What - Game 64 (38-19-6)
When - 5 p.m., Sunday, March 10
Where - PNC Arena; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - Bally Sports South, SN1, SNW
The Carolina Hurricanes will host the Calgary Flames (31-27-5) with both teams playing on the second half of back-to-backs at PNC Arena.
The Canes are coming off of a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils.
Evgeny Kuznetsov made his Hurricanes debut and looked really good doing it.
He'll get a bump up tonight with Jack Drury sidelined with a lower-body injury. Frederik Andersen will get the start.
The Flames got ran out of the building in their last game, a 5-1 loss to the Florida Panthers.
Calgary sold off a good chunk of its core this season and is now looking down the barrel of a long rebuild.
Streaks
- Teuvo Teravainen (3g, 5a) has points in six straight games.
- Martin Necas (2g, 1a) has points in three straight games.
- Stefan Noesen (1g, 2a) has points in three straight games.
- Andrei Svechnikov (2g, 3a) has points in three straight games.
- Brett Pesce (2a) has points in back-to-back games.
- Brady Skjei (2g, 1a) has points in back-to-back games.
Milestone Watch
- Jaccob Slavin is one point shy of setting the franchise record for points by a defenseman.
- Jesper Fast is one point shy of 100 points as a Hurricane.
- Brendan Lemieux will play in his 300th career game tonight
- Evgeny Kuznetsov is three assists shy of 400 career assists
Game Notes
- Carolina is 0-1-0 against Calgary this season after blowing a two-goal, third period lead in a 3-2 loss on Dec. 7.
Key Matchups
Starting Goalies
- Frederik Andersen: 5-1-0; 0.904 Sv%; 2.57 GAA
- Dan Vladar: 8-7-2; 0.890 Sv%; 3.21 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Sebastian Aho (24) / Yegor Sharangovich & Blake Coleman (26)
- Points - Sebastian Aho (65) / Nazem Kadri (55)
Power Play
- Carolina - 26.5% (3rd)
- Calgary - 14.7% (29th)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 84.8% (3rd)
- Calgary - 83.7% (4th)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Teuvo Teravainen
Stefan Noesen - Evgeny Kuznetsov - Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Seth Jarvis
Brendan Lemieux - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Jesper Fast
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns
Brady Skjei - Brett Pesce
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Frederik Andersen
Pyotr Kochetkov
Injuries and Scratches: Tony DeAngelo, Spencer Martin, Jake Guentzel (UBI), Jack Drury (LBI)
Flames Projected Lineup
Jonathan Huberdeau - Yegor Sharangovich - Matt Coronato
Jakob Pelletier - Nazem Kadri - Andrei Kuzmenko
Andrew Mangiapane - Mikael Backlund - Blake Coleman
Walker Duehr - Kevin Rooney - Dryden Hunt
Mackenzie Weegar - Rasmus Anderrson
Oliver Kylington - Brayden Pachal
Daniil Miromanov - Joel Hanley
Dan Vladar
Jacob Markstrom
Injuries and Scratches: Dennis Gilbert, Nikita Okhotiuk, AJ Greer (foot), Connor Zary (UBI)