Schedule and 2021-22 Results
Regular Season Records: Carolina 54-20-8=116pts, New York Rangers 52-24-6=110pts
Game 1 on Wednesday, 18 May: New York Rangers lose at Carolina, 2-goals-1(OT)
Game 2 on Friday, 20 May: New York Rangers lose at Carolina, 2-goals-nil
Game 3 on Sunday, 22 May: Carolina loses at New York Rangers, 3-goals-1
Game 4 on Tuesday, 24 May: Carolina loses at New York Rangers, 4-goals-1
Game 5 on Thursday, 26 May: New York Rangers lose at Carolina, 3-goals-1
Game 6 on Saturday, 28 May: Carolina loses at New York Rangers, 5-goals-2
Game 7 on Monday, 30 May: New York Rangers win at Carolina, 6-goals-2

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: The New York Rangers visited and outscored the Carolina Hurricanes 6-goals-2 to complete a 4-games-3 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1494 victory. With the series 1494 win, the New York Rangers improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 35-41 overall and 13-14 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1494 loss, the Carolina Hurricanes see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 13-8 overall and 4-2 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious New York Rangers in series 1494 was LLWWLWW: Series 1494 thus becomes the fourth NHL Quarterfinals-round series, the eleventh NHL series (all rounds), and the 20th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The series 1494 Game 7 loss is the first Game 7 loss by the Carolina Hurricanes as the Carolina Hurricanes (their predecessor entity, the Hartford Whalers, had an NHL Game 7 record of 0-3). After rallying from a 3-games-1 deficit against the Pittsburgh Penguins to win series 1488 in the 2022 NHL Preliminary round, the New York Rangers surmount a 2-games-nil deficit on road ice to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2022 NHL Quarterfinals round. Once before did the New York Rangers follow a LLWWLWW win order to a best-of-7 NHL playoff series victory (in series 1190, over the Washington Capitals in the 2013 NHL Preliminary round).

After Game 6: The New York Rangers hosted and defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 5-goals-2 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1494 at 3-games-all. When tied 3-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Carolina Hurricanes have a Game 7 record of 6-0, while the New York Rangers have a Game 7 record of 10-6. The Carolina Hurricanes have a best-of-7 NHL playoff series home-ice Game 7 record of 3-0. The New York Rangers have a best-of-7 NHL playoff series road-ice Game 7 record of 2-5 (winning the last two). Carolina enters series 1494 Game 7 with the same WWLLWL @ HHVVHV win/site order the Hurricanes followed in their preceding (2022 NHL Preliminary-round) series with a home-ice Game 7 win. The New York Rangers enter series 1494 Game 7 with a LLWWLW @ VVHHVH win/site order, which is a win/site order the Rangers have twice before followed in best-of-7 play: In series 282, the Rangers lost Game 7 to the Flyers in Philadelphia in the 1974 NHL Semifinals; in series 1190, the Rangers won Game 7 in Washington over the Capitals in the 2013 NHL Preliminary round.

After Game 5: The Carolina Hurricanes hosted and bested the New York Rangers 3-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1494 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 9-0 and a Game 6 record of 5-4. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the New York Rangers have a series record of 6-19 and a Game 6 record of 10-15. Tied LLWW @ VVHH in a best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the New York Rangers now have a 0-9 Game 5 record. Leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Carolina Hurricanes have a 9-0 series record.

After Game 4: The New York Rangers hosted and defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-goals-1 to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1494 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 8-1 (with an active eight-series winning streak) and a Game 5 record of 6-3, while the New York Rangers have a series record of 14-16 and a Game 5 record of 12-18. Tied WWLL @ HHVV in a best-of-7 NHL playoff series (as they now are in series 1494), the Carolina Hurricanes have a 3-0 series record; tied LLWW @ VVHH, the New York Rangers have a 1-7 series record and a 0-8 Game 5 record.

After Game 3: The New York Rangers hosted and topped the Carolina Hurricanes 3-goals-1 to drop the Carolina Hurricanes best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1494 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 6-1 (with an active six-series winning streak) and a Game 4 record of 3-4. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the New York Rangers have a series record of 11-23 and a Game 4 record of 19-15. Leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series through a WWL @ HHV win/site order (as they now do in series 1494), the Carolina Hurricanes have a 4-0 series record.

After Game 2: The Carolina Hurricanes hosted and shut out the New York Rangers 2-goals-nil to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1494 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 6-0 and a Game 3 record of 2-4. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the New York Rangers have a series record of 2-22 and a Game 3 record of 12-12. The two New York Rangers series victories in the wake of a 2-games-nil best-of-7 NHL playoff series deficit occurred in series 700 (over the Montreal Canadiens in the 1996 NHL Preliminary round in six games) and in series 1190 (over the Washington Capitals in the 2013 NHL Preliminary round in seven games).

After Game 1: The Carolina Hurricanes hosted and topped the New York Rangers 2-goals-1(OT) to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1494 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Carolina Hurricanes have a series record of 7-1 (with an active five-series winning streak) and a Game 2 record of 6-2 (with an active five-Game 2 winning streak). When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the New York Rangers have a series record of 11-29 and a Game 2 record of 16-24. The Carolina Hurricanes trailed the New York Rangers by a goal in series 1494 Game 1 as late as 17:36 into the third period, but won in overtime: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games (1939-2021, inclusive), home teams down a goal as late as 17:36 into the third period had a game record of 55-565 (.089); so it is that the Carolina Hurricanes achieved a Grade-A (.000-.099) comeback in series 1494 Game 1. Series 1494 Game 1 becomes the third best-of-7 NHL playoff game to end 3:12 into the first overtime period; the previous two were series 582 Game 3 (in which the Vancouver Canucks hosted and defeated the Los Angeles Kings 2-goals-1 in the 1991 NHL Preliminary round) and series 609 Game 2 (in which the Boston Bruins defeated the Canadiens in Montreal 3-goals-2 in the 1992 NHL Quarterfinals round).

Pre-series assessment: In the 2021-22 NHL regular season, the Carolina Hurricanes finished six points ahead of the New York Rangers. From 1939 through the 2022 NHL Preliminary round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by six regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 22-10 (.688) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1494 is the 21st best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Carolina Hurricanes, and the 76th for the New York Rangers. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Carolina Hurricanes have an all-rounds series record of 13-7, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 4-1, and a Game 1 record of 8-12, while the New York Rangers have an all-rounds series record of 34-41, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 12-14, and a Game 1 record of 35-40. Series 1494 is the first best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Carolina Hurricanes and the New York Rangers.