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The Hurricanes play the second leg of a back-to-back game tonight against a similarly slumping Islanders team in Brooklyn.
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 lead all-time with a 71-50-17-2 record, including a 36-24-8-1 record in NY.
- Tonight’s matchup in Brooklyn will conclude the season series between the two teams, and the Hurricanes have gone 1-2-0 in the first three games.
- The Hurricanes won the 2016-17 season with a 3-1-1 record and have earned a point in 10 of their last 13 games against the Islanders (7-3-3).
- Brock McGinn has been historically hot against the Islanders, registering seven points (2g, 5a) in seven games played against NYI.
- The Hurricanes and Islanders are 7th and 8th in the Metropolitan Division, with 71 and 70 points respectively, both trailing the ostensibly-tanking Rangers.
Lines and Rosters
The Hurricanes come into tonight’s game on an absolutely demoralizing three game losing streak. Playoff hopes in Carolina are all but dead as they sit 11 points out of a WC2 spot that they occupied just a few weeks ago.
Because of the late travel after last night’s loss to the Flyers, the Hurricanes did not skate this morning, but Noah Hanifin missed the final portion of the game with an upper-body injury and did not travel with the team, meaning Klas Dahlbeck will take his spot in the lineup tonight. Here is what to expect:
Sebastian Aho - Jordan Staal - Teuvo Teravainen
Brock McGinn - Elias Lindholm - Justin Williams
Jeff Skinner - Victor Rask - Phil Di Giuseppe
Joakim Nordstrom - Derek Ryan - Lee Stempniak
Jaccob Slavin - Brett Pesce
Haydn Fleury - Justin Faulk
Klas Dahlbeck - Trevor Van Riemsdyk
Scott Darling
Cam Ward
The Islanders’ season has been in many ways similar to the one we’ve suffered through in Carolina. The team showed flashes playoff quality play but ultimately struggled down the stretch, posting a 1-5-4 record in their last 10. Much of their struggles of late can be traced back to shaky goaltending. Barring a miracle, both teams will be on the outside looking in this spring. Here’s how you can expect them to look tonight:
John Tavares - Mathew Barzal - Jordan Eberle
Anders Lee - Anthony Beauvillier - Josh Bailey
Andrew Ladd - Brock Nelson - Tanner Fritz
Ross Johnston - Casey Cizikas - Cal Clutterbuck
Nick Leddy - Johnny Boychuck
Sebastian Aho - Adam Pelech
Thomas Hickey - Ryan Pulock
Jaroslav Halak
Christopher Gibson