The Hurricanes look to kick a four game skid tonight as they take on a similarly slumping Blues team in the third game of a long four game road trip through the Western Conference.
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 is the first game in the two game cross-conference series between the Hurricanes and the Blues. They’ll play again in early March in Carolina.
- The Blues dominated the series with a 2-0-0 record last season. Overall, the Canes have not had much success in their history against St. Louis, going 29-41-5 with five ties.
- Here’s a good or bad statistic, depending on how you look at it: the Canes have more shots on goal through 14 games (585) than any team since shots were first recorded in the 1955-56 NHL season. Despite this, the team is still 26th in the league in goals per game.
- The Hurricanes are fourth in the NHL in total hits (353) thus far this season, a drastic improvement over last year’s finish at 27th in the league.
Storm Advisory
- He is not without fault, but Gary Bettman has brought a lot to the league in his 25 years as the commissioner. [The Athletic ($)]
- Adidas had some fun with original six jerseys in NHL 19. [ESPN]
- ICYMI, Petr Mrazek is day-to-day with a lower body injury. [NHL]
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Brian Boyle had an emotional hat trick on Hockey Fights Cancer night in Pittsburgh. [ESPN]
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