The Hurricanes take on the Florida Panthers tonight as the season winds down in disappointing fashion for the 9th year in a row. The opposing Panthers sit seven points behind the New Jersey Devils in the WC2 spot with two games in hand.
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 the all-time series record with a 58-42-16-1 record, including a 20-26-11-1 record in Sunrise.
- Tonight’s game is the third and final of the season between the teams. The Canes have taken the first two games, one in November and one in December as they look for the season sweep tonight.
- The Canes won the season series in 2016-17 with a 2-0-1 record, marking their first season victory over Florida since 2013-14.
- The Canes are a perfect 11-0-0 against the Panthers when scoring three-or-more goals since January of 2011.
- Jeff Skinner had a hot four points (3g, 1a) in two games against Florida last season.
- The Panthers were barreling down the stretch with a ton of momentum as they charged towards the playoffs earlier this season, but they’ve recently slowed down. They were beaten down by the Bruins by a score of 5-1 on Saturday night and have posted just a 5-4-1 record in their last ten games. They need a win tonight to keep up with the Devils.
Storm Advisory
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