Canes Country - All PostsNews and views about the Carolina Hurricanes and the NHLhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48305/canes-fave.png2024-03-17T22:42:28-04:00http://www.canescountry.com/rss/current/2024-03-17T22:42:28-04:002024-03-17T22:42:28-04:00Hurricanes 7, Senators 2
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<figcaption>OTTAWA, ON - MARCH 17: Carolina Hurricanes Defenceman Dmitry Orlov (7) skates by the bench to celebrate his goal during third period National Hockey League action between the Carolina Hurricanes and Ottawa Senators on March 17, 2024, at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON, Canada. | Photo by Richard A. Whittaker/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images</figcaption>
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<p>The Hurricanes explode with four goals in the third period to blast Ottawa, 7-2.</p> <p id="UxV0XN">The Carolina Hurricanes won their third game in a row with a decisive 7-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday evening in Ottawa. They are now 8-2-0 in their last ten games.</p>
<p id="wW5H6V">The Canes broke open a close game with four unanswered goals in the third period.</p>
<p id="xqup50">Frederik Andersen got the win and now has a 4-0-0 record since returning from injury. His record is 8-1 for the season.</p>
<p id="NriAwv">Dmitry Orlov opened the scoring with a breakaway tally 7:19 into the game. The Sens would tie the game before the end of the opening period.</p>
<p id="wdZ4Mb">Evgeny Kuznetsov scored his second as a Hurricane, a powerplay goal just two minutes into the second period. The Sens had another answer though and tied the game shortly after.</p>
<p id="i8per6">Late in the period, Seth Jarvis scored to give the Canes a lead they would not relinquish.</p>
<p id="OA80gc">In the third period, the wheels fell off for Ottawa goalie Anton Forsberg.</p>
<p id="OecRjX">Jalen Chatfield opened the scoring for the period with a nice shot from just beyond the slot area. Then Orlov scored his second of the game on a long, hard shot.</p>
<p id="TAZN7Y">Shortly after that, Jake Guentzel scored his first as a Cane, (in regulation), to give his team a 6-2 advantage.</p>
<p id="W8Wod1">To close things out, Brendan Lemieux tipped in a Brent Burns shot for his third of the season.</p>
<p id="Su9Ip7">Sebastian Aho had three assists in the game and Orlov finished with two goals and two assists and had a four point game.</p>
<p id="rLipKM">Next up for the Canes will be a match against the Islanders on Tuesday night.</p>
<p id="wqWfs2">Game Notes:</p>
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<li id="jrjty6">Orlov also led the team with five shots on goal and was a +4.</li>
<li id="t8LR1R">Slavin had a team high four blocked shots.</li>
<li id="sGCoeY">Pesce had a team high 21:16 ice time.</li>
<li id="dho4NJ">Lemieux and Skjei led the way with three hits each.</li>
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<p id="Hli5vO">Game Summary - <a href="https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20232024/GS021077.HTM">https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20232024/GS021077.HTM</a></p>
<p id="miO3fe">Event Summary - <a href="https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20232024/ES021077.HTM">https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20232024/ES021077.HTM</a></p>
<p id="ajEULV">Interviews - <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/1uv2sojrwjijg98og3lh3/h?rlkey=ealzdwd8eqbxm0ejbixc43j8x&dl=0">https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/1uv2sojrwjijg98og3lh3/h?rlkey=ealzdwd8eqbxm0ejbixc43j8x&dl=0</a></p>
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https://www.canescountry.com/2024/3/17/24104472/hurricanes-7-senators-2Bob Wage2024-03-17T12:42:36-04:002024-03-17T12:42:36-04:00Hurricanes @ Senators: Preview and Game Thread
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<p>This is a quick turnaround for Carolina as they face the Sens at 6 P.M. Sunday night.</p> <p id="CnvWOI">After a thrilling shootout win in Toronto on Saturday night, the Carolina Hurricanes are right back at it with a match against the Ottawa Senators starting at 6P.M. Sunday night.</p>
<p id="9jgRjp">The Senators are coming off an overtime win against the New York Islanders on a Saturday afternoon tilt. </p>
<p id="iXK9fZ">The Canes are 41-20-6 and have 88 points while the Sens are 28-33-4 for 60 points.</p>
