The Hurricanes will be playing just their second game of the season as the Devils play their sixth.
What - Game 2 (0-1-0)
When - 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 14
Where - Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - Bally Sports South, MSGSN
The Carolina Hurricanes will be playing just their second game of the season tonight as they host the New Jersey Devils who are playing in game number six.
The Canes were supposed to have played at least two by now, but the Oct. 12 game in Tampa Bay was postponed due to the impacts of Hurricane Milton.
There's also the fact that New Jersey played the first two games of the year in Czechia as part of the NHL Global Series which kicks off the new season.
The Hurricanes unfortunately are a team still looking to figure out their game after a disheartening 4-1 season opening loss to the Lightning, so the time off has really not been helpful while the Devils have really found an early groove.
Regardless, the Canes can at least hope that they've gotten the early bug out of their systems and that New Jersey will at least be a little bit sluggish being on the tail end of a back-to-back.
Streaks
- None
Milestone Watch
- Sebastian Aho will play in his 600th career NHL game and Jesperi Kotkaniemi will play in his 400th career NHL game tonight.
- Dmitry Orlov is one point shy of 300 career points.
- Jesperi Kotkaniemi is one point shy of 100 points as a Hurricane and three assists shy of 100 career assists.
- Jordan Martinook is three points shy of 200 career points.
Game Notes
- Carolina is 65-75-12-6 all-time against New Jersey.
- Last season, the Canes swept the season series 3-0-0 with a 3-2 W, 1-0 OTW and a 4-2 W.
- The Hurricanes are 8-2-0 in their last 10 games against New Jersey.
- The Devils are seemingly starting a home for former Canes as this offseason Brett Pesce and Stefan Noesen joined Dougie Hamilton and Erik Haula in New Jersey.
Key Matchups
Starting Goalies
- Pyotr Kochetkov: First Start
- Jacob Markstrom: 2-1-0; 0.906 Sv%; 2.71 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Jordan Staal (1) / Paul Cotter (4)
- Points - Jordan Staal & William Carrier (1) / Stefan Noesen (6)
Power Play
- Carolina - 0% (32nd)
- New Jersey - 18.2% (21st)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 66.7% (24th)
- New Jersey - 93.3% (5th)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis
Jack Roslovic - 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
Pyotr Kochetkov
Frederik Andersen
Injuries and Scratches: Brendan Lemieux (undisclosed), Riley Stillman (LBI), Joakim Ryan (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)
Devils Projected Lineup
Timo Meier - Jack Hughes - Jesper Bratt
Tomas Tatar - Nico Hischier - Dawson Mercer
Ondrej Palat - Erik Haula - Stefan Noesen
Paul Cotter - Curtis Lazar - Nathan Bastian
Brendan Dillon - Dougie Hamilton
Jonas Siegenthaler - Johnathan Kovacevic
Seamus Casey - Simon Nemec
Jacob Markstrom
Jake Allen
Injuries and Scratches: Kurtis MacDermid, Brett Pesce (LBI), Luke Hughes (LBI)
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