The Canes are back in Canada for a showdown with the league's top team.
What - Game 54 (32-17-4)
When - 8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 4
Where - Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South
The Carolina Hurricanes take on the league leading Winnipeg Jets (37-14-3) for a top-end matchup.
Carolina is coming off of a 4-2 loss to the LA Kings on Saturday, but had points in seven straight before the loss.
The Canes are continuing to deal with a locker room bug that has already prevented multiple players from playing and that could still come into play tonight.
The Jets are coming off of a 5-4 overtime win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday and have now won six in a row.
Winnipeg is being led by goaltender Connor Hellebuyck who has hands down been the best goalie in the league this season, but they're also scoring a lot of goals too.
It will be an intriguing special teams matchup tonight too as the best power play takes on the best penalty kill.
However, both teams are struggling with the opposite side of special teams respectively as well.
Streaks
- Jaccob Slavin (1g, 1a) has points in back-to-back games.
Milestone Watch
- Jack Roslovic is two goals shy of 100 career goals.
- Shayne Gostisbehere is four points shy of 400 career points.
- Brent Burns collected his 900th career point on Saturday night against the LA Kings.
Game Notes
- Carolina is 55-31-4-8 all-time against Winnipeg and last season went 0-2-0.
- Sebastian Aho (4g, 15pts in 14gp) and Mikko Rantanen (10g, 28pts in 28gp) are point-per-game players against the Jets.
- Jack Roslovic was drafted by Winnipeg in 2015 and played 180 games for the Jets.
- Haydn Fleury (2017-2021) and Nino Niederreiter (2019-2022) both used to play for the Hurricanes.
Key Matchups
Projected Starting Goalies
- Pyotr Kochetkov: 19-9-3; 0.903 Sv%; 2.47 GAA
- Connor Hellebuyck: 33-7-2; 0.925 Sv%; 2.04 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Mikko Rantanen (26) / Mark Scheifele (31)
- Points - Mikko Rantanen (66) / Kyle Connor (67)
Power Play
- Carolina - 20.1% (21st)
- Winnipeg - 33.3% (1st)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 86.3% (1st)
- Winnipeg - 79% (16th)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Mikko Rantanen - Sebastian Aho - Jackson Blake
Taylor Hall - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Andrei Svechnikov
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Seth Jarvis
Eric Robinson - Juha Jaaska - Jack Roslovic
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burn
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere - Sean Walker
Pyotr Kochetkov
Frederik Andersen
Injuries and Scratches: Scott Morrow, William Carrier (LBI), Tyson Jost (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)
Jets Projected Lineup
Kyle Connor - Mark Scheifele - Gabriel Vilardi
Nikolaj Ehlers - Vladislav Namestnikov - Cole Perfetti
Nino Niederreiter - Rasmus Kupari - Mason Appleton
Alex Iafallo - David Gustafsson - Parker Ford
Josh Morrissey - Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg - Neal Pionk
Logan Stanley - Colin Miller
Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie
Injuries and Scratches: Haydn Fleury, Ville Heinola, Morgan Barron (undisclosed), Adam Lowry (undisclosed)
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