<p id="OeAb3X">The Hurricanes have won two games in a row, five of their last six, and have a 7-2-1 record in their last ten games.</p>
<p id="yfTnT3">The Sens have won three games in a row but they are 3-6-1 in their last ten.</p>
<p id="5jnaR1">Carolina has been alternating goalies between Pyotr Kochetkov and Frederik Andersen since both goalies have been healthy, but maybe Spencer Martin will get a shot. Martin was Kochetkov’s backup in the game last night in Toronto.</p>
<p id="9zoz4N">Speaking of Martin, the Hurricanes recently sent out a press release stating that they signed the goalie to a one-year contract for next season. He will earn $750,000 on a one-way deal. </p>
<p id="uKNF1z">Martin has a 4-0-1 record for Carolina since he was acquired off the waiver wire on January 19. </p>
<p id="ZgAR71">The Hurricanes are 2-0-0 against the Sens so far this season with wins both in Carolina and Ottawa. </p>
<p id="GFwHzE">The game will be on Bally’s Sports South starting with a game preview at 5:30.</p>
https://www.canescountry.com/2024/3/17/24103887/hurricanes-senators-preview-and-game-threadBob Wage2024-03-17T00:56:58-04:002024-03-17T00:56:58-04:00Hurricanes 5, Maple Leafs 4 - SO
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<figcaption>TORONTO, CANADA - MARCH 16: Sebastian Aho #20 of the Carolina Hurricanes scores against Ilya Samsonov #35 of the Toronto Maple Leafs during the third period in an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena on March 16, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Hurricanes defeated the Maple Leafs 5-4 in a shootout. | Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images</figcaption>
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<p>Sebastian Aho scored twice in the last two minutes to tie the score and Jake Guentzel scored the lone shootout goal to get the extra point as the Canes topped the Leafs, 5-4 in a shootout.</p> <p id="EpvkF9">The Carolina Hurricanes had another slow start and found themselves losing by a score of 3-0 about midway through the second period but they were able to recover and Sebastian Aho would score twice in the last 1:32 of the contest to tie the score, 4-4 and send it into overtime.</p>
<p id="OOsfxM">Jordan Martinook stopped the bleeding with a goal 13 minutes into the second and Seth Jarvis scored just three seconds before the end of the period on a powerplay tally to make it close.</p>
<p id="7BovaC">The Leafs went back up by two goals early in the third off of another breakaway, the third of the game in which they scored.</p>
<p id="2y1sxq">Both teams battled on until Aho went to work at the end of the game. The game-tying goal came with just seven seconds left.</p>
<p id="Yujplr">The teams played a scoreless overtime which included Carolina killing off a two minute Toronto powerplay. </p>
<p id="1zKYv0">The only goal scored in the shootout was the game-winner by Jake Guentzel, his first as a Hurricane. The newly acquired winger also chipped in with two assists on the night.</p>
<p id="pHws3j">It might be hard to say that Pyotr Kochetkov had a very good night seeing that he allowed four goals, but he made several key stops in the third, in overtime, and during the shootout to earn the win. In all, he made 36 saves on 40 shots on goal.</p>
<p id="GD8SLz">Next up for Carolina will be a game in Ottawa at 5:30 on Sunday.</p>
<p id="wXdj55">Game Notes:</p>
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<li id="4ZRDC5">The Canes also had 40 shots on goal and were led by Necas with six.</li>
<li id="CWRttA">Orlov and Fast each had four hits to lead Carolina. The team had a total of 25.</li>
<li id="keJrJx">Aho led the team with 25:15 of ice time.</li>
<li id="zZWL57">The Hurricanes went 2-5 with the man advantage. They held the Leafs to 0-4.</li>
<li id="37vFft">It was a three point night for Aho, (1g 2A). </li>
<li id="16I7mF">This game number 1400 for Burns who also had two assists.</li>
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<p id="Pw0Jsa">Game Summary - <a href="https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20232024/GS021067.HTM">https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20232024/GS021067.HTM</a></p>
<p id="iDrGMy">Event Summary - <a href="https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20232024/ES021067.HTM">https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20232024/ES021067.HTM</a></p>
