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In the first game of round two, the Hurricanes will come in with an impressive round-one performance. The Canes beat the New York Islanders 4-1.

Meanwhile, the Rangers will be oozing confidence since their impressive series against the Washington Capitals where they beat the Capitals 4-0 in a one sided contest.

The Canes who finished second in the Metropolitan Division will be hopeful to eliminate the league leaders in Rangers.

The Canes side are in good form, winning three of their last four games.

The Canes miss out on two vital players, heading into game one of round two.

Defeseman Brett Pesce and Winger Jesper Fast are sidelined for the Canes due to injury.

The attacking pair of Seth Jarvis and Martin Necas have been prolific for the Canes in the playoffs, contributing 12 points collectively.

Finishing at the top of their division, the Rangers will be hopeful to show the Canes why they finished above them.

The Rangers are on a six-game winning streak, which the Canes will look to snap.

Rangers will be missing out on three vital players heading into round two – Filip Chytil, Ben Harpur and Blake Wheeler – due to injury.

Mika Zibanejad and Vincent Trocheck have been the star players in the playoffs, having scored seven and six points respectively.

As we kick off round two, it will be interesting to see which of the two teams remain in the quest for the Stanley Cup.

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