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The Hurricanes will look to build on their come-from-behind win on Tuesday night as they take on the Montreal Canadiens. (And you’ll have to sit in your own seat tonight to watch it.)
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
- Sebastian Aho made his welcomed return on Tuesday night. He wasted no time as he opened up the Hurricanes scoring with his 17th goal of the season.
- The Hurricanes trail all-time with a 70-102-25-1 record, including a 41-44-15 record on home ice.
- Tonight marks the third and final meeting between the two teams this season. The Hurricanes won both matchups, the first coming on December 27th and the second on January 25th.
- A win tonight would mark just the second sweep of Montreal in franchise history. The last one came in the 1994-95 season.
- The Canes won the 2016-17 season series with a 2-1-0 record.
- Sebastian Aho has tallied four points (2g, 2a) in four career games against Montreal. He posted a multi-goal game on December 27th.
- The Canes are an impressive 26-for-27 (96.3%) on the penalty kill in their last 13 game against the Habs, dating back to January of 2014.