<p id="PB20Ie">Interviews - <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/dgllc6dgak6q7vmyq2rek/h?rlkey=i7kfiy4zrsb7fagpgidfn01qq&dl=0">https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/dgllc6dgak6q7vmyq2rek/h?rlkey=i7kfiy4zrsb7fagpgidfn01qq&dl=0</a></p>
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https://www.canescountry.com/2024/3/17/24103600/hurricanes-5-maple-leafs-4-soBob Wage2024-03-16T08:00:00-04:002024-03-16T08:00:00-04:00Hurricanes @ Maple Leafs: Preview and Game Thread
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<p>Carolina looks to continue outstanding defense against the offensive minded Leafs.</p> <p id="akDigT">The Carolina Hurricanes travel north to battle with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Game time is 7 P.M. and it will be televised by Bally Sports South.</p>
<p id="Q9cHww">The Canes are coming off an impressive 4-0 win over the East leading Florida Panthers on Thursday. They now have a 40-20-6 record with 86 points and have a 6-3-1 record in their last 10 games.</p>
<p id="gPYuuk">The Leafs’ record is 38-19-8 for 84 points. They have won two in a row and have a 7-3-0 record in their last 10. (Two of those losses came to the Bruins.)</p>
<p id="XWJhWp">Auston Matthews leads the NHL with 55 goals and William Nylander leads his team with 86 points. The Carolina defense will have their hands full.</p>
<p id="SMy5Xf">You can check the Toronto stats at this link - <a href="https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/stats">https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/stats</a></p>
<p id="PAV0Dq">The Hurricanes are scheduled to have a morning skate at 11:30 A.M. Look for line up announcements in the comment section after that. </p>
<p id="vD2ajx">(Your humble author will not be available for any updates).</p>
https://www.canescountry.com/2024/3/16/24102608/hurricanes-maple-leafs-preview-and-game-threadBob Wage2024-03-15T00:43:31-04:002024-03-15T00:43:31-04:00Hurricanes 4, Panthers 0
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<figcaption>RALEIGH, NC - MARCH 14: Evgeny Kuznetsov #92 of the Carolina Hurricanes celebrates a goal during the second period of the game against the Florida Panthers at PNC Arena on March 14, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina. | Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Getty Images</figcaption>
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<p>Frederik Andersen earns the shutout and the Canes dominate the Panthers on Thursday night.</p> <p id="NfDyik">The Carolina Hurricanes had another slow start but this time they recovered quickly and ended up playing one of their best games of the season as they bounced the Florida Panthers, 4-0 on Thursday night at the PNC.</p>
<p id="NzO17e">Frederik Andersen got his first shutout in quite some time and stopped all 21 shots he faced. He has a 3-0-0 record since returning from injury and has a .955 save percentage during that spell. </p>
<p id="KZ5qCQ">The Canes played very well on defense obviously only allowing those 21 shots, about half of which the Panthers got early.</p>
<p id="qPeYS9">There were no weak links tonight as the entire team played well. </p>
<p id="HxeW5j">Seth Jarvis opened the scoring when he roofed a perfectly placed shot over Sergei Bobrovsky with just 48 seconds left in the opening period.</p>
<p id="lBjYAk">The Canes started off the second period by peppering the Florida goal with shots. Finally, Martin Necas found an opening to make it 2-0, just 2:46 into the stanza. </p>
<p id="YTwzFH">Shortly after, Evgeny Kuznetsov scored his first as a Hurricane and celebrated with his patented flapping (arms) wings, much to the delight of the partisan fans.</p>
<p id="yKj7Pg">With three and a half minutes left in the game, Paul Maurice pulled his goalie, apparently hoping for some kind of miracle, but Andrei Svechnikov cleared the puck off the side boards and it rolled all the way down into the empty net to close out the scoring.</p>
<p id="5f6yPT">After the post-game “skol clap” celebration, Kuznetsov’s teammates were doing their versions of “the bird/eagle” before they mugged him.</p>
<p id="ec5eK3">Next up for the Canes is a match against the Maple Leafs in Toronto on Saturday.</p>
<p id="tMnOlp">Game Notes:</p>
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<li id="TV6WXI">For the first time in 18 games, the opposition was called for more penalties than the Canes were. The powerplay was not effective though as they officially went 0-5. The penalty kill was excellent and allowed 0-3.</li>
