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The Carolina Hurricanes come off of an extended break to take on the New York Rangers in a Metropolitan Division matchup.
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 54-68-16 record against the Rangers, including a 19-42-9 record in New York
- The Hurricanes and Rangers will play four times this season, and tonight marks the third matchup. The Rangers took both the November and December matchups by lopsided scores, winning 5-1 and 6-1 respectively. The last game of the season series will come on March 31st in Raleigh.
- The two teams tied the 2016-17 season series with each team going 2-2-0.
- Jeff Skinner (3g, 1a) and Victor Rask (1g, 3a) both paced the team last season against New York with four points in four games.
- Despite two subpar appearances this season, Scott Darling is 2-2-1 with one shutout, a 2.20 GAA, and a .925 SV% against the Rangers in five appearances against the club.
- Sebastian Aho earned his 100th NHL point against the Winnipeg Jets last game, making him just the fifth player from the 2015 draft to hit that mark.
- The AHL’s leading scorer, Valentin Zykov was recalled yesterday from Charlotte and could be in the lineup tonight.
[NEWS] #Canes Recall Zykov From @CheckersHockey
— Carolina Hurricanes (@NHLCanes) March 11, 2018
The forward leads the AHL in goals this season.
: https://t.co/YX57NF0pM5 pic.twitter.com/XjgVbarmfL
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- The Winston-Salem Youth Hockey Association is holding a fundraiser, and $2,000 in matching funds is on the line. Please help if you can! [CC Fanpost]
- Nolan Ward beat his father to the glove side yesterday at Raleigh Center Ice:
Nolan Ward vs Cam Ward. #Canes pic.twitter.com/aF7qmU8jZ8
— Carolina Hurricanes (@NHLCanes) March 11, 2018
- The Annual Sled Classic Carolina Cup took place here in Raleigh over the weekend:
Thank you to Bates, Jon, Jesse , Wade and Brian for taking part in Day 2 of the 3rd Annual Sled Classic Carolina Cup...
Posted by Carolina Sled Hockey on Saturday, March 10, 2018
The final day of the Carolina Cup. Special thanks to Shane Willis and Steve Rice Hurricanes Alumni and to our event...
Posted by Carolina Sled Hockey on Sunday, March 11, 2018
- Pierre LeBrun had some information regarding the Hurricanes GM search on Saturday.
Hearing that Carolina had preliminary phone call with Mike Futa (LA) Friday; also believe Hurricanes have reached out to former Canucks AGM Laurence Gilman. Belief is Carolina has reached out to Nashville regarding Paul Fenton and Tampa regarding Julien Brisebois, obvious names..
— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) March 10, 2018