What - Game 4 (2-1-0)
When - 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 17
Where - SAP Center; San Jose, CA
How to Watch - Bally Sports South
The Carolina Hurricanes (2-1-0) will be facing their third-straight California-based opponent tonight as they complete the trifecta with a game against the San Jose Sharks (0-1-1) at the SAP Center.
Carolina has not been hot to start this road trip, coming off of a 5-4 shootout win over the LA Kings and a 6-3 loss to the Anaheim Ducks, but there were obvious improvements in their overall game Sunday night.
The hope is that the team can carry over that momentum and have a much better 60-minute effort in San Jose.
Defense has definitely been an issue for the Canes, so perhaps we could see Jalen Chatfield — who has sat the last two games — draw back in.
Frederik Andersen will more than likely get the start.
Andersen has a 7-8-1 record all-time record against the Sharks with a 0.927 save percentage.
The Sharks, who many are projecting to be the worst team in the league this season, have scored just a single goal in each of their games this year, a 4-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights and a 2-1 shootout loss to the Colorado Avalanche.
However, Mackenzie Blackwood is attempting to have a career resurgence in San Jose and had a tremendous game against the Avalanche, stopping 51 shots Saturday night.
He will more than likely get the start for the Sharks.
Blackwood has a 2-0-1 all-time record against the Hurricanes with a 0.932 save percentage and one shutout.
Streak Watch
- Teuvo Teravainen: 3-game goal streak
- Brady Skjei: 3-game point streak
- Tony DeAngelo: 3-game point streak
Milestone Watch
- Jordan Staal: 1 point shy of 400 points in a Hurricanes jersey
Game Notes
- The last time these two teams met, the Hurricanes scored two goals (Sebastian Aho, Martin Necas) in the last two minutes of regulation to force overtime where they ultimately won on a Necas goal.
- The Canes have won the last three meetings and hold an all-time record of 24-20-2 over the Sharks.
Hurricanes Projected Lineup
Teuvo Teravainen - Sebastian Aho - Martin Necas
Michael Bunting - Jesperi Kotkaniemi - Seth Jarvis
Jordan Martinook - Jordan Staal - Jesper Fast
Brendan Lemieux* - Jack Drury - Stefan Noesen
Jaccob Slavin - Brent Burns
Brady Skjei - Brett Pesce
Dmitry Orlov - Tony DeAngelo
Jalen Chatfield*
Frederik Andersen
Antti Raanta
Injuries and Scratches: Andrei Svechnikov (knee), Vasily Ponomarev (knee), Ryan Suzuki (shoulder) *Either Chatfield or Lemieux will be a scratch
Sharks Projected Lineup
Filip Zadina - Tomas Hertl - Anthony Duclair
William Eklund - Thomas Bordeleau - Mike Hoffman
Alexander Barabanov - Jacob Peterson - Luke Kunin
Fabian Zetterlund - Nico Sturm - Givani Smith/Kevin Labanc
Mario Ferraro - Kyle Burroughs
Nikolai Knyzhov - Jan Rutta
Henry Thrun - Matt Benning
Mackenzie Blackwood
Kaapo Kahkonen
Injuries and Scratches: Mikael Granlund (UBI), Marc-Edouard Vlasic (undisclosed), Ty Emberson
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