<li id="ybX5MC">Carolina had 35 shots on goal led by Orlov, Svechnikov, and Kuznetsov with four each.</li>
<li id="1gQadR">Skjei had a team high 21:09 of ice time.</li>
<li id="f21YVJ">Slavin had a team best three blocked shots and had two assists.</li>
<li id="qSkqG2">They were 57% in the faceoff circle led by Staal with 78%. He also led the team with four hits.</li>
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<p id="LFvFAM">Game Summary - <a href="https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20232024/GS021046.HTM">https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20232024/GS021046.HTM</a></p>
<p id="0lNWjv">Event Summary - <a href="https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20232024/ES021046.HTM">https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20232024/ES021046.HTM</a></p>
<p id="3KcSD6">Interviews - <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/za4o9axi3njqozmsglglc/h?rlkey=3ovppjcmjkgefyg0x0ofdq369&dl=0">https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/za4o9axi3njqozmsglglc/h?rlkey=3ovppjcmjkgefyg0x0ofdq369&dl=0</a></p>
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https://www.canescountry.com/2024/3/15/24101499/hurricanes-4-panthers-0Bob Wage2024-03-14T12:43:08-04:002024-03-14T12:43:08-04:00Panthers @ Hurricanes: Preview and Game Thread
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<figcaption>RALEIGH, NC - MARCH 12: Evgeny Kuznetsov #92 of the Carolina Hurricanes skates during the first period of the game against the New York Rangers at PNC Arena on March 12, 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina. | Photo by Jaylynn Nash/Getty Images</figcaption>
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<p>The Florida Panthers visit the Carolina Hurricanes tonight.</p> <p id="x0yvOZ">The Florida Panthers visit the Carolina Hurricanes tonight at the PNC. </p>
<p id="q8FEWP">It is Military Appreciation night as the Carolina organization honors all vets during this game, which starts at 7 P.M. You can watch it on Bally’s Sports South.</p>
<p id="UEiINK">The Canes are 1-1 so far this season against the Panthers. They lost 5-2 in Florida on November 10th and then won a tough 1-0 decision on February 22nd off the hard work of a shutout by Pyotr Kochetkov.</p>
<p id="FyECuP">The Hurricanes are coming off a disappointing 1-0 loss to the Rangers on Tuesday night. They will be looking for a better start tonight.</p>
<p id="ASrZ2j">There was no morning skate so there are no official lineups announced as of yet. Frederik Andersen is due to play next, but Brind’Amour could always go with Kochetkov again. </p>
<p id="LQGk5K">Will either Evgeny Kuznetsov or Jake Guentzel break out this game?</p>
<p id="rbJEB4">The Canes are 39-20-6 and have 84 points. They are 6-3-1 in their last 10.</p>
<p id="ujNpKW">The Panthers are 45-17-4 for 94 points. They have won two in a row and are 8-2-0 in their last 10.</p>
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https://www.canescountry.com/2024/3/14/24100857/panthers-hurricanes-preview-and-game-threadBob Wage2024-03-13T00:33:23-04:002024-03-13T00:33:23-04:00Rangers 1, Hurricanes 0
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<figcaption>Mar 12, 2024; Raleigh, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov (52) stops the scoring attempt by New York Rangers center Vincent Trocheck (16) during the third period at PNC Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Guillory | James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption>
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<p>Despite a great game by their goaltender, Carolina cannot break through against the first place Rangers.</p> <p id="A4Bway">The Carolina Hurricanes started out slowly and could never get over the hump as they lost to the New York Rangers, 1-0 on Tuesday night at the PNC. </p>
<p id="en2a7b">The visiting team jumped all over the homies as they outshot Carolina 12-5 in the opening period while scoring the game’s only goal off a deflection from Brady Skjei’s skate with just eight clicks left. </p>
<p id="Drw2HO">Goalie, Pyotr Kochetkov made several very good saves to keep his team in it, especially when he stopped a 2 on 0 break by the Rangers.</p>
<p id="5NbSs6">The Canes made a game of it for the next two periods but always looked a bit off on the offensive side of the ice.</p>
