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The Hurricanes and newly acquired forward Nino Niederreiter take on the Senators tonight on home ice as they look to get back on track after a flat loss in New York on Tuesday night.
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
- Tonight’s matchup is the second between the two teams this season. The Canes took the January 5th matchup by a score of 5-4 in overtime in Canada.
- The Canes will visit the Senators in February for the third and final time this season.
- The Hurricanes are an impressive 21-6-5 in their last 32 games against Ottawa, including a 16-0-2 record in their last 18 home games.
- Warren Foegele tallied a goal and an assist in his NHL debut against Ottawa last March, becoming just the fifth player in franchise history to earn a multipoint game in his NHL debut.
- Justin Faulk is one point away from sole possession of the franchise scoring record for defensemen. He is currently tied with Dave Babych with 240 career points.
- Petr Mrazek is 6-0-2 lifetime against the Senators, and is likely to start tonight assuming the leg tweak he suffered at practice yesterday isn’t serious, which it doesn’t seem to be.
Reading Assignments
- Just in case you missed it while at work yesterday, the Hurricanes traded center Victor Rask for winger Nino Niederreiter from the Minnesota Wild. [Canes Country]
- Nino bid adieu to Wild fans:
#mnwild fans, you made Minnesota my home away from Switzerland. Thank you #StateOfHockey for supporting me for so many years pic.twitter.com/mRFiGYsEEo
— nino niederreiter (@thelnino22) January 17, 2019
- The Hurricanes recalled goalie Alex Nedeljkovic as Curtis McElhinney is sidelined with a lower-body injury:
Curtis McElhinney dealing with a lower-body injury. https://t.co/ktvFQVbziN
— Michael Smith (@MSmithCanes) January 17, 2019
- Some perspective on the trade. [Pro Hockey Talk]
- Mark Armstrong “interviewed” Don Waddell, who sounded suspiciously like...uh, Mark Armstrong:
My story on the Canes acquiring Nino Neiderreiter, with a very inflammatory (AND ENTIRELY MADE UP) Don Waddell soundbite: pic.twitter.com/4KeiwjASo3
— Mark Armstrong (@ArmstrongABC11) January 17, 2019
per my player ratings, Minnesota traded the 51st-ranked winger for the 140th-ranked centre
— manny (@mannyelk) January 17, 2019
- Some players are upset the World Cup of Hockey has been cancelled. [ESPN]
- Some of the NHL’s high-profile Original Six teams are bottoming out. [USA Today]
- The NHL has developed an app to help coaches track stats live during the game. [ESPN]
- Here’s a look at some of the other players that could be traded before the trade deadline. [CBS Sports]
- Trade fever is growing quickly around the NHL and Thursday’s trade may have just been the beginning. [Yahoo Sports]
- Bebe Rexha will perform at the NHL All-Star Game. [The Mercury News]
- The Lightning, Predators and Jets are among the favorites to make the Stanley Cup Final. [ESPN]
- Think the Hurricanes might be a little pumped for Star Wars Night?
Tomorrow⭐️ pic.twitter.com/sG6WcCPT4A
— Andrei Svechnikov (@ASvechnikov_37) January 18, 2019
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