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The Hurricanes will try to build on a strong start to the state fair road trip as they take on the Jets in Winnipeg tonight. The Jets are coming off of two days off while the Hurricanes took down the Minnesota Wild last night.
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
- Tonight’s game is the first of two between the clubs this season. The second will take place in PNC Arena on March 8th.
- The Jets swept the season series with a record of 2-0-0 last season.
- Despite being outshot each game, the Jets have won their last four matchups against Carolina.
- Sebastian Aho is the fifth player in Hurricanes history to open the regular season with a five game point streak (4g, 6a).
- The Hurricanes have scored a goal in 13 consecutive periods.
Lines and Rosters
The Canes jumped on a flight from Minnesota to Manitoba last night and did not skate this morning. They will likely go with the same lineup except for a change between the pipes.
Warren Foegele - Jordan Staal - Justin Williams
Micheal Ferland - Sebastian Aho - Teuvo Teravainen
Brock McGinn - Martin Necas - Valentin Zykov
Jordan Martinook - Lucas Wallmark - Andrei Svechnikov
Jaccob Slavin - Dougie Hamilton
Calvin de Haan - Justin Faulk
Trevor van Riemsdyk - Brett Pesce
Petr Mrazek
The Jets are coming off of a tough loss in Nashville on Thursday and have had a few days to clean up their team defense. Here’s how they’re projected to line up tonight.
Kyle Connor - Mark Scheifele - Blake Wheeler
Nikolaj Ehlers - Bryan Little - Patrik Laine
Kristian Vesalainen - Jack Roslovic - Mathieu Perreault
Andrew Copp - Adam Lowry - Brandon Tanev
Josh Morrissey - Jacob Trouba
Dmitry Kulikov - Tyler Myers
Ben Chiarot - Joe Morrow
Laurent Brossoit
Connor Hellebuyck
Injuries: Dustin Byfuglien