<p id="xInMi1">Brind’Amour said postgame that the Rangers had the better chances in the game but regardless, Igor Shesterkin earned the 28 save shutout. </p>
<p id="6IU9eZ">The game marked the debut of recently acquired and highly sought after, Jake Guentzel, but the winger looked a bit off with his timing as did many of his teammates.</p>
<p id="Y2UPUf">Next up for Carolina will be the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.</p>
<p id="sB2UhF">Game Notes:</p>
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<li id="hkSVXG">Guentzel played a bit over 15 minutes. He had one shot on goal and a couple blocked while missing the net a couple of times. </li>
<li id="5KMrg4">The Hurricanes only had one powerplay chance the entire game. This is the 17th game in a row where they had fewer chances than their opponent. To be fair, they were called twice on legit calls, but the Rangers are not necessarily known for their penalty free play.</li>
<li id="VvdNJJ">Skjei played a team high 21:45.</li>
<li id="i41iSd">Chatfield had a team high three blocked shots.</li>
<li id="wLF84C">Svechnikov led the team with four shots on goal.</li>
<li id="UjEhVO">Kuznetsov had a team high five hits.</li>
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<p id="X4FO87">Game Summary - <a href="https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20232024/GS021032.HTM">https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20232024/GS021032.HTM</a></p>
<p id="GbTU91">Event Summary - <a href="https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20232024/ES021032.HTM">https://www.nhl.com/scores/htmlreports/20232024/ES021032.HTM</a></p>
<p id="mXBZUN">Interviews - <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/qez6i01lk0556eewhns6f/h?rlkey=b5f9uay1t0l20o0jueapmyl1a&dl=0">https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/qez6i01lk0556eewhns6f/h?rlkey=b5f9uay1t0l20o0jueapmyl1a&dl=0</a></p>
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https://www.canescountry.com/2024/3/13/24099259/rangers-1-hurricanes-0Bob Wage2024-03-12T08:00:00-04:002024-03-12T08:00:00-04:00Rangers @ Hurricanes: Game Preview & Thread
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<p>Will we see Jake Guentzel? </p> <p id="alYvbi">What can only be described as a tough week begins tonight as the New York Rangers come back into town. </p>
<p id="VrgGN1">The teams have so far split their first two meetings—both at MSG as the Rangers took down the first meeting 2-1 on November 2nd, and then the Canes thoroughly dominated the division leaders 6-1 on January 2nd. That most recent game was the one where the Canes hung three goals on the Rangers in the third to let everyone know in the NHL that their troubles were in their rear view mirror. </p>
<p id="DuLVI7">This clash is going to be the most anticipated one of the three, as the Rangers have been just running roughshod in this calendar year, yet they can’t shake the Canes. With a 3-1 win over the sinking New Jersey Devils on Monday night, the Rangers are back up by four points over the Canes for first place in the Metro. Once a bit of an afterthought, the hard-charging Islanders giving third place Philadelphia a fight and a suddently tigether Wild Card fight in the East is putting more emphasis on winning the division. </p>
<p id="1WinzC">The Rangers are going to be a little shorthanded tonight. Their captain, Jacob Trouba has a lower body injury that is going to keep him out of the lineup for <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/03/10/sports/jacob-trouba-injury-is-braden-schneiders-chance-to-develop-for-rangers/">two to three weeks</a>, and the recent call up darling Matt Rempe will most certainly be out after he decided he needed to send a message last night.</p>
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<p id="7Xyozk">That’s going to require him to speak to the Department of Player Safety, so don’t expect to see him tonight. </p>
<p id="4vyNMq">As for the goalie, our old friend Igor Shesterkin will be between the pipes as Jonathan Quick took the W for the Rangers last night. Shesterkin was the goalie for all six of the Canes goals back in January, so you can imagine he’s going to want to try and set that right. He’s been a completely different player since the All Star Break, winning all of his games in February and is coming off a shutout of the Blues this past Saturday. He did that coming off back-to-back losses, though, so some of that shakiness is still there. We’ll see if a back-to-back for the Rangers hurts the support he gets. </p>
<p id="2fyywZ">After being one of the leaders in the blockbusting trade deadline deals last season, the Rangers opted for the “We like our group” approach this season. They <a href="https://www.nhl.com/news/chris-drury-on-new-york-rangers-additions-at-trade-deadline">opted only </a>for depth pieces, and will be still working them into the lineup as they try to solidify this group before the playoffs. </p>
<p id="FDk9YS">As for the Canes, you can’t ask for the team to be coming off a better stretch than the three game winning streak plus the deadline acquisitions. The team didn’t play down to the competition as they have been prone to do, and there appeared to be a real energy in the team with the acquisitions of Jake Guentzel and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Kuznetsov has already paid immediate dividends as he showed signs of his old self in his first shifts Saturday, then on Sunday had to step up as Jack Drury recovers from a hit to the boards against the Devils. Rod Brind’Amour has said he will be out “a while,” which for him could man two games or the rest of the month, but it has at least solved the concern for now as to who would sit so that Kuznetsov can play. Either way, Kuzy looks like he’s already fitting in. </p>
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<p id="UXapU4">Check out <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/game-day/evgeny-kuznetsov-andrei-svechnikov-jalen-chatfield-and-rod-brindamour-on-blowout-win-this-building-is-actually-not-bad-when-you-play-on-the-other-side">Ryan Henkel’s postgame article from Sunday </a>for more on why he’s holding a plunger. </p>
<p id="IjFU96">As for the other acquisition, Guentzel is now officially able to play after being on Pittsburgh’s LTIR, and the Canes teased that we won’t have to wait long to see him in action on Monday</p>
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<p id="nkmiEe">Note the sweater is full-contact. It’s still unknown if the Canes will try to go ahead and get him into the lineup tonight or wait until Thursday, but with this grueling schedule there will frankly be a lack of practice time to be able to work the additions in the way you would like. So the sooner he can be inserted into the lineup the better. Either way, like Kuzy he’s been out of game action for a little bit of time, so if he does play don’t expect to see a ton of him on the ice. </p>
<p id="8puXEQ">The other intrigue at least is going to be between the pipes for the Canes. With the schedule and Freddie Andersen working his way back to playing shape, there’s a bit of a question as to who will start. Will he ride momentum or just go with a pure rotation for the month with this grind ahead of them? Whomever does start tonight expect the other to play Thursday. </p>
<p id="dyncB3">This is also the first game where you can legally bet in North Carolina! Expect to see a lot of signage and promotions from the Canes and their partner in the arena, as the team had a kick off event <a href="https://x.com/Canes/status/1767336588168585707?s=20">last night to welcome</a> sports books to the state. It’s probably going to be prominent in the in-game experience. </p>
<p id="R3hP2I">If you aren’t going to PNC tomorrow for what should be a loud atmosphere any other time the Rangers are in town, here’s the details on how to watch, what they’ll wear, and a little bit of info for those who want to partake in the new legal sports wagering. </p>
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<strong>Time: </strong> 7 PM</li>
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<strong>Location: </strong>PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC</li>
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<strong>TV: </strong>Bally’s Sports South—Mike Maniscalco and Tripp Tracey on the call with Hannah Yates and Shane Willis</li>
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<strong>Radio: </strong>99.9 The fan, Adam Gold pre and post game host</li>
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<strong>Jersey: </strong>Black</li>
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<strong>Lines: </strong>Money Line-Canes -148, Puck Line-Canes -1.5 +150, O/U 6, Over +105, Under -125</li>
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