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The Hurricanes and Sharks faceoff tonight as the Hurricanes look to take advantage of a slow starting Sharks club. Tonight’s matchup is the second of three games in California this week. They will close out the West Coast swing in Anaheim on Friday night.
Vital Statistics
| Category | Hurricanes | Blue Jackets |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Hurricanes | Blue Jackets |
| Record | 21-7-3 | 13-13-7 |
| Goals/Game | 3.23 | 2.54 |
| Goals Against/Game | 2.48 | 3.12 |
| Shots/Game | 31.52 | 28.70 |
| Face Off Win % | 54.4% | 46.2% |
| Power Play % (Rank) | 30.6% (1st) | 14.8% (26th) |
| Penalty Kill % (Rank) | 82.9% (9th) | 74.0% (26th) |
| ES Corsi For % | 53.04% | 46.16% |
| ES PDO | 100.96 | 99.42 |
| PIM/Game | 07:21 | 06:43 |
Goaltender #1
| Category | James Reimer | Joonas Korpisalo |
|---|---|---|
| Category | James Reimer | Joonas Korpisalo |
| Record | 12-4-1 | 8-10-5 |
| Save % | 0.909 | .900 |
| GAA | 2.68 | 2.98 |
Goaltender #2
| Category | Alex Nedeljkovic | Elvis Merzlikins |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Alex Nedeljkovic | Elvis Merzlikins |
| Record | 7-2-2 | 5-3-2 |
| Save % | .930 | .912 |
| GAA | 1.96 | 2.91 |
Lines and Rosters
The Hurricanes will likely ice the same lineup as last night with a goaltending switch.
Nino Niederreiter - Sebastian Aho - Teuvo Teravainen
Andrei Svechnikov - Jordan Staal - Brock McGinn
Ryan Dzingel - Erik Haula - Martin Necas
Warren Foegele - Lucas Wallmark - Brian Gibbons
Jaccob Slavin - Dougie Hamilton
Joel Edmundson - Brett Pesce
Jake Gardiner - Haydn Fleury
James Reimer
Petr Mrazek
Injuries and Scratches: Trevor van Riemsdyk (shoulder), Jordan Martinook (core muscle)
The Sharks have had a slow start this season by their standards, picking up just two wins in their first six games. Note that Hurricanes great Patrick Marleau is skating with the top line right now — it will be great to see him in action tonight against his former team.
Timo Meier - Logan Couture - Patrick Marleau
Evander Kane - Tomas Hertl - Kevin Labanc
Marcus Sorensen - Joe Thornton - Barclay Goodrow
Melker Karlsson - Dylan Gambrell - Lukas Radil
Marc-Edouard Vlasic - Brent Burns
Brenden Dillon - Erik Karlsson
Mario Ferraro - Tim Heed
Martin Jones
Aaron Dell