The Canes hit the road once again, hoping to keep their win streak alive.
What - Game 13 (10-2-0)
When - 9 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 9
Where - Ball Arena; Denver, CO
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South, Altitude Sports
The Carolina Hurricanes are once again hitting the road.
This time though, they're taking an eight-game winning streak with them.
The Canes have been electric to start the year, with contributions up and down the lineup.
They went 5-1-0 on a recent six-game road trip and just had a perfect 4-0-0 homestand in which they scored 23 total goals.
Martin Necas and Jack Roslovic have been some of the biggest stories, but so too has Pyotr Kochetkov who's won five straight starts since Frederik Andersen went down with injury.
The Hurricanes are actually coming off two wins that they weren't super thrilled with, a 6-4 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday which featured a bit too many bad turnovers, and a 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, a game which they were outshot 36-18.
However, the Canes are finding ways to win in any sort of game and that's what good teams do.
Tonight, they'll be facing the Colorado Avalanche (6-8-0), a team that still has that elite top talent, but also one that is struggling in the face of injuries and bad goaltending.
While the power play has been lethal (36.2%), they are allowing the second most goals against per game in the league (3.93).
The Avs are 1-4-0 in their last five games and are coming off of a 1-0 shutout loss to the Winnipeg Jets.
Streaks
- Martin Necas (6g, 12a) has points in eight-straight games, a career high.
- Andrei Svechnikov (4g, 5a) has points in seven-straight games.
- Dmitry Orlov (2g, 3a) has points in four-straight games.
- Eric Robinson (2g, 1a) has points in three-straight games.
- Jack Roslovic (3g) has goals in back-to-back games.
- Pyotr Kochetkov has won in six consecutive starts, a career high.
Milestone Watch
- Sebastian Aho is one game-winning goal shy of breaking Ron Francis' franchise record (57).
- Eric Robinson is two points shy of 100 career points.
- Sean Walker is three points shy of 100 career points.
Game Notes
- Carolina is 53-76-21-4 all-time against Colorado. Last season, the Canes went 1-1-0 against the Avs.
- Brent Burns has 18 goals and 51 points in 74 games against the Avalanche.
- Sean Walker played 18 games for the Avalanche last season after being traded at the trade deadline from Philadelphia.
- Spencer Martin was drafted 63rd overall in 2013 by Colorado.
- Calvin de Haan played 127 games for Carolina from 2018-19 and 2022-23.
Key Matchups
Starting Goalies
- Pyotr Kochetkov: 7-1-0; 0.896 Sv%; 2.51 GAA
- Alexander Georgiev: 1-5-0; 0.847 Sv%; 4.05 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Jack Roslovic (9) / Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen & Casey Mittelstadt (6)
- Points - Martin Necas (21) / Nathan MacKinnon (25)
Power Play
- Carolina - 24.3% (9th)
- Colorado - 36.2% (2nd)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 84.8% (9th)
- Opponent - 70.3% (28th)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Jack Roslovic
Eric Robinson - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Seth Jarvis
William Carrier - Jack Drury - Jackson Blake
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere - Sean Walker
Pyotr Kochetkov
Spencer Martin
Injuries and Scratches: Frederik Andersen (LBI), Riley Stillman (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)
Avalanche Projected Lineup
Artturi Lehkonen - Nathan MacKinnon - Mikko Rantanen
Joel Kiviranta - Casey Mittelstadt - Logan O'Connor
Ivan Ivan - Parker Kelly - Nikolai Kovalenko
Nikita Prishchepov - Chris Wagner - T.J. Tynan
Devon Toews - Cale Makar
Samuel Girard - Josh Manson
Calvin de Haan - Sam Malinski
Alexander Georgiev
Justus Annunen
Injuries and Scratches: Kaapo Kahkonen, Oliver Kylington, John Ludvig, Ross Colton (foot), Miles Wood (UBI), Jonathan Drouin (UBI), Valeri Nichushkin (NHLPA PAP), Gabriel Landeskog (knee), Tucker Poolman (head)