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The Carolina Hurricanes take on the Penguins tonight in Pittsburgh in a big four point game.
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 62-64-17-1 record, including a 27-34-9-1 record in Pittsburgh.
- Tonight marks the third out of four games between the two sides this season. The Canes took both the December 29th and January 4th matchups against the Penguins. The final matchup will come on February 23rd.
- The last time the Hurricanes won a season series against the Penguins was in the 2009-10 season.
- Jeff Skinner has scored a goal in three of his last four games against the Penguins.
- Sebastian Aho is still ruled out indefinitely, but we may have gotten some encouraging news on Sunday in an interview with Bill Peters:
Peters said doesn't think Aho's lower body injury is significant
— Andrew Schnittker (@aschnitt53) January 21, 2018
- And some more good news!
Brett Pesce (upper body) practiced again today. #Canes still have six healthy defensemen if he's not ready to jump back in, but it sounds like he's very close. https://t.co/n2rUACUvmW
— Michael Smith (@MSmithCanes) January 22, 2018
Storm Advisory
- The NHL unveiled its plan for the All-Star Skills Competition today, and it has a bit of a different look than in years past. [NHL]
- This weeks CanesCast features Hurricanes’ radio play-by-play announcer Chuck Kaiton. [NHL]
- Go behind the scenes of the Canes Alumni game with Shane Willis and Erik Cole:
Go behind-the-scenes of the 2018 #Canes Alumni Game as Erik Cole and Shane Willis were mic'd up for game play. pic.twitter.com/nDYBdcy3F8
— Carolina Hurricanes (@NHLCanes) January 23, 2018