Game Day Canes at Blue Jackets

Carolina Hurricanes at Columbus Blue Jackets
March 15, 2015 - 5:00 pm ET
Nationwide Arena - Columbus, OH
TV - Fox Sports Carolinas
Radio - 99.9 FM The Fan
SB Nation Rival Blog - The Cannon

Fancy Stats

	Hurricanes	Blue Jackets
Record	25-34-8	30-34-4
Points	58	64
Division Rank	8th Metro	7th Metro
Conference Rank	15th EC	13th EC
Streak	Lost 2	Won 3
Power Play %	19.7%	21.5%
Penalty Kill %	85.5%	78.6%
Goals/Game	2.30	2.53
Goals Against/Game	2.67	3.13
Shots/Game	30.4	28.6
Shots Against/Game	27.4	32.9
ES Goals For %	43.2%	43.4%
ES Corsi For %	51.9%	47.1%
ES PDO	97.1	98.9
PIM/Game	7.1	12.2
Goaltender	Ward	Bobrovsky
Record	18-20-5	20-16-2
ES Save Percentage	.914	.922
GAA	2.44	2.81
Goaltender	Khudobin	McElhinney
Record	7-13-3	10-14-2
ES Save Percentage	.901	.916
GAA	2.69	2.85

Stats via NHL.com and War on Ice

Game Notes

• Last night the Hurricanes wrapped up a five-game home stand in a 2-0 shutout loss to the Florida Panthers. The Canes went 1-3-1 in their home stand which shouldn't be surprising given the trade deadline took veteran players off the Canes' roster and the three losses were to teams fighting for a playoff spot. The one overtime loss was to tonight's opponent, the Columbus Blue Jackets, in a 4-3 shootout just this past Monday night.
• The Canes are 2-0-1 against the Blue Jackets this season and tonight's game will close out their series.
• Since Monday's game the Blue Jackets have posted two wins, both with Sergei Bobrovsky in net, and he's confirmed to get the start again tonight. Brandon Dubinsky is expected to make a return after missing the last two games with an illness. Defenseman Justin Falk is expected to be a healthy scratch, which should serve to reduce confusion with Canes defenseman Justin Faulk who has two goals and two assists against the Blue Jackets this season.
• With the 5 pm start, neither team is holding a formal skate this morning, so official injuries and scratches won't be reported until closer to game time.

Projected line-ups

Hurricanes (from Saturday's game)

Injuries and Scratches: Jack Hillen (concussion), Patrick Dwyer, Ryan Murphy

Blue Jackets (from team reports):

Injuries and Scratches: Boone Jenner (IR back), Jeremy Morin (IR heart), Ryan Murray (IR ankle), Jack Skille (IR shoulder), Matt Calvert (IR concussion), Kevin Connauton (lower body), David Clarkson (torn oblique)