Undefeated Hurricanes clash with streaking Ducks. Key injuries loom as Carolina faces a tough Anaheim squad aiming to halt their perfect start.
What - Game 4 (3-0-0)
When - 10 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 16
Where - Honda Center; Anaheim, CA
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South
The Carolina Hurricanes will continue their season-long road trip tonight as they take on the Anaheim Ducks (2-1-0).
Carolina is 3-0-0 to start the season, most recently defeating the San Jose Sharks 5-1, and are one of just two undefeated teams left (Dallas Stars).
The Hurricanes will be without top blueliner Jaccob Slavin and goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov for another game as well.
The Ducks are on a two-game winning streak, most recently defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Tuesday.
Anaheim has a young and talented roster supplemented by strong veterans and the squad looks poised to take that next step under new coach Joel Quenneville.
Carolina, who hasn't had the strongest track record against the Ducks, will have their hands full tonight as they try and stay perfect on the season.
Streaks
- Seth Jarvis (3g, 1a), Sebastian Aho (4a), Shayne Gostisbehere (1g, 3a), Taylor Hall (2g, 2a), Alexander Nikishin (3a), Jackson Blake (1g, 2a), Jordan Martinook (3a) and Eric Robinson (2g, 1a) have points in three straight games.
Milestone Watch
- Jaccob Slavin is one point shy of 300 career points.
- Jordan Staal is one goal shy of 300 career goals. Staal also played in his 900th game as a Hurricane Tuesday night in San Jose.
- Seth Jarvis is one goal shy of 100 career goals.
- Sean Walker is two games away from playing in 400 career games.
- K'Andre Miller is four assists away from 100 career assists.
- Shayne Gostisbehere is four games away from 100 career games as a Hurricane.
- Nikolaj Ehlers is five assists away from 300 career assists.
- Jordan Martinook is five goals shy of 100 career goals.
- Jesperi Kotkaniemi is five points shy of 200 career points.
- Brandon Bussi made his NHL debut on Tuesday, stopping 16 shots in a 5-1 win over the Sharks.
Game Notes
- The Hurricanes are 19-18-2-9 all-time against the Ducks. Last season, Carolina went 1-0-1 against Anaheim.
- Seth Jarvis (3g, 5a) is a point-per-game player for his career against the Ducks.
Key Matchups
Projected Starting Goalies
- Frederik Andersen: 2-0-0; 0.867 Sv%; 2.89 GAA
- Lukas Dostal: 1-1-0; 0.893 Sv%; 3.08 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Seth Jarvis (3) / Chris Kreider (4)
- Points - Seth Jarvis, Sebastian Aho, Shayne Gostisbehere & Taylor Hall (4) / Chris Kreider & Leo Carlsson (5)
Power Play
- Carolina - 9.1% (27th)
- Anaheim - 36.4% (2nd)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 90% (9th)
- Anaheim - 71.4% (25th)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Nikolaj Ehlers - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis
Andrei Svechnikov - Logan Stankoven - Jackson Blake
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - William Carrier
Taylor Hall - Mark Jankowski - Eric Robinson
K'Andre Miller - Sean Walker
Mike Reilly - Jalen Chatfield
Alexander Nikishin - Shayne Gostisbehere
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Injuries and Scratches: Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Mike Reilly, Brandon Bussi
Ducks Projected Lineup
Chris Kreider - Leo Carlsson - Alex Killorn
Cutter Gauthier - Mason McTavish - Beckett Sennecke
Frank Vatrano - Mikael Granlund - Troy Terry
Ross Johnston - Ryan Poehling - Nikita Nesterenko
Jackson LaCombe - Radko Gudas
Owen Zellweger - Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov - Drew Helleson
Lukas Dostal
Petr Mrazek
Injuries and Scratches: Sam Colangelo, Jansen Harkins (UBI), Ryan Strome (UBI)
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