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The Hurricanes come off of a big win against the Vegas Golden Knights as they try to keep it rolling against former coach Bill Peters and his dominant Calgary Flames.
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 and Flames faced off on January 22nd in Calgary in what was the Flames’ last game before the All-Star break. They played their first game after the lengthy break and bye week on Friday night in Washington against the Capitals.
- The Flames took the January 22nd game by a score of 3-2 in overtime. The Flames carried a lead late into the third period but the Canes forced overtime with a great play between Teuvo Teravainen and Sebastian Aho.
- Today’s matchup marks the first game back in Raleigh for former Hurricanes coach Bill Peters, as well as former Hurricanes in Noah Hanifin and Elias Lindholm.
- With two points in Friday night’s win against Vegas, Justin Faulk passed Dave Babych for most points in franchise history by a defenseman. Faulk has recorded 242 points (78g, 164a) in 528 career NHL games.
- With John Foslund on NBC duty today, the Checkers own Jason Shaya will be on the call this afternoon in Raleigh with Tripp Tracy.
Lines and Rosters
Hurricanes
The Hurricanes come off of an impressive win against the former Western Conference Champion Vegas Golden Knights on Friday night and likely won’t be making any changes in the lineup other than between the pipes.
Nino Niederreiter – Sebastian Aho – Justin Williams
Micheal Ferland – Lucas Wallmark – Teuvo Teravainen
Andrei Svechnikov – Jordan Martinook – Brock McGinn
Warren Foegele – Greg McKegg – Saku Maenalanen
Jaccob Slavin – Dougie Hamilton
Brett Pesce – Justin Faulk
Calvin de Haan – Trevor van Riemsdyk
Petr Mrazek
Curtis McElhinney
Injuries and Scratches: Jordan Staal (upper body; injured reserve)
Flames
The Flames lost in regulation on Friday to the Capitals in their first game back since the All-Star break. They will look to get back on track tonight as they take on Carolina in Bill Peters’ first game back in Raleigh since his exit last spring. Here’s what you can expect from them.
Johnny Gaudreau - Sean Monahan - Elias Lindholm
Matthew Tkachuk - Mikael Backlund - Michael Frolik
Sam Bennett - Mark Jankowski - James Neal
Andrew Mangiapane - Derek Ryan - Garnet Hathaway
Mark Giordano - T.J. Brodie
Noah Hanifin - Travis Hamonic
Oliver Kylington - Rasmus Andersson
David Rittich
Mike Smith