The Hurricanes look to put an 8-1 embarrassment against the Maple Leafs behind them tonight as they take on the Central Division-leading Nashville Predators.
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 have posted a 11-11-3-1 record all-time against the Predators, but home teams have had big advantages in this series: the Canes are an abysmal 3-10-0 in Nashville.
- Tonight marks the second and final matchup between the two teams this season. The Hurricanes won the first matchup on 11/26 in a shootout.
- The Hurricanes won the series last season with a record of 2-0-0 (NSH: 0-1-1).
- Jeff Skinner led the team with three goals in two games against the Predators last season. Skinner has registered 14 points in 12 career games against Nashville.
Storm Advisory
- The NHL ran a piece documenting a group of AHL players most eligible for an NHL call up. Not one, but two Hurricanes prospects made the list. [NHL]
- The Golden Knights are historically good at home. Is the Vegas Flu real? [ESPN]
- Voice of the Charlotte Checkers Jason Shaya reflected on his first NHL game. [NHL]
- Meet the Minnesota Wild’s department of one. [The Athletic]
- Canes owner-to-be Tom Dundon, who is with the team on this road trip, is also a part-owner of Topgolf. Conveniently, there is a Topgolf in Nashville, and the Canes spent last night there:
Had a good time w the fellas @Topgolf in Nashville @NHLCanes pic.twitter.com/BdPp9DjyYN
— Justin Williams (@JustinWilliams) December 21, 2017
(There are also some good Boomerang videos on the Instagram stories of Noah Hanifin and Jeff Skinner that we can’t embed here, but they’re worth a look!)