The Canes will look to keep their home record strong as they host the Blues on the second half of a back-to-back.
What - Game 17 (12-4-0)
When - 5 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 17
Where - Lenovo Center; Raleigh, NC
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South, FanDuel Sports Network Midwest
The Carolina Hurricanes will have a short turnaround as they host the St. Louis Blues (8-9-1) this evening.
Both the Canes and Blues are coming into the contest on the second half of a back-to-back as St. Louis played yesterday at 1 p.m. EST and Carolina played at 7 p.m. EST.
The Hurricanes defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-0 with netminder Spencer Martin earning his first career shutout in the victory while the Blues are coming in with just a bit more rest, having defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 in overtime.
The Blues are one of the league's lowest scoring teams (2.56 goals per game) with one of the highest goals against (3.39 GA/GP) while the Hurricanes are one of the highest scoring (4.0 G/GP) and lowest allowing (2.5 GA/GP).
So on paper, this looks like a decisive edge toward Carolina, but the team's already lost to the Blues once this season even when outshooting them 40-19.
Streaks
- Martin Necas (8g, 15a) has points in 12 straight games, a career high.
Milestone Watch
- Sebastian Aho is one game-winning goal shy of breaking Ron Francis' franchise record (57).
- Sean Walker is one points shy of 100 career points.
- Jalen Chatfield played in career game 200 Saturday night against the Ottawa Senators.
Game Notes
- Carolina is 0-1-0 against the Blues this season, having lost 4-3 on Oct. 19.
- Andrei Svechnikov (6g, 12pts in 10 games) is a point-per-game player against St. Louis.
Key Matchups
Starting Goalies
- Pyotr Kochetkov: 8-2-0; 0.897 Sv%; 2.56 GAA
- Joel Hofer: 3-2-0; 0.903 Sv%; 3.33 GAA
Leading Scorers
- Goals - Martin Necas & Jack Roslovic (9) / Pavel Buchnevich & Jordan Kyrou (5)
- Points - Martin Necas (26) / Jordan Kyrou (15)
Power Play
- Carolina - 23.2% (8th)
- St. Louis - 14% (28th)
Penalty Kill
- Carolina - 84.7% (6th)
- St. Louis - 77.6% (22nd)
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Jack Roslovic
Eric Robinson - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - William Carrier
Tyson Jost - Jack Drury - Jackson Blake
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns
Dmitry Orlov - Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere - Sean Walker
Pyotr Kochetkov
Spencer Martin
Injuries and Scratches: Ty Smith, Seth Jarvis (UBI), Frederik Andersen (LBI), Jesper Fast (neck)
Blues Projected Lineup
Jake Neighbours - Pavel Buchnevich - Jordan Kyrou
Brandon Saad - Brayden Schenn - Dylan Holloway
Alexey Toropchenko - Radek Faksa - Nathan Walker
Zack Bolduc - Oskar Sundqvist - Mathieu Joseph
Ryan Suter - Colton Parayko
Corey Schueneman - Justin Faulk
Scott Perunovich - Matthew Kessel
Joel Hofer
Jordan Binnington
Injuries and Scratches: PO Joseph, Kasperi Kapanen, Alexandre Texier, Philip Broberg (LBI), Robert Thomas (ankle), Nick Leddy (LBI), Torey Kruh (ankle)