What - Game 81 (51-22-7)
When - 6 p.m., Sunday, April 14
Where - United Center; Chicago, IL
How to Watch - Bally Sports South, NBC Sports Chicago, SNE, SNO, SNP, TVAS
The Carolina Hurricanes will play their penultimate game of the regular season tonight against the Chicago Blackhawks (23-51-5).
Carolina is entering tonight's matchup having won their last four games and with still a chance to challenge the New York Rangers for the Presidents' Trophy.
However that chance requires the Hurricanes to win out starting with beating the Blackhawks, one of the NHL's worst teams this season.
Chicago has lost their last three in a row and are one of the worst offensive teams in the league.
They also have as many regulation losses as the Canes have total wins so if that tells you anything.
But it's the NHL and crazy things can happen when you have a talent like Connor Bedard on the ice.
Streaks
- Jake Guentzel (6g, 6a) has points in seven straight games.
- Brady Skjei (5a) has points in five straight games.
- Jaccob Slavin (1g, 6a) has points in four straight games.
- Jordan Martinook (1g, 2a) and Andrei Svechnikov (2g, 2a) have points in three straight games.
- Seth Jarvis (2g, 1a) has points in back-to-back games.
Milestone Watch
- Dmitry Orlov is one point shy of 300 career points.
- Brett Pesce is two points shy of 200 career points.
- Scott Morrow made his NHL debut Friday night against the St. Louis Blues.
Game Notes
- Carolina is 1-0-0 against the Blackhawks this season having won 6-3 on Feb. 19.
- Carolina is 15-2-1 against Chicago on their last 18 games.
- Andrei Svechnikov (11g, 19pts in 17 games) is a point-per-game player against the Blackhawks.
Key Matchups
Starting Goalies
- Pyotr Kochetkov: 22-13-4; 0.911 Sv%; 2.34 GAA
- Petr Mrazek: 18-29-4; 0.906 Sv%; 3.07 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Sebastian Aho (35) / Connor Bedard (22)
- Points - Sebastian Aho (88) / Connor Bedard (60)
Power Play
- Carolina - 26.8% (3rd)
- Chicago - 16.5% (29th)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 86.2% (1st)
- Chicago - 76.7% (23rd)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Jake Guentzel - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis
Teuvo Teravainen - Evgeny Kuznetsov - Martin Necas
Andrei Svechnikov - Jordan Staal - Jordan Martinook
Stefan Noesen - Jack Drury - Jesper Fast
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns
Brady Skjei - Brett Pesce
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Pyotr Kochetkov
Frederik Andersen
Injuries and Scratches: Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Brendan Lemieux, Tony DeAngelo, Spencer Martin, Scott Morrow, Bradly Nadeau, Jackson Blake
Blackhawks Projected Lineup
Nick Foligno - Connor Bedard - Philipp Kurashev
Lukas Reichel - Andreas Athanasiou - Ryan Donato
Landon Slaggert - Jason Dickinson - Joey Anderson
Colin Blackwell - Tyler Johnson - Taylor Raddysh
Alex Vlasic - Seth Jones
Jarred Tinordi - Kevin Korchinski
Ethan Del Mastro - Connor Murphy
Petr Mrazek
Arvid Soderblom
Injuries and Scratches: MacKenzie Entwistle, Jaycob Megna, Frank Nazar, Taylor Hall (knee), Reese Johnson (concussion)