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.
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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.