What - Game 75 (46-24-4)
When - 7 p.m., Friday, April 4
Where - Little Caesars Arena; Detroit, MI
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South
The Carolina Hurricanes kick off their penultimate road trip of the season tonight with a game against the Detroit Red Wings (34-33-7).
The Canes are fresh off of clinching a seventh consecutive playoff berth following the team's 5-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday.
With eight games remaining on the schedule and little chance of moving anywhere within the division, these games will be more or less sharpening stones for the Hurricanes, with health being the top priority.
On the flip side, the Red Wings are fighting for the playoffs lives after a disappointing stretch has them well outside the wild card.
Detroit is six points back of WC2, but they're also going to have to jump three teams ahead of them to even have a chance.
Streaks
- Taylor Hall (5g, 2a) and Seth Jarvis (3g, 5a) have points in five consecutive games.
- Sebastian Aho (2g, 3a) has points in three straight games.
- Shayne Gostisbehere (3a) has points in back-to-back games.
Milestone Watch
- Jordan Martinook is one assist away from 100 Hurricanes assists.
- Jaccob Slavin is four points shy of 300 career points.
- Brent Burns is four assists shy of 100 assists as a Carolina Hurricane.
Game Notes
- Carolina is 2-0-0 over Detroit this season, having won 2-1 at Little Caesars Arena on March 4 and 4-2 at Lenovo Center on March 14.
- The Canes are 9-2-1 over the Red Wings in the teams' last 12 meetings.
Seth Jarvis Nets Back-to-Back 30 Goal Seasons
While much of the discussion around Wednesday's game was focused on <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/shortUrl/lxKAQ9k" target="_blank">Alex Ovechkin's chase for Wayne Gretzky's goal scoring record</a>, many failed to realize that there was another hot goal scorer nearing a milestone.
Key Matchups
Projected Starting Goalies
- Pyotr Kochetkov: 26-13-3; 0.901 Sv%; 2.54 GAA
- Cam Talbot: 18-17-4; 0.903 Sv%; 2.92 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Seth Jarvis (30) / Alex DeBrincat (33)
- Points - Sebastian Aho (70) / Lucas Raymond (73)
Power Play
- Carolina - 19.1% (22nd)
- Detroit - 28.4% (3rd)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 84.5% (2nd)
- Detroit - 69% (32nd)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Seth Jarvis - Sebastian Aho - Jackson Blake
Eric Robinson - Jack Roslovic - Taylor Hall
Jordan Martinook - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Logan Stankoven
Tyson Jost - Mark Jankowski - Justin Robidas
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burn
Sean Walker - Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere - Scott Morrow
Pyotr Kochetkov
Frederik Andersen
Injuries and Scratches: Dmitry Orlov (undisclosed), Andrei Svechnikov (undisclosed), Jordan Staal (LBI), William Carrier (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)
Chicago Wolves Rookie Recalled By Carolina Hurricanes
The <a href="https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/" target="_blank">Carolina Hurricanes</a> have announced that they have recalled center Justin Robidas from the Chicago Wolves. It is his first NHL callup.
Red Wings Projected Lineup
Alex DeBrincat - Dylan Larkin - Patrick Kane
Elmer Soderblom - Marco Kasper - Lucas Raymond
Michael Rasmussen - J.T. Compher - Vladimir Tarasenko
Craig Smith - Tyler Motte - Jonatan Berggren
Ben Chiarot - Moritz Seider
Simon Edvinsson - Jeff Petry
Albert Johansson - Justin Holl
Cam Talbot
Alex Lyon
Injuries and Scratches: William Lagesson, Dominik Shine, Eduards Tralmaks, Andrew Copp (pectoral), Erik Gustafsson (undisclosed), Carter Mazur (UBI), Petr Mrazek (head)
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