The Canes continue their trip through western Canada with a stop in Calgary.
What - Game 6 (3-2-0)
When - 9 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 24
Where - Scotiabank Saddledome; Calgary, AB, Canada
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South, Sportsnet West
The Carolina Hurricanes will continue their road trip with another Albertan stop to take on the Calgary Flames (5-0-1).
As everyone predicted, the Flames have been hot out of the gate to start, having points in six straight including a comeback shootout victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Canes are coming off of a comeback victory of their own having defeated the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 Tuesday night.
The Hurricanes will be looking for a better start than they had in that game tonight, either that or they'll just wait for Shayne Gostisbehere to score again.
Streaks
- Shayne Gostisbehere (4g, 1a) has scored in four straight games.
- Sebastian Aho (2g, 4a) has points in four straight games.
Milestone Watch
- Sebastian Aho is one goal shy of tying Ron Francis for the most game-winning goals in franchise history (57).
- Jordan Martinook will play in his 400th game as a Hurricane tonight. He is also two points shy of 200 career points.
- Martin Necas is one goal shy of 100 career goals.
Game Notes
- Carolina is 28-45-7-3 all-time against Calgary.
- Last year, the Canes went 1-1-0 against the Flames but are 6-1-1 in the last eight meetings between the two teams.
Key Matchups
Starting Goalies
- Pyotr Kochetkov: 1-1-0; 0.867 Sv%; 3.05 GAA
- Dustin Wolf: 3-0-0; 0.936 Sv%; 2.30 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Shayne Gostisbehere (4) / Rasmus Andersson, MacKenzie Weegar & Nazem Kadri (3)
- Points - Sebastian Aho & Martin Necas (6) / Rasmus Andersson (8)
Power Play
- Carolina - 28.6% (7th)
- Calgary -23.8% (12th)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 81.8% (13th)
- Calgary - 76.2% (21st)
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
Pyotr Kochetkov
Frederik Andersen
Injuries and Scratches: Riley Stillman (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)
Flames Projected Lineup
Andrei Kuzmenko - Nazem Kadri - Matt Coronato
Connor Zary - Mikael Backlund - Blake Coleman
Jonathan Huberdeau - Martin Popisil - Anthony Mantha
Ryan Lomberg - Justin Kirkland - Adam Klapka
Kevin Bahl - Rasmus Andersson
MacKenzie Weegar - Daniil Miromanov
Jake Bean - Brayden Pachal
Dustin Wolf
Dan Vladar
Injuries and Scratches: Tyson Barrie, Joel Hanley, Yegor Sharangovich (LBI), Kevin Rooney (concussion), Samuel Honzek (UBI)
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