Vital Statistics
Category | Hurricanes | Bruins |
---|---|---|
Category | Hurricanes | Bruins |
Record | 8-6 | 11-5 |
Goals/Game | 2.79 | 3.31 |
Goals Against/Game | 2.71 | 2.06 |
Shots/Game | 30.9 | 34.3 |
Faceoff % | 49.1% | 53.3% |
Power Play % (Rank) | 10.0% (14) | 31.9% (1) |
Penalty Kill % (Rank) | 70.8% (14) | 85.7% (4) |
ES Corsi For % | 55.61% | 51.66% |
ES PDO | 101.2% | 101.0 |
PIM/Game | 8:38 | 6:30 |
Goaltender #1
Category | Petr Mrazek | Tuukka Rask |
---|---|---|
Category | Petr Mrazek | Tuukka Rask |
Record | 5-5 | 11-5 |
Save % | .894 | .939 |
GAA | 2.73 | 1.96 |
Goaltender #2
Category | Curtis McElhinney | Jaroslav Halak |
---|---|---|
Category | Curtis McElhinney | Jaroslav Halak |
Record | 3-1 | 0-0 |
Save % | .943 | N/A |
GAA | 1.70 | N/A |
Game Notes
- The Hurricanes trails all-time against Buffalo with a 79-96-23-1 record, including a 34-55-9-1 record in New York.
- Tonight marks the second of three total matchups between the sides. Carolina won the November 18 matchup in Buffalo by a score of 3-1, and they’ll play their final game of the series in Carolina on December 23rd.
- The Hurricanes swept the Sabres last season with a solid 3-0-0 record.
- In their last 16 games against the Sabres, the Hurricane are 10-4-2. Furthermore, the club has earned points in eight of the last 11 matchups against the Sabres.
- Jeff Skinner led the team with four points (3g, 1a) in three games agains the Sabres last season. Skinner is just 2 goals away from passing Pat Verbeek for seventh on the Hurricanes all time goal list.
- The Canes could have their second milestone in as many games tonight: Justin Faulk is one point shy of 200 for his career.
- Scott Darling is a dominant 3-0-0 with a 1.68 GAA and a .944 SV% in three games against the Sabres.
- You think the Canes’ power play is abysmal? Get this: the Sabres haven’t scored a power play goal against the Hurricanes since March of 2014.
- The Canes are not taking a morning skate today, but word from Michael Smith is that Cam Ward may be in line for his second straight start tonight. Bill Peters also mixed up his lines a bit, going with Victor Rask between the Finns, Elias Lindholm going on Derek Ryan’s wing, and Jordan Staal moving to center Justin Williams and Brock McGinn.
Storm Advisory
- Because of there not being a morning skate today, this audio from Bill Peters may be all we get before the pregame skate. [Hurricanes]
- A new episode of CanesCast was released yesterday, with a guest appearance from Mr. 300 wins himself. [Hurricanes]
- Happy trails to Chris Neil, who retired yesterday and is a long way from being caught in penalty minutes by any active player. [SB Nation]
- All-Star game fan voting is now open and will remain open until the end of December. Vote now for your favorite Cane! [NHL]