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The Carolina Hurricanes will come off of a depressing losing streak prior to the bye-week as they try to reclaim the second Wild Card spot from the Pittsburgh Penguins in their first visit to Detroit’s new arena.
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 trail all-time with a 30-38-10-1 record, including a 10-22-7-1 record in Detroit.
- The Canes and Red Wings will play two more times this season after tonight, on February 2 in Raleigh and on February 24 back in Detroit.
- The Wings won the 2016-17 series with the Hurricanes, posting a 2-1-0 record while Carolina tallied a 1-1-1 mark.
- Tonight’s game marks the first game between the two sides played in the newly constructed Little Caesars Arena.
- Justin Faulk led the team with four points (2g, 2a) in three games last season against Detroit.
- Scott Darling has never faced the Red Wings in his career, which could give him a leg up on starting tonight in Detroit.
- Bill Peters spent three seasons on the Red Wings bench as an assistant to Mike Babcock before being hired by the Hurricanes in 2014.
Storm Advisory
- Ever wonder how the Hurricanes have compared to other teams in the NHL draft?
By popular demand, I have done all of the research for each NHL team’s draft stats from 2012-2017. This is regarding my tweet from a couple of days ago. All of the info is in the pictures. Take it as you wish. Much love to @eliteprospects for all of the info pic.twitter.com/EVm9PPI746
— Jake Jensen (@myhockeyeyes) January 15, 2018
- Special edition Mountain Dew cans commemorating the Hurricanes’ twentieth anniversary will be hitting stores next week.
#Canes20 branded Mt. Dew cans coming to stores as early as next week. Over 1.2M cans will be in distribution w/ ticket offer code. pic.twitter.com/s8zSQbplgI
— Mike Forman (@MForman5) January 19, 2018
- Can the Carolina Hurricanes make the playoffs? Five reasons why - and why not. [News and Observer]
- Noah Hanifin is the guest on The Athletic’s Weekly 60 podcast, and he reveals the advice he got from one of the greatest players in NHL history. [The Athletic]
- The city of Seattle has registered 13 potential franchise names as they anticipate an expansion franchise in the coming years. [TSN]
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