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The Hurricanes face off against Metropolitan Divisional foe Columbus Blue Jackets tonight, back on home ice for the first time in six games.
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 lead the series all-time with a 17-12-4 record, including a 9-5-3 record at home.
- Tonight marks the fourth and final meeting between the two teams this season. The Blue Jackets took the October 10th matchup in PNC Arena in overtime and the November 28th game in Columbus in a shootout decision, while the Hurricanes beat the Blue Jackets once in enemy territory on November 10th.
- The Hurricanes impressed against the Jackets last season, earning a 3-1-0 record against one of the strongest teams in the league.
- The Canes have earned a point in 15 of their last 18 games against the Blue Jackets, posting an 11-3-4 record during that stretch.
- Jordan Staal earned his first multi-goal game with the Hurricanes on the November 10th win in Columbus.
- The Hurricanes are 6-for-6 on the penalty kill against the Blue Jackets this season, and have killed off their last 17 penalties vs Columbus, dating back to April of 2016.
- Tonight is also the second Homegrown Series game of the season, so enjoy some chicken & waffles and pick up a T-shirt from Oak City Collection, among other promotions!
Lines and Rosters
The Hurricanes didn’t skate this morning coming off of a game in Buffalo last night and a flight home. Expect them to come out with the same look as last night but with Darling between the pipes.
Carolina Hurricanes
Sebastian Aho - Victor Rask - Teuvo Teravainen
Brock McGinn - Jordan Staal - Justin Williams
Jeff Skinner - Derek Ryan - Elias Lindholm
Joakim Nordstrom - Marcus Kruger - Phil Di Giuseppe
Jaccob Slavin - Brett Pesce
Haydn Fleury - Justin Faulk
Noah Hanifin - Trevor van Riemsdyk
Scott Darling
Cam Ward
Blue Jackets
Artemi Panarin - Pierre-Luc Dubois - Josh Anderson
Matt Calvert - Boone Jenner - Nick Foligno
Cam Atkinson - Alexander Wennberg - Oliver Bjorkstrand
Tyler Motte - Lukas Sedlak - Jordan Schroeder
Zach Werenski - Seth Jones
Jack Johnson - Markus Nutivaara
Scott Harrington - David Savard
Sergei Bobrovsky
Joonas Korpisalo