RALEIGH, N.C. -- The season-opening road stretch didnt treat the Carolina Hurricanes well so theyll have to do better upon beginning their ventures at PNC Arena.The New York Rangers have been in a better groove during the first couple of weeks of the season.The teams meet Friday night in Carolinas much-awaited home opener.The Rangers (5-2-0), whove won three games in a row, present a challenging task for the Hurricanes.Theyve got unbelievable speed and theyre going to push the pace, Carolina coach Bill Peters said.The Hurricanes are 1-3-2, failing to hold leads in a couple games and failing to hold down opponents early in other outings.We will fix it, Peters said. Were scoring, but were reckless when were scoring. Right now its not clicking. Its not clicking for 60 minutes.The Rangers needed a comeback to beat Boston, scoring five consecutive goals Wednesday night.One of the teams trademarks is that we come out and were ready to play, Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said, expressing concern about a shaky beginning to the game.Peters was determined to make the first two weeks positive for the Hurricanes, realizing that road swing had the potential to be daunting.Its on the verge of become a devastating October unless the two home games in three days help turn things around.I think we need to have a good start, said Carolina center Victor Rask. I think thats real important.The Hurricanes have had a couple of days off since stumbling Tuesday night at Detroit.For the Hurricanes, it will be the official home introduction for eight players on the active roster, including right wingers Lee Stempniak, who has racked up four goals and two assists already this season, and rookie Sebastian Aho. Others wholl make their Carolina home debuts if theyre in the lineup are left wingers Bryan Bickell, Viktor Stalberg and Teuvo Teravainen, right winger Martin Frk, and defensemen Klas Dahlbeck and Jakub Nakladal.Even with the recent success, the Rangers are making roster adjustments. They placed defenseman Dylan McIlrath on waivers Thursday.On our team right now, hes our eighth defenseman, Vigneault said. Thats where we are. Maybe its less about him and more about the other guys. ... He needs to play. Hes a young player.McIlrath, 24, will be sent to Hartford of the American Hockey League if he passes through waivers.Meanwhile, Rangers left winger Josh Jooris will be out for up to a month with a shoulder injury sustained Wednesday night. Right winger Pavel Buchnevich will be in the lineup.Henrik Lundqvist draws the start in goal for the Rangers. Hes 23-10-1 in 34 career appearances against Carolina.Vigneault also pointed out that with it being Carolinas home opener, there could be an additional layer of energy in the building.Added Rangers forward Derek Stepan: The big focus for us is not to be down. You want to play with the lead in this league. ... In order to make these last few games stick, this game is huge. You want to make sure youre playing the right way going into Carolinas building. Nike Air Max 90 Schweiz . And follow TSN.ca right through Deadline Day for all the updates. From Pierre LeBrun While Anaheim GM Bob Murray said earlier this season he was not going to trade Jonas Hiller despite the fact hes an unrestricted free agent on July 1, some sources have told TSN Hockey Insider Pierre LeBrun that Murray might be willing to move another goalie. Nike Air Max 90 Günstig Schweiz . The team says the Spain international has a muscle pull in his right leg. 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BILOXI, Miss. -- Victoria Vivians scored 17 points, Breanna Richardson added 11 and No. 10 Mississippi State cruised past Tulane 66-49 on Wednesday night.The game wasnt pretty early as both teams struggled to score points, but when the Bulldogs (3-0) began to find their shot in the second quarter, Tulane (1-1) stayed cold.The Green Wave ended up going scoreless in the final 4:36 of the second quarter, which helped Mississippi State take a 36-16 advantage into halftime.Tulanes best chance at mounting an upset bridged the third and fourth quuarters thanks to a 10-0 run.dddddddddddd The rally was aided by consecutive 3-pointers from Leslie Vorpahl, bringing the Green Wave within 47-35. Mississippi State responded with its own small run, however, to squash the comeback attempt.Vorpahl carried the Green Wave, scoring 20 points on 9 of 11 shooting from the floor. Harlyn Wyatt added 10 points.Mississippi State has won four straight over the Green Wave. ' ' '