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The Hurricanes open up a really busy portion of the schedule Tuesday night in Buffalo, as Carolina will play three games in the next four days and won’t have back-to-back off days until April 19 and 20.
On the other hand, the Canes have moved into a portion of their schedule that should produce results, as their next four games are against non-playoff teams including two straight here against the Sabres.
Carolina is looking to rebound from a tough home loss to Minnesota, a loss that snapped a nice little point streak. Buffalo is coming off a loss to Florida which snapped an eight-game point streak.
Vital Statistics
| Category | Hurricanes | Bruins |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Hurricanes | Bruins |
| Record | 54-20-8 | 51-26-5 |
| Goals/Game | 3.38 | 3.08 |
| Goals Against/Game | 2.44 | 2.66 |
| Shots/Game | 34.12 | 36.12 |
| Face Off Win % | 53.9% | 54.2% |
| Power Play % (Rank) | 22.0% (13th) | 21.2% (15th) |
| Penalty Kill % (Rank) | 88.0% (1st) | 81.3% (9th) |
| ES Corsi For % | 43.86% | 56.14% |
| ES PDO | 113.44 | 86.56 |
| PIM/Game | 12:00 | 22:00 |
Goaltender #1
| Category | Frederik Andersen | Linus Ullmark |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Frederik Andersen | Linus Ullmark |
| Record | 35-14-3 | 26-10-2 |
| Save % | .922 | .917 |
| GAA | 2.17 | 2.45 |
Goaltender #2
| Category | Antti Raanta | Jeremy Swayman |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Antti Raanta | Jeremy Swayman |
| Record | 15-5-4 | 23-14-3 |
| Save % | .912 | .914 |
| GAA | 2.45 | 2.41 |
Game Notes
- The Hurricanes will reach 100 points with a win Tuesday night, giving the team triple digits for just the second time in franchise history. With 98 points and 13 games left to play, the Canes have a very good chance to break the franchise best 112 points set back in 2005-06.
- Carolina won the first meeting between these teams earlier this year, a 6-2 victory in PNC Arena which featured three-point games from Sebastian Aho and Vincent Trocheck.
- All time, Carolina is 86-96-19-6 against Buffalo with a 37-54-7-4 record on the road.
- Max Domi has yet to score a goal for the Hurricanes, but his first will be his 100th in the NHL.
- Jordan Staal has a milestone within reach Tuesday as well, as the captain is one point shy of 600.
- Both Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen are on seven-game point streaks.
- Speaking of the dynamic Finnish duo, they have combined for 39 goals this season. Their career best together is 43, a number they’re likely to pass this season.
- The Hurricanes have won 11 straight games against the Buffalo Sabres, the longest win streak against a single opponent in franchise history.
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