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The Canes enter the second leg of a back-to-back tonight, one night after a resounding win over the Wild. They take on the Montreal Canadiens, who sit just two points behind Carolina in the second wild card spot.
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 is the Canes’ annual Pride Night, part of the NHL’s Hockey Is For Everyone initiative. Canes defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk will serve as the team’s ambassador and is hyped:
See everyone there! https://t.co/w7Pvg8QG6H
— Trevor van Riemsdyk (@TvanRiemsdyk6) March 24, 2019
- The Canes secured a huge win over the Wild last night. Their 19-8-3 record against the Western Conference this season broke a franchise record for wins against the Western/Campbell Conference.
- Tonight’s matchup is the third and final game between the two teams this season. The teams have split their first two games thus far this season.
- The Canes have picked up wins in six of their last eight games against Montreal.
- With a win last night, the Hurricanes have improved their record to 26-9-2 in their last 37 games. That’s second-best in the NHL in that frame.
- Carey Price got the start in last night’s win against Buffalo, but he will likely start again tonight in a big game for both teams.
Projected Lineups
Hurricanes
Nino Niederreiter - Sebastian Aho - Justin Williams
Andrei Svechnikov - Jordan Staal - Teuvo Teravainen
Micheal Ferland - Lucas Wallmark - Jordan Martinook
Saku Mananlanen - Greg McKegg - Brock McGinn
Jaccob Slavin - Dougie Hamilton
Brett Pesce - Justin Faulk
Calvin de Haan - Trevor van Riemsdyk
Curtis McElhinney
Petr Mrazek
Injuries and scratches: Warren Foegele (healthy)
Canadiens
Tomas Tatar - Phillip Danault - Brendan Gallagher
Artturi Lehkonen - Max Domi - Andrew Shaw
Jonathan Drouin - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Joel Armia
Paul Byron - Nate Thompson - Jordan Weal
Victor Mete - Shea Weber
Brett Kulak - Jeff Petry
Jordie Benn - Christian Folin
Carey Price
Antti Niemi
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