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The Carolina Hurricanes look to snap a two game losing streak tonight as they take on the Devils once again. The team will need to get some points out of this game if they want to keep up in the Metropolitan playoff race.
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 Hurricanes trail all-time with a 53-68-16 record against the Devils, including a 29-31-9 record at home.
- Tonight marks the second of four games between the sides this season. The Devils handled the Hurricanes on Thursday night in Newark, winning by a score of 5-2.
- Tonight’s matchup is the third out of four straight Metropolitan Division games for the Hurricanes. So far, the team has collected zero points in the critical stretch.
- Keith Kinkaid, who will start tonight, improved to 5-1-1 all time against Carolina with a win on Thursday night.
- And he isn’t the only Devil coming in hot:
Taylor Hall's 10-game point streak is the longest by a #njdevils player since Kovalchuk (14 pts, 7g/7a) in 12 straight games in 2010-11.
— Mike Morreale (@mikemorrealeNHL) February 18, 2018
- After two straight losses, the Canes have fallen out of playoff position. They currently sit one point in back of the Islanders with a game in hand.
- Tonight is Military Appreciation Night as well as Triangle Special Hockey Association Night. It’s also your last chance to contribute to the Canes’ USO donation drive:
Don't forget to bring your Military Drive donations to tonight's game to benefit @USOofNC and be entered to win awesome #Canes prizes!
— Carolina Hurricanes (@NHLCanes) February 18, 2018
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Projected Rosters
Patrick Brown was reassigned to Charlotte yesterday and Lucas Wallmark was subsequently called up. Wallmark has been a bit more of an offensive threat in Charlotte than Brown, scoring 13 goals and 23 assists for 36 points. 10 of those points have come in his last eight games. Whether or not he draws into the lineup today still remains to be seen. Here’s how the Canes lined up yesterday in practice.
Teuvo Teravainen - Victor Rask - Sebastain Aho
Brock McGinn - Jordan Staal - Elias Lindholm
Jeff Skinner - Derek Ryan - Justin Williams
Joakim Nordstrom - Phil Di Giuseppe - Lee Stempniak
Jaccob Slavin - Brett Pesce
Haydn Fleury - Justin Faulk
Noah Hanifin - Trevor van Riemsdyk
Cam Ward
Scott Darling
Injuries and Scratches: Lucas Wallmark (healthy), Klas Dahlbeck (healthy)
The Devils are on the second leg of a back-to-back set, as they took down the Tampa Bay Lightning last night in a hard fought game. Eddie Lack got the start yesterday, so we will see Kinkaid again. Here’s how you can expect the Devils to look:
Taylor Hall - Nico Hischier - Kyle Palmieri
Jesper Bratt - Pavel Zacha - Nick Lappin
Miles Wood - Travis Zajac - Stefan Noesen
Jimmy Hayes - Blake Coleman - Drew Stafford
Andy Greene - Sami Vatanen
John Moore - Damon Severson
Will Butcher - Ben Lovejoy
Keith Kinkaid
Eddie Lack