The Hurricanes begin their three game West Coast road trip with a visit to the Kings tonight in Los Angeles.
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
- The Canes face the Kings in the first of two meetings this season. They will meet again in Raleigh in February.
- The Canes won the season series with a 1-0-1 record last year, with the Kings earning an OT winner in Staples Center and the Canes dominating by a score of 7-3 in Raleigh.
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Teuvo Teravainen was hot in the season series last year, recording four assists in the two games.
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Justin Williams played 427 games with the Kings from 2009-2015, winning the Stanley Cup in both 2012 and 2014.
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Curtis McElhinney has earned at least a point in his last five starts with the Hurricanes (4-0-1). He’s posted an extremely impressive .961 SV% and a 1.39 GAA in that span.
- With a goal on Friday against the Ducks, Andrei Svechnikov now ranks tied for fourth among NHL rookies in goals.
- In a bit of a switch-up, the Canes are wearing their red jerseys on this road trip.
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