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The Hurricanes, fresh off a win in Columbus on Friday, take on a Rangers team who suffered a loss last night in Buffalo.
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 marks the first of four games against the Rangers this season. New York swept the series last season, going a perfect 4-0-0.
- Sebastian Aho scored his first ever goal in October on Friday night. In the past two seasons Aho hadn’t broken the ice until game 14 and game 16 respectively.
- With two shots in Columbus on Friday, Justin Faulk passed Glen Wesley to become the franchise leading defensemen in total shots. He also ranks first in goals among defensemen in Franchise history.
- The rebuilding Rangers are off to a slow start this season, dropping their first two games in regulation. After coming off of a loss to the Sabres last night, they take on the Hurricanes tonight in their third game in four days.
Lines and Rosters
Hurricanes
Brock McGinn missed practice yesterday and Phil Di Giuseppe practiced in his place, but Rod Brind’Amour seemed certain that McGinn would be good to go tonight. So we can expect a similar lineup to Friday night’s win in Columbus.
Micheal Ferland - Sebastian Aho - Teuvo Teravainen
Warren Foegele - Jordan Staal - Justin Williams
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
Curtis McElhinney
Rangers
After a loss last night in Buffalo, the Rangers didn’t skate this morning. Here’s how they lined up last night, but with a swap in net as Alexandar Georgiev has been confirmed to start tonight.
Chris Kreider - Mika Zibanejad - Pavel Buchnevich
Jimmy Vesey - Kevin Hayes - Mats Zuccarello
Ryan Spooner - Filip Chytil - Jesper Fast
Cody Mcleod - Brett Howden - Vinni Lettieri
Brady Skjei - Adam McQuaid
Brendan Smith - Kevin Shattenkirk
Marc Staal - Neal Pionk
Alexandar Georgiev
Henrik Lundqvist