What - Game 62 (35-22-4)
When - 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 4
Where - Little Caesars Arena; Detroit, MI
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South
The Carolina Hurricanes hit the road for a one-off as they will take on the Detroit Red Wings (30-24-6) tonight.
The Canes are coming off of a 2-1 overtime win over the Calgary Flames, a game where Sebastian Aho tied the NHL record for overtime goals in a single season (5).
The Red Wings enter tonight's game following their 5-3 defeat in the Stadium Series to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Detroit is fighting for their playoff hopes and have become a much more dangerous teams since making a coaching change midseason.
As such, they'll be a much more difficult out than previous seasons.
Streaks
- Sebastian Aho (3g) has goals in three straight games.
Milestone Watch
- Jack Roslovic is one goal shy of 100 career goals.
- Mikko Rantanen is two assists shy of 400 career assists.
- Shayne Gostisbehere is four assists shy of 300 career assists.
- Jordan Staal is four goals shy of 300 career goals.
- Jordan Martinook is five assists shy of 100 Hurricanes assists.
Game Notes
- Carolina is 45-46-8-6 all-time against Detroit and last season, went 3-0-0.
- The Hurricanes are 7-2-1 in the last 10 meetings with the Red Wings.
- Sebastian Aho (11g, 26pts, 26gp) and Mikko Rantanen (2g, 19pts, 14gp) are point-per-game players against Detroit.
- Frederik Andersen is 11-1-1 with a 0.924 save percentage and three shutouts all-time against the Red Wings for his career.
- Shayne Gostisbehere played for Detroit last season, where he had 10 goals and 56 points in 81 games.
Key Matchups
Projected Starting Goalies
- Frederik Andersen: 6-5-0; 0.907 Sv%; 2.29 GAA
- Cam Talbot: 17-13-3; 0.903 Sv%; 2.92 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Mikko Rantanen (27) / Alex DeBrincat (29)
- Points - Mikko Rantanen (70) / Lucas Raymond (63)
Power Play
- Carolina - 19.2% (24th)
- Detroit - 29.5% (2nd)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 83.4% (2nd)
- Detroit - 69.5% (32nd)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Mikko Rantanen
Taylor Hall - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Jackson Blake
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Seth Jarvis
Eric Robinson - Tyson Jost - Jack Roslovic
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burn
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere - Sean Walker
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Injuries and Scratches: Riley Stillman, William Carrier (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)
Red Wings Projected Lineup
Marco Kasper - Dylan Larkin - Lucas Raymond
Alex DeBrincat - J.T. Compher - Patrick Kane
Elmer Soderblom - Joe Veleno - Vladimir Tarasenko
Jonatan Berggren - Tyler Motte - Christian Fischer
Ben Chiarot - Moritz Seider
Simon Edvinsson - Albert Johansson
Erik Gustafsson - Justin Holl
Cam Talbot
Alex Lyon
Injuries and Scratches: Sheldon Dries, Andrew Copp (pectoral), Jeff Petry (undisclosed), Michael Rasmussen (UBI)
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