What - Game 59 (34-18-6)
When - 8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 27
Where - Xcel Energy Center; St. Paul, MN
How to Watch - Bally Sports South
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to snap their two-game winless streak tonight as they take on the Minnesota Wild (28-24-6) tonight at the Xcel Energy Center.
The Canes, who are coming off back-to-back losses (a 2-1 loss to the Dallas Stars and a 3-2 shootout loss to the Sabres), have run into a bit of a scoring struggle as of late with just four goals in their last three games.
As such, we may see a bit of a lineup change from what the Hurricanes have been running the past couple of weeks.
The Wild have had the opposite problem.
In their last five games, Minnesota is 3-1-1 and the team has scored a total of 24 goals. Their top line of Kirill Kaprizov - Joel Eriksson Ek - Matt Boldy has been electric and the Canes will have their hands fill trying to slow them down.
Streaks
- None
Milestone Watch
- Jaccob Slavin (257) is one point shy of tying Justin Faulk (258) for the most points by a defenseman in franchise history.
- Teuvo Teravainen is one point shy of 400 points as a Carolina Hurricanes.
- Andrei Svechnikov is two points shy of 300 career points.
- Jordan Staal played in his 800th game as a Carolina Hurricanes on Feb. 25 against the Buffalo Sabres.
Game Notes
- Carolina is 0-1-0 against Minnesota this season, having lost 5-2 on Jan. 21.
- Sebastian Aho (6g, 16 pts in 13 games) and Tony DeAngelo (2g, 11 pts in 11 games) are both point-per-game players against the Wild.
Key Matchups
Starting Goalies
- Pyotr Kochetkov: 15-10-3; 0.910 Sv%; 2.36 GAA
- Marc-Andre Fleury: 12-10-3; 0.899 Sv%; 2.92 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Sebastian Aho (22) / Joel Eriksson Ek (28)
- Points - Sebastian Aho (61) / Kirill Kaprizov (63)
Power Play
- Carolina - 27.5% (3rd)
- Minnesota - 22.6% (13th)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 84.3% (3rd)
- Minnesota - 74.4% (29th)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Jesper Fast
Michael Bunting - Jack Drury - Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Seth Jarvis
Stefan Noesen - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Teuvo Teravainen
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns
Dmitry Orlov - Brett Pesce
Brady Skjei - Tony DeAngelo
Pyotr Kochetkov
Spencer Martin
Injuries and Scratches: Brendan Lemieux, Jalen Chatfield (UBI), Antti Raanta (LBI), Frederik Andersen (blood-clotting issue)
Wild Projected Lineup
Kirill Kaprizov - Joel Eriksson Ek - Matt Boldy
Marcus Johansson - Ryan Hartman - Mats Zuccarello
Jacob Lucchini - Marco Rossi - Vinni Lettieri
Brandon Duhaime - Connor Dewar - Frederick Gaudreau
Jake Middleton - Brock Faber
Jonas Brodin - Declan Chisholm
Jon Merrill - Dakota Mermis
Marc-Andre Fleury
Filip Gustavsson
Injuries and Scratches: Mason Shaw, Alex Goligoski, Zach Bogosian (UBI), Marcus Foligno (LBI), Pat Maroon (back), Jared Spurgeon (hip/back)
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