The Canes will play their first game of the season north of the border.
What - Game 5 (2-2-0)
When - 9 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22
Where - Rogers Place; Edmonton, AB, Canada
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South
The Carolina Hurricanes will be playing their first game of the season in Canada tonight as they take on the Edmonton Oilers (2-4-0).
The Canes are coming off of a 4-3 loss to the St. Louis Blues where they honestly played a solid game, especially considering it was on the second half of a back-to-back, but a few mental mistakes cost them.
Edmonton has not had a good start to the season much like last year. They started the year losing three in a row and then after won two and then most recently lost 4-1 to the Dallas Stars.
The Oilers have been a defensive disaster so far so if the Canes can find a way to slow down Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl which is easier said than done, they'll probably come out ahead.
Streaks
- Shayne Gostisbehere (3g) has scored in three straight games.
- Sebastian Aho (1g, 3a), Andrei Svechnikov (1g, 3a) and Seth Jarvis (1g, 2a) have points in three straight games.
- Jack Roslovic (2g) has scored in back-to-back games.
Milestone Watch
- Jordan Martinook is two points shy of 200 career points.
- Martin Necas is two goals shy of 100 career goals.
- Shayne Gostisbehere scored his 100th career goal on Saturday against the St. Louis Blues.
Game Notes
- Carolina has a 32-39-12-3 all-time record against Edmonton.
- Last season, the Canes went 1-1-0 against the Oilers.
- Jeff Skinner, the Hurricanes' seventh overall pick in 2010, is now with the Oilers and so too is former Canes Derek Ryan and Paul Coffey who is an assistant with Edmonton.
- Sebastian Aho (9g, 23 points in 14 games) and Andrei Svechnikov (7g, 15 points in 10 games) are point-per-game players against Edmonton.
- Jaccob Slavin (1g, 12 points in 16 games) and Jordan Staal (8g, 19 points in 22 games) are nearly point-per-game players too despite neither being prolific scorers.
Key Matchups
Starting Goalies
- Frederik Andersen: 1-1-0; 0.936 Sv%; 1.53 GAA
- Stuart Skinner: 1-3-0; 0.851 Sv%; 4.03 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Shayne Gostisbehere (3) / Leon Draisaitl (3)
- Points - Andrei Svechnikov & Sebastian Aho (4) / Connor McDavid (6)
Power Play
- Carolina - 25% (9th)
- Edmonton - 6.7% (30th)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 83.3% (12th)
- Edmonton - 55% (31st)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis
Jack Roslovic - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - William Carrier
Jackson Blake - Jack Drury - Eric Robinson
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere - Sean Walker
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Injuries and Scratches: Riley Stillman (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)
Oilers Projected Lineup
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Connor McDavid - Zach Hyman
Jeff Skinner - Leon Draisaitl - Viktor Arvidsson
Mattias Janmark - Adam Henrique - Connor Brown
Vasily Podkolzin - Derek Ryan - Corey Perry
Mattias Ekholm - Evan Bouchard
Darnell Nurse - Troy Stecher
Brett Kulak - Ty Emberson
Stuart Skinner
Calvin Pickard
Injuries and Scratches: Travis Dermott, Evander Kane (abdomen)
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