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Carolina Hurricanes (35-28-14) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (47-19-11)
April 2, 2017 - 5:00 pm
PPG Paints Arena - Pittsburgh, PA
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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 | Cam Ward | Steve Mason |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Cam Ward | Steve Mason |
| Record | 26-22-12 | 32-20-5 |
| ES Save % | .910 | .919 |
| GAA | 2.69 | 2.66 |
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 trail Pittsburgh 60-63-17-1 all-time, including a 26-33-8-1 record on the road.
- This will be the fourth and final meeting between the teams this season. The Canes have gone an ugly 0-3-0 in the 2016-17 season, being outscored 13 goals to 4. There’s nowhere to go but up from here.
- Cam Ward is a solid 16-10-4 with a 2.44 GAA average in 30 career appearances against the Penguins.
- The Penguins clinched a playoff berth almost two weeks ago, and it hasn't stopped them from playing good hockey. They scraped out a tough win against the Rangers on Friday in what could be a future playoff matchup.
- Tonight’s game marks the first between the two teams since defensemen Ron Hainsey was traded. Hainsey played 300 games in a Carolina uniform before being moved at the deadline this season. He returned from an injury Friday against the Rangers, increasing the chances of his ending an NHL-record streak of most regular season games played without a playoff appearance.
Lines and Rosters
Without a morning skate coming off of the first game of a back to back, we can only assume that the Hurricanes will line up just as they did last night. With one exception: Bill Peters said that Eddie Lack was likely to play in the back to back set, and with Cam Ward playing last night, we're guessing that Peters will stick to his word and put Lack in goal tonight.
Sebastian Aho - Jordan Staal - Elias Lindholm
Joakim Nordstrom - Victor Rask - Teuvo Teravainen
Jeff Skinner - Derek Ryan - Lee Stempniak
Brock McGinn - Lucas Wallmark - Phil Di Giuseppe
Noah Hanifin - Justin Faulk
Jaccob Slavin - Brett Pesce
Klas Dahlbeck - Matt Tennyson
Eddie Lack
Cam Ward
Scratches: Jay McClement (lower-body), Ryan Murphy (lower-body)
After a solid season, the Penguins find themselves in the playoff mix for the 11th straight season. Here’s how you can expect them to line up tonight:
Jake Guentzel - Sidney Crosby - Conor Sheary
Bryan Rust - Nick Bonino - Patric Hornqvist
Chris Kunitz - Matt Cullen - Phil Kessel
Tom Kuhnhackl - Carter Rowney - Scott Wilson
Brian Dumoulin - Justin Schultz
Ian Cole - Chad Ruhwedel
Ron Hainsey - Mark Streit
Matt Murray
Marc-Andre Fleury