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Welcome back! The Hurricanes look to build on a strong month of January tonight as they take on the Vegas Golden Knights in Raleigh in a return to action after nine days off.
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
- Unfortunately, Jordan Staal looks to be out for an extended period of time recovering from concussion.
Jordan Staal didn’t practice, there’s no update on him. Brind’Amour is hopefully they’ll get him back this season. Tried to get a workout in today but still isn’t skating.
— Sara Civ (@SaraCivian) January 31, 2019
- The Canes recalled Haydn Fleury from Charlotte yesterday. He’s posted four points (1g, 3a) in 13 AHL games. (Update: And then they reassigned him this morning. Your guess is as good as ours.)
- Tonight’s matchup is the second and final between the two teams this season. The Golden Knights shut out the Canes 3-0 in Vegas in November.
- Former Hurricanes prospect Valentin Zykov is expected to draw into the lineup for Vegas tonight.
- Curtis McElhinney will return to the active roster tonight with the Hurricanes after missing a few games with a lower body injury.
- Tonight is the free game of the night on NHL.tv, so you can watch from out of market even if you don’t subscribe to the package.
Storm Advisory
- Kevyn Adams got a cool promotion:
Pegulas elevate Kevyn Adams to GM of HarborCenter. pic.twitter.com/efi8zoRuyf
— John Vogl (@BuffaloVogl) January 31, 2019
- How does a dressing room change after a big trade acquisition? [The Athletic ($)]
- Gov. Roy Cooper was on with Adam and Joe, mostly to talk about the Virginia Tech/ECU football spat, but near the end he also weighed in on the potential of a Canes outdoor game. [WRAL Sports Fan]
- Head Coach Rod Brind’Amour joined the Power Play on Sirius XM.
ICYMI: @NHLCanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour was on the Power Play with @stevekouleas and @MattBarnaby3636! #TakeWarning #NHLhttps://t.co/M5oo2FG6Z2 pic.twitter.com/GmowCJ7MKo
— SiriusXM NHL Network Radio (@SiriusXMNHL) January 31, 2019
- Eric Staal is facing a summer of uncertainty as his contract with the Wild ends and his future is unclear. [The Athletic ($)]