What - Game 68 (41-22-4)
When - 10:30 p.m., Thursday, March 20
Where - SAP Center; San Jose, CA
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South
The Carolina Hurricanes will look to extend their season-long winning streak to eight games as they take on the league worst San Jose Sharks (18-41-9) tonight in California.
The Hurricanes, who are coming off of a 5-0 shutout victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, have been the hottest team in the league since the trade deadline, having not allowed more than two goals in their last eight contests.
The Canes are also scoring in bunches and the team just feels like they're hitting their stride at just the right time.
The Sharks enter tonight's contest after a four-day break, having last played on March 15 (a 5-1 loss to the Washington Capitals).
The team has a lot of exciting young pieces, like 2024 first-overall pick Macklin Celebrini who looks like a stud at 18, but the team overall is still just so far from being competitive.
Streaks
- Seth Jarvis (3g, 2a) has points in five straight games.
- Taylor Hall (2g, 2a) has a thee-game point streak.
- Scott Morrow (1g, 1a) and Eric Robinson (1g, 2a) have points in back-to-back games.
Carolina Hurricanes Rookie Defenseman Scott Morrow Nets First Career NHL Goal
Last night's game was one to remember for Scott Morrow, as the <a href="http://thn.com/carolina" target="_blank">Carolina Hurricanes</a> rookie defenseman registered his first career NHL goal in the team's 5-0 win over the <a href="http://thn.com/philadelphia" target="_blank">Philadelphia Flyers</a>.
Milestone Watch
- Brent Burns will pass former teammate Patrick Marleau for the fifth-longest iron man streak tonight in San Jose, playing in his 911th straight game.
- Mark Jankowski will play in his 400th career NHL game.
- Seth Jarvis is three points away from 200 career points.
- Jordan Martinook is three assists away from 100 assists as a Carolina Hurricane.
- Jordan Staal is three goals short of 300 career goals.
- Jaccob Slavin needs five points to reach the 300 career points milestone.
Newest Carolina Hurricane Sets NHL Record With Unprecedented Scoring Touch
Wayne Gretzky, Alex Ovechkin, move over.
Game Notes
- Carolina is 1-0-0 against San Jose this season, having won 3-2 on Dec. 10. The Canes have won their last six games against San Jose.
Key Matchups
Projected Starting Goalies
- Frederik Andersen: 9-5-0; 0.912 Sv%; 2.15 GAA
- Georgi Romanov: 0-0-0; 0.818 Sv%; 3.00 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Seth Jarvis (26) / Tyler Toffoli (25)
- Points - Sebastian Aho (64) / Macklin Celebrini (50)
Power Play
- Carolina - 18.1% (26th)
- San Jose - 19.8% (22nd)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 84.5% (1st)
- San Jose - 74.2% (26th)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Seth Jarvis - Sebastian Aho - Jackson Blake
Taylor Hall - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Jack Roslovic
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Logan Stankoven
Eric Robinson - Mark Jankowski - Tyson Jost
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burn
Sean Walker - Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere - Dmitry Orlov
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Injuries and Scratches: Scott Morrow, Andrei Svechnikov (upper-body), William Carrier (LBI), Tyson Jost (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)
Sharks Projected Lineup
Collin Graf - Macklin Celebrini - Tyler Toffoli
William Eklund - Alex Wennberg - Will Smith
Ty Dellandrea - Patrick Giles - Nikolai Kovalenko
Carl Grundstrom - Zack Ostapchuk - Barclay Goodrow
Mario Ferraro - Shakir Mukhamadullin
Jimmy Schuldt - Timothy Liljegren
Luca Cagnoni - Vincent Desharnais
Georgi Romanov
Alexandar Georiev
Injuries and Scratches: Noah Gregor, Klim Kostin, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Logan Couture (groin), Jan Rutta (LBI), Henry Thrun (UBI)
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