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Carolina Hurricanes (21-17-7) at Columbus Blue Jackets (30-10-4)
Saturday, January 21, 2017 - 5:00 p.m. ET
Nationwide Arena – Columbus, OH
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Vital Statistics
| Category | Hurricanes | Capitals |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Hurricanes | Capitals |
| Record | 21-18-7 | 31-9-6 |
| Points | 49 | 68 |
| Division Rank | 6 Metro | 1 Metro |
| Conference Rank | 10 EC | 1 EC |
| Last 10 Games | 5-5-0 | 9-0-1 |
| Streak | Loss 3 | Won 2 |
| Goals/Game | 2.67 | 3.22 |
| Goals Against/Game | 2.76 | 2.09 |
| Shots/Game | 30.4 | 30.7 |
| Shots Against/Game | 28.0 | 29.7 |
| Faceoff % | 51.6% | 50.4% |
| Power Play % (Rank) | 16.5% (23) | 20.3% (14) |
| Penalty Kill % (Rank) | 88.7% (1) | 86.0% (3) |
| ES Corsi For % | 51.50% | 51.56% |
| ES PDO | 98.2 | 104.1 |
| PIM/Game | 05:57 | 08:45 |
Goaltender #1
| Category | Cam Ward | Braden Holtby |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Cam Ward | Braden Holtby |
| Record | 18-14-6 | 22-8-4 |
| ES Save % | .912 | .938 |
| GAA | 2.54 | 1.99 |
Goaltender #2
| Category | Michael Leighton | Philipp Grubauer |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Michael Leighton | Philipp Grubauer |
| Record | 2-2-0 | 9-1-2 |
| ES Save % | .849 | .928 |
| GAA | 3.42 | 2.05 |
Game Notes
- This is the second meeting in five days for these two teams, with the Blue Jackets tying the season series at one win apiece last Tuesday night.
- Tonight’s matchup again features the League’s best penalty kill (CAR) against the League’s best power play (CBJ). Carolina has stifled the Jackets’ PP thus far, not allowing a goal on eight opportunities in two games.
- Michael Leighton figures to start in net, making it the first time in 22 consecutive games that Carolina starts a goalie other than Cam Ward. This would also mean that the Canes have played three different goalies in two games against Columbus alone.
- Columbus forward Matt Calvert will be a healthy scratch tonight, as a “coaches decision” per Aaron Portzline. Rookie Markus Hannikainen will slot in his place.
- Defenseman David Savard also missed the morning skate after suffering an injury in the Blue Jackets’ loss to the Senators Thursday night.
Projected Lines and Rosters
There isn’t much to go on after last night’s loss (which means these will likely change), but here is how things ended up after yesterday:
Hurricanes
Jeff Skinner—Victor Rask—Derek Ryan
Brock McGinn—Jordan Staal—Elias Lindholm
Sebastian Aho—Teuvo Teravainen—Lee Stempniak
Joakim Nordstrom—Jay McClement—Viktor Stalberg
Ron Hainsey—Justin Faulk
Jaccob Slavin—Brett Pesce
Noah Hanifin—Matt Tennyson
Michael Leighton
Cam Ward
Injuries and Scratches: Bryan Bickell (Multiple Sclerosis), Eddie Lack (Concussion)Ty Rattie (Healthy), Ryan Murphy (Healthy), Klas Dahlbeck (Healthy)
Blue Jackets
Brandon Saad—Alexander Wennberg—Nick Foligno
Boone Jenner—Brandon Dubinsky—Cam Atkinson
Markus Hannikainen—William Karlsson—Josh Anderson
Scott Hartnell—Lukas Sedlak—Sam Gagner
Zach Werenski—Seth Jones
Jack Johnson—David Savard (unlikely to play, but still listed)
Ryan Murray—Dalton Prout
Sergei Bobrovsky
Joonas Korpisalo
Injuries and Scratches: Matt Calvert (Healthy), David Savard (???)