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The Hurricanes take on Eric Staal and the Minnesota Wild tonight on Star Wars Night at PNC Arena as they try to build on an impressive win against the Sharks on Thursday 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 |
Game Notes
- The Hurricanes and Wild meet for the second and final time this season. The Hurricanes picked up the first meeting in a 4-2 overtime win on November 16th.
- Eleven different Canes recorded a point in the series opener, with goals scored by Joel Edmundson, Brock McGinn, Warren Foegele, and Andrei Svechnikov.
- Sebastian Aho has recorded eight points (2g, 6a) against Minnesota in seven career games against.
- Petr Mrazek has been very solid at home in Carolina. He stopped 28 of 30 shots against San Jose, and blanked the Sharks in the shootout frame to improve to 16-6 in career shootouts. Mrazek has saved 70 of 91 shootout attempts in his career, which comes out to a .769 Save Percentage — good for fifth-highest career shootout percentage since the NHL introduced the competition in 2005-06.
- Andrei Svechnikov tallied a goal and an assist against the Sharks on December 5th, for his team-leading 11th multi-point game of the season. Svech ranks tied for eighth among all NHL skaters in multi-point games so far this season.
Storm Advisory
- What would Ovechkin do if he broke the all time goals record?
What would happen if @ovi8 made @NHL history by catching Gretzky’s scoring record? @JohnCarlson74 @Capitals @CapitalsPR Extensive Interview tonight on espn+ #InTheCrease pic.twitter.com/PVCFSxIbcv
— Linda Cohn (@lindacohn) December 6, 2019
- The Canes poked a bit of fun at Mrazek yesterday after the incident with Joe Thornton on Thursday night. (Rod Brind’Amour professed ignorance yesterday at practice on who the culprit was, but frankly he wasn’t all that convincing.)
Fun times at RCI. pic.twitter.com/1njfOwFN15
— Cory Lavalette (@corylav) December 6, 2019
- Coach K and Rod Brind’Amour rave about the great fans in the triangle area.
Coach K and @Canes Head Coach Rod Brind'Amour rave about the great fans in the Raleigh/Durham area.
— College Sports on SiriusXM (@SXMCollege) December 6, 2019
Catch the entire episode of Basketball & Beyond w/@DukeMBB's Coach K anytime on the @SIRIUSXM App!https://t.co/ob0Mhxmx7t pic.twitter.com/PFjym2r7S9
- Ottawa’s Nikita Zaitsev is disputing a child custody dispute after his ex-wife shared a troubling video yesterday. [Sporting News]
- Christmas tree jerseys!
Kevin McCallister: Why do we have to go to Florida? There’s no Christmas trees in Florida.
— Orlando Solar Bears (@OrlandoHockey) December 6, 2019
Us: lies pic.twitter.com/vaKWfUHocR
- Jack Hughes is not participating in the World Junior Championships.
Jack Hughes is not going to the WJC. #NJDevils coach Alain Nasreddine was very adamant about it.
— Corey Masisak (@cmasisak22) December 6, 2019
Also he’s playing tonight. Between Wood and Simmonds.