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The Hurricanes come off of a self proclaimed “dud game” against the Blue Jackets last night to take on a similarly slumping Devils team tonight in Raleigh.
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
- New Jersey fell to the Red Wings in overtime yesterday in a somewhat deflating loss. The Hurricanes and Devils are very similar teams in a lot of ways this season as each got off to a hot start to the season and have since tapered off.
- Sebastian Aho is building himself another nice point streak. After netting Carolina’s only goal last night, he extended his streak to four games.
- Tonight’s matchup is the first of four between the two teams this season. The Devils dominated the season series last year with a 3-1-0 record.
- Curtis McElhinney, who will likely get the start tonight, has been very strong in his career against the Devils, posting a 4-1-0 record with a .935 SV% and a 1.68 GAA.
Lines and Rosters
With both teams playing yesterday, neither of them took a morning skate. For the Hurricanes, we can expect to see the same lineup with a probable switch in goal.
Brock McGinn - Jordan Staal - Justin Williams
Micheal Ferland - Sebastian Aho - Teuvo Teravainen
Andrei Svechnikov - Lucas Wallmark - Jordan Martinook
Warren Foegele - Clark Bishop - Phil Di Giuseppe
Jaccob Slavin - Dougie Hamilton
Calvin de Haan - Justin Faulk
Haydn Fleury - Trevor van Riemsdyk
Scott Darling
Curtis McElhinney
The Devils are a little banged up with Nico Hischier, Sami Vatanen, and Brian Boyle all out with injury. Vatanen and Boyle are on IR while Hischier, who’s missed three games, made the trip to Carolina with the team last night. Whether or not he draws into the lineup tonight or not is still uncertain. Here’s how they lined up yesterday in New Jersey, taking into account that John Hynes has said that Cory Schneider will get the start tonight (no Keith Kinkaid, hooray!):
Taylor Hall - Travis Zajac - Kyle Palmieri
Marcus Johansson - Pavel Zacha - Jesper Bratt
Blake Coleman - Brent Seney - Joey Anderson
Miles Wood - Jean Sebastien Dea - Stefan Noesen
Andy Greene - Damon Severson
Will Butcher - Ben Lovejoy
Mirco Mueller - Yegor Yakolev
Cory Schneider
Keith Kinkaid