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The Hurricanes take on the Golden Knights as they come out of a 12 day break. The Canes will look to shake off the cobwebs and pick up an important two points against a struggling Knights club.
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 will be wearing their black alternate jerseys for the 10th time this season. They enter tonight’s matchup with a 6-2-1 record in their black threads this season, and a 22-6-3 record since their introduction prior to the 2018-19 season.
- The Hurricanes and Knights are meeting for the first of two matchups this season. The Canes will visit T-Mobile Arena next Saturday to close out the season series.
- Tonight’s matchup is the fifth all-time meeting between the two clubs. The Canes own a 2-2-0 record in the series, including a 1-1-0 record in North Carolina.
- Both Jordan Staal and Justin Williams have yet to score a goal against Vegas since their inaugural season in 2017-18. A goal by either veteran would earn them the status of scoring at least one goal against all 31 NHL teams.
- Through 50 games this season, the Hurricanes have posted a 29-18-3 record for 61 points. This marks a seven-point improvement over the team’s record through 50 games last season. The team has posted their second-most wins and points through 50 games in franchise history.
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- Hey y’all, Brian here: I had intended to link this story earlier in the week (it came out over All-Star weekend) and forgot to do so, so I’m making up for lost time. I’m sure you have opinions, though, so better late than never: is Eric Staal a Hall of Famer? [The Athletic ($)]
- This is great stuff. (You might need to click through to see it, depending on where you’re reading this.)
We got a stage-five clinger at @WellsFargoCtr this Saturday for #COLvsPHI.
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) January 29, 2020
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- Andrei Svechnikov was given a run for his money showing off his magician skills.
- It’s tough sledding up in Buffalo these days, and this call to sports talk radio proves the point. [WGR 550 (audio)]
- Here’s some great Mascot content from the next generation of sportswriters. (Also: the pun in the title is .)
The NHL invited my 7-year-old to cover the mascot showdown for @TheAthleticNHL during All-Star weekend. She is, after all, an expert in the field.
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) January 30, 2020
With respect and apologies to @FriedgeHNIC, here are her Fur-ty-one Thoughts.
My pun, but all her words: https://t.co/thwW2UM3Jo pic.twitter.com/tjX7Xi37A5