What - Game 77 (46-26-4)
When - 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 8
Where - KeyBank Center; Buffalo, NY
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to snap out of their recent funk as they take on the Buffalo Sabres (34-36-6).
The Canes are coming off of a 5-1 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday and have since lost two games in a row, allowing five goals against in each.
It makes sense for there to be a bit of a dip for the Canes as they clinched the game before the losing streak and they've also been missing some key pieces of the lineup too.
The Sabres enter tonight's game winners of their last four games.
They're scoring a ton, averaging 4.4 goals per game over their last ten games, but they're also surrendering a bunch too, allowing 3.6 goals per game over that same span.
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Streaks
- None
Milestone Watch
- Jordan Martinook is one assist away from 100 Hurricanes assists.
- Jaccob Slavin is two points shy of 300 career points
- Jordan Staal is thee goals shy of 300 career goals.
- Brent Burns is four assists shy of 100 assists as a Carolina Hurricane.
- Seth Jarvis played in his 300th career NHL game Saturday night in Boston.
Game Notes
- Carolina is 1-1-0 against the Sabres this season, having lost 4-2 Jan. 15 at KeyBank Center and won 5-2 on Feb. 27 at Lenovo Center.
- Sebastian Aho (16g, 29pts, 21gp) and Andrei Svechnikov (2g, 14pts, 13gp) are point-per-game players against the Sabres.
Key Matchups
Projected Starting Goalies
- Pyotr Kochetkov: 26-14-3; 0.899 Sv%; 2.57 GAA
- James Reimer: 8-8-2; 0.901 Sv%; 2.93 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Seth Jarvis (30) / Tage Thompson (43)
- Points - Sebastian Aho (70) / Tage Thompson (70)
Power Play
- Carolina - 18.9% (22nd)
- Buffalo - 18.3% (25th)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 84.8% (1st)
- Buffalo - 76.3% (23rd)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Seth Jarvis - Sebastian Aho - Jackson Blake
Taylor Hall - Jack Roslovic - Logan Stankoven
Andrei Svechnikov - Jordan Staal - Jordan Martinook
Eric Robinson - Mark Jankowski - Tyson Jost
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burn
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere - Sean Walker
Pyotr Kochetkov
Frederik Andersen
Injuries and Scratches: Scott Morrow, Jesperi Kotkaniemi (LBI) William Carrier (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)
Sabres Projected Lineup
Zach Benson - Jiri Kulich - Tage Thompson
JJ Peterka - Ryan McLeod - Jack Quinn
Jason Zucker - Peyton Krebs - Alex Tuch
Beck Malenstyn - Noah Ostlund - Sam Lafferty
Rasmus Dahlin - Mattias Samuelsson
Owen Power - Jacob Bernard-Docker
Bowen Byram - Connor Clifton
James Reimer
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Injuries and Scratches: Jacob Bryson, Jordan Greenway (LBI), Tyson Kozak (hip), Josh Norris (mid-body)
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