Hurricanes aim to sweep back-to-back, facing a streaky Devils squad looking to recapture early-season magic. Key matchups and projected lineups revealed.
What - Game 49 (29-15-4)
When - 7 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 17
Where - Prudential Center; Newark, NJ
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South, MSGSN
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to sweep their weekend back-to-back as they take on the New Jersey Devils (24-21-2) tonight.
Carolina is coming off of a cathartic 9-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Friday, so hopefully they saved some goals for tonight.
New Jersey has won their last two games, most recently a 3-2 overtime win over Seattle on Wednesday, to overcome a four-game slide that had seen them outscored 5-20.
It hasn't been a smooth season for the Devils who were one of the best teams to start the season, but have since fallen out of playoff position.
Streaks#
- N/A
Milestone Watch#
- Taylor Hall is five goals away from 300 career goals
- Jordan Staal is five assists away from 300 assists as a Hurricane
- Nikolaj Ehlers scored his sixth career hat trick and first as a Cane Friday night against the Florida Panthers
Game Notes#
- Carolina is 2-0-0 against New Jersey this season and 12-5-0 in the last 17 meetings between the two teams.
- Nikolaj Ehlers (12g, 22pts in 20gp) is a point-per-game player for his career against the Devils
Key Matchups#
Projected Starting Goalies#
- Frederik Andersen: 6-10-3; 0.863 Sv%; 3.37 GAA
- Jacob Markstrom: 12-10-1; 0.879 Sv%; 3.34 GAA
Leading Scorers#
- Goals - Seth Jarvis (21) / Nico Hischier (15)
- Points - Sebastian Aho (47) / Nico Hischier (38)
Power Play#
- Carolina - 21.6% (13th)
- New Jersey - 20.7% (15th)
Penalty Kill#
- Carolina - 79.6% (17th)
- New Jersey - 76.7% (26th)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup#
Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis
Taylor Hall - Logan Stankoven - Jackson Blake
Nikolaj Ehlers - Jordan Staal - Jordan Martinook
Eric Robinson - Mark Jankowski - Jesperi Kotkaniemi
Jaccob Slavin - Jalen Chatfield
K'Andre Miller - Sean Walker
Alexander Nikishin - Joel Nystrom
Frederik Andersen
Brandon Bussi
Injuries and Scratches: Mike Reilly, Shayne Gostisbehere (LBI), William Carrier (LBI), Noah Philp (concussion), Pyotr Kochetkov (hip), Charles Alexis Legault (hand)
Devils Projected Lineup#
Jesper Bratt - Jack Hughes - Evgenii Dadonov
Timo Meier - Nico Hischier - Dawson Mercer
Arseny Gritsyuk - Cody Glass - Connor Brown
Paul Cotter - Luke Glendening - Ondrej Palat
Luke Hughes - Brett Pesce
Jonas Siegenthaler - Johnathan Kovacevic
Brenden Dillon - Dougie Hamilton
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
Injuries and Scratches: Simon Nemec, Zack MacEwen (ACL), Stefan Noesen (knee)
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