The Hurricanes will play their first road game of the season tonight in Pittsburgh.
What - Game 3 (1-1-0)
When - 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 18
Where - PPG Paints Arena; Pittsburgh, PA
How to Watch - NHL Network, Bally Sports South, Sportsnet-Pittsburgh
The Carolina Hurricanes have hit the road for the first time this season in what will be the longest road trip of the year.
The first stop will be tonight in Pittsburgh as the Canes prepare to take on the Penguins.
Carolina is coming off of a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils while the Penguins are coming off of a thrilling 6-5 overtime comeback victory over the Buffalo Sabres.
It looks like Frederik Andersen will be starting in net tonight for the Canes, his second start of the season, while the Penguins will be turning to rookie Joel Blomqvist who's had a strong start to the year in place of presumed starter Tristan Jarry who has been struggling.
The Hurricanes will be looking to get their power play clicking as it has still yet to score this season and will be hoping it's PK can slow down Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin who on top of hitting some major career milestones, have been a force to start the year.
Streaks
- None
Milestone Watch
- Jackson Blake scored his first career goal on Tuesday.
- Sebastian Aho played in career game 600 on Tuesday.
- Jesperi Kotkaniemi played in career game 400 on Tuesday and registered his 100th points as a Hurricane.
- Dmitry Orlov picked up his 300th career point on Tuesday with an assist.
- Jesperi Kotkaniemi is two assists shy of 100 career assists
- Jordan Martinook is two points shy of 200 career points
- Shayne Gostisbehere is two goals shy of 100 career goals
- Martin Necas is three goals shy of 100 career goals
Game Notes
- Carolina holds an all-time record of 73-70-11-8 over Pittsburgh.
- Last season, the Canes went 2-1-1 against the Penguins but are 11-3-1 against them in their last 15 games.
- Sidney Crosby has been a noted Hurricane killer with 24 goals and 67 points in 59 career games against Carolina. The Penguins captain also has points in nine of his last 11 games versus the Hurricanes.
- Lots of familiar faces on the other side as former Canes Michael Bunting and Jesse Puljujarvi will be suiting up for Pittsburgh. Canes captain Jordan Staal was drafted by Pittsburgh second overall in the 2006 draft.
Key Matchups
Starting Goalies
- Frederik Andersen: 0-1-0; 0.905 Sv%; 2.06 GAA
- Joel Blomqvist: 2-1-0; 0.913 Sv%; 2.86 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Jordan Staal, Seth Jarvis, Shayne Gostisbehere, Jackson Blake, Sebastian Aho (1) / Rickard Rakell (3)
- Points - Jordan Staal, William Carrier, Seth Jarvis, Andrei Svechnikov, Shayne Gostisbehere, Martin Necas, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Jackson Blake, Dmitry Orlov, Sebastian Aho, Jordan Martinook, Jaccob Slavin (1) /Evgeni Malkin (11)
Power Play
- Carolina - 0% (30th)
- Pittsburgh - 26.7% (11th)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 66.7% (28th)
- Pittsburgh - 84.6% (10th)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Jack Roslovic - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis
Andrei Svechnikov - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - William Carrier
Jackson Blake - Jack Drury - Eric Robinson
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere - Sean Walker
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Injuries and Scratches: Riley Stillman (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)
Penguins Projected Lineup
Anthony Beauvillier - Siney Crosby - Bryan Rust
Michael Bunting - Evgeni Malkin - Rickard Rakell
Drew O'Connor - Lars Eller - Jesse Puljujarvi
Kevin Hayes - Cody Glass - Noel Acciari
Matt Grzelcyk - Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson - Erik Karlsson
Ryan Graves - Jack St. Ivany
Joel Blomqvist
Tristan Jarry
Injuries and Scratches: Matt Nieto (knee) , Blake Lizotte (conscussion), Vasily Ponomarev (UBI)
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