Special teams again at center stage when Rangers, Hurricanes meet

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The New York Rangers were among the NHL's best power-play teams during the regular season while the Carolina Hurricanes had the league's best penalty kill in a season when three points separated the teams in the standings.

Only the Rangers lived up to their billing in the opener of the Eastern Conference second-round playoff series, and performances on special teams will be i