rangers meet for the third of four match ups during the 2003-04 season. The teams skated to a 2-2 tie at Madison Square Garden on Oct. 18, and the Rangers downed the Hurricanes in the teams’ second meeting, on Oct. 30, 4-1. Craig Adams, Rod Brind’Amour and Erik Cole lead the Hurricanes with two points each against the Rangers this season. The teams will finish their four-game season series at the RBC Center on Jan. 8.

The Rangers won all four of the teams’ 2002-03 meetings, the first sweep for either team against the other since 1986-87, when the Adams Division-winning Hartford Whalers won a three-game set. The Hurricanes were led by Rod Brind’Amour against the Rangers last season. Brind’Amour tallied one goal and two assists in the four meetings. Carolina posts a 36-43-7-0 all-time record against the Rangers, including a 22-16-3-0 home mark and a 14-27-4-0 record at MSG.

2002-03 SCORING LEADERS AND GOALTENDERS

HURRICANES
	GP	G	A	TP
63 Vasicek	11	6	3	9
92 O'Neill	11	1	7	8
26 Cole	11	3	4	7
12 Staal	11	1	5	6
Goalies	GP	GAA	W-L-T	SV%
1 Storr	2	2.90	0-1-1	.880
80 Weekes	9	1.85	2-4-3	.922
RANGERS
	GP	G	A	TP
27 Kovalev	11	1	7	8
11 Messier	11	6	1	7
36 Barnaby	11	2	4	6
17 Simon	11	1	5	6
Goalies	GP	GAA	W-L-T	SV%
30 Dunham	9	1.85	4-3-2	.936
40 Markkanen	2	2.50	1-1-0	.924