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The Hurricanes will try to pick up a crucial two points tonight against the high octane Toronto Maple Leafs in the second game between the two teams this season.
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 second of three matchups between the Hurricanes and Leafs this season. They will meet for the final time in Toronto in April.
- The teams met on November 21st in Raleigh in a game ripe with story lines. Curtis McElhinney saw 32 shots and stopped 30, while the Hurricanes set a franchise record for shots in a period with 29 in the first frame en route to a 5-2 victory on Thanksgiving eve.
- Andrei Svechnikov looked dominant in that November game against the Leafs, recording eight shots on goal in 15 minutes of ice time as well as an empty net goal.
- The Hurricanes activated Micheal Ferland from injured reserve yesterday and expect him to play tonight. He missed the last four games with a concussion.
- Curtis McElhinney is currently sidelined with a lower body injury he suffered in practice on December 6th. Although it sounded like a short term issue, he did not practice with the team yesterday.
- Either Sebastian Aho or Teuvo Teravainen has earned a point on 31 of the 70 Hurricanes goals this season. That’s incredible considering they’ve played on the same line the entire season.
Storm Advisory
- The Hurricanes’ charter plane had to make an emergency landing in Tulsa on Saturday morning after passengers smelled burning plastic on their flight back from California. [News On 6]
- The New York Rangers would love to have Brett Pesce or Jaccob Slavin. [Blueshirt Banter]
- Steven Stamkos was the first player from the 2007 Draft to hit a big milestone.
Steven Stamkos became the first player from the 2008 NHL Draft to reach the 700-point milestone. #NHLStats #NYRvsTBL pic.twitter.com/fy8sQo38CH
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 11, 2018
- Crazy stat of the day:
It's Dec. 10. The Bears and Blackhawks have the same amount of wins.
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) December 10, 2018
- Cory Schneider is in a bit of a slump. [Yahoo]
- Yikes:
Tempers flaring a bit at practice as Bortuzzo and Sanford get into a scuffle. Punches were thrown. #stlblues
— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) December 10, 